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* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG JPEG]''': File extension <code>.jpg</code> and <code>.jpeg</code> | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG JPEG]''': File extension <code>.jpg</code> and <code>.jpeg</code> | ||
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics PNG]''': File extesion <code>.png</code> | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics PNG]''': File extesion <code>.png</code> | ||
− | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_2000 JPEG 2000]: File extesion <code>.jp2</code> | + | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_2000 JPEG 2000]''': File extesion <code>.jp2</code> |
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG JBIG]''' and '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG2 JBIG2]''': File extension <code>.jbig</code>, <code>.jbib2</code>, and <code>.jb2</code> | * '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG JBIG]''' and '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG2 JBIG2]''': File extension <code>.jbig</code>, <code>.jbib2</code>, and <code>.jb2</code> | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 30 November 2012
\externalfigure
Syntax
\externalfigure[...][...,...=...,...] | |
[...] | file |
[...,...=...,...] | see \useexternalfigure |
Description
Command to include an external figure/movie inside ConTeXt. Includes both local files or remote files hosted on HTTP servers.
The following image formats are supported natively in MkIV:
- PDF: File extension
.pdf
. By default, mediabox is used to determine size. Usesize=artbox
to use artbox. - MPS (MetaPost Output): File extension
.mps
or.[digits]
. Converted to PDF on the fly using MPtoPDF. - JPEG: File extension
.jpg
and.jpeg
- PNG: File extesion
.png
- JPEG 2000: File extesion
.jp2
- JBIG and JBIG2: File extension
.jbig
,.jbib2
, and.jb2
The following formats are converted to PDF by external programs before being included. The conversion generates a new file with a prefix m_k_i_v_
and a suffix .pdf
added to the name of the original file (the original extension is nor removed). The result is cached, and the conversion is rerun only if the timestamp of the original file is newer than the converted file.
- For the conversion to work,
inkscape
should be in thePATH
. The following command is used for conversion:
inkscape [inputfile] --export-dpi=600 -A [outputfile]
- (Note: Conversion to PNG is also possible, but I don't know the details on how to active that -- 03:32, 29 November 2012 (CET)).
- PS and EPS: File extension
.eps
and.ai
. Converted to PDF using Ghostscript.
- For the conversion to work, on Windows
gswin32c
must be in thePATH
; on other platformsgs
must be in thePATH
. The following command line options are passed to Ghostscript
gs -q -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dNOCACHE -dBATCH [resolution] -sOutputFile=[outputfile] [inputfile] -c quit
- By default, the
[resolution]
is prepress. Useresolution=low
to change the[resolution]
to screen andresolution=meidum
to change the[resolution]
to ebook.
- GIF: File extension
.gif
. Converted to PDF using GraphicsMagick.
- For the conversion to work,
gm
should be in thePATH
. The following command is used for the conversion:
gm convert [inputfile] [outputfile]
- TIFF: File extensions
.tiff
and.tif
. Converted to PDF using GraphicsMagick.
- For the conversion to work,
gm
should be in thePATH
. The following command is used for the conversion:
gm convert [inputfile] [outputfile]
The following movie formats are supported.
- QuickTime: File extension
.mov
.
- (Note: Check if this works?)
Normally, the type of file is determined by the extension of the file. If the file uses a non-standard extension, then use method=....
to specify the file type. If method=auto
is used, ConTeXt reads the first few bytes of the file to determine the filetype. Such an auto-discovery is useful for remote images that do not have a file extension.
In addition, the following special formats are supported:
- buffer: Typeset the buffer with the given name and include the result as a PDF file.
- tex: Typeset the TeX file using
context
and include the result as a PDF file
- cld: Typeset the ConTeXt Lua document using
context
and include the result as a PDF file.
Note: The file extesions are case insensitive.
Example
Including a local image
In the example below, no file name extension is used. ConTeXt searches for an image file in the following order: cow.pdf
, cow.mps
, cow.1
, cow.2
, etc., cow.jpg
, cow.png
, cow.jp2
, cow.jbig
, cow.jbig2
, cow.jb2
. The file cow.pdf
, which is distributed as part of the ConTeXt distribution, is found and displayed.
% look for figure files in texmf tree \setupexternalfigures[location=default] \externalfigure[cow][width=4cm]
ConTeXt distribution also includes a sample image hacker.jpg
. To include it use:
% look for figure files in texmf tree \setupexternalfigures[location=default] \externalfigure[hacker][height=3cm]
Include a remote image
\externalfigure[http://placekitten.com/g/200/300][method=jpg]
The above example does not work on the wiki due to security restrictions. It should run on the default ConTeXt installation.
See also
- \defineexternalfigure to define a collection of settings
- \setupexternalfigures to define a different collection of settings
- \useexternalfigure to define an image+settings combination
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