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= Basics =
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;[[Using Graphics|Using graphics]]: insert image, apply transformations, and advanced stuff.
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;[[Floating_Objects|Floating objects]]: to place and number floating objects like figures, tables, paragraphs, etc.
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;[[Combinations]]: adjusted images placement in rows and columns
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= Build your graphics =
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; [[MetaPost]]: the graphical programming language
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; [[MetaFun - MetaPost in ConTeXt]]: ConTeXt graphical programming language, extension of MetaPost.
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; [[Sharing graphics]]: Export MetaPost drawings as PDF, import MetaPost drawings into MS Office, LibreOffice, etc.
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; [https://akela.mendelu.cz/~thala/statcharts/ The New (2020) graph module]: with its dedicated [https://akela.mendelu.cz/~thala/statcharts/statistical-charts.pdf manual "Drawing Statistical Charts"] and a [https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2020/talks/2020-09-11-tamara-and-adriana-statistical-charts/AK-TK_charts.pdf short presentation].
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; [[MPgraph|The basic graph module]]: Data plotting module, and some alternatives: [[TikZ]] (2016), [[Gnuplot]] (2012), [[Pgfplot]] (2009).
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; [[Flow Charts]]
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; [[Scaling Rotating Mirroring Clipping]]: Old Content (2010)
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; [[Gantt charts]]
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; [[Art and Artists]]
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= Layers and stacks =
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; [[Layers]]:  ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning and advanced techniques like background / foreground, switch on / off.
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; [[Overlays]]: ConTeXt's mechanism to stack  local snippets.
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; [[Infinite Paper]]
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= Specific topics and examples =
  
* supported [[File Formats|file formats]]
 
* [[Using Graphics|Using graphics]]
 
* [[Graphical text manipulation]]
 
* [[Example photo page layout]]
 
 
* [[Including pages from PDF documents]]
 
* [[Including pages from PDF documents]]
* [[Combinations]] (adjusted image placement)
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* [[Image Database|Image database]] with XML
* [[Overlays]]
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* [[Image Placement|Image size for their placement]]: if you’re using ConTeXt for complex layout tasks, you may need to calculate with image sizes.  Often it makes sense to use Lua functions.
* [[Collectors]]
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* [[Drop_shadows|Code to play with for Drop shadows]]
* [[Layers]]
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* [[Example photo page layout]] (Old Content)
* [[Logos]]
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* [[Animation]], page mainly dealing with JavaScript animations.
* [[Image Database|Image database]]
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* [[Speech bubble]]
* [[Flow Charts|FlowCharts]]
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* [[Even-odd rule in Metafun]]
* [[Gantt charts]]
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* [[variable color]], example of Metapost / Metafun syntax with arrays of colors, strings, paths, pens and other variables.
* [[Chemistry|Chemical Structure Formulae]] with PPCHTeX
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* [[Pascal's Triangle]]
* [[MetaPost]] & [[MetaFun]]
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* [[textext positioning]]
* [[TikZ]]/PGF
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* [[Barcodes]]
* Data plotting with [[Gnuplot]]
 
* Data plotting with [[MPgraph]]
 
* Data plotting with TikZ/[[Pgfplot]]
 
* [[Sharing graphics]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Graphics]]
 
[[Category:Graphics]]

Latest revision as of 18:55, 7 September 2021

Basics

Using graphics
insert image, apply transformations, and advanced stuff.
Floating objects
to place and number floating objects like figures, tables, paragraphs, etc.
Combinations
adjusted images placement in rows and columns

Build your graphics

MetaPost
the graphical programming language
MetaFun - MetaPost in ConTeXt
ConTeXt graphical programming language, extension of MetaPost.
Sharing graphics
Export MetaPost drawings as PDF, import MetaPost drawings into MS Office, LibreOffice, etc.
The New (2020) graph module
with its dedicated manual "Drawing Statistical Charts" and a short presentation.
The basic graph module
Data plotting module, and some alternatives: TikZ (2016), Gnuplot (2012), Pgfplot (2009).
Flow Charts
Scaling Rotating Mirroring Clipping
Old Content (2010)
Gantt charts
Art and Artists


Layers and stacks

Layers
ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning and advanced techniques like background / foreground, switch on / off.
Overlays
ConTeXt's mechanism to stack local snippets.
Infinite Paper

Specific topics and examples