Difference between revisions of "Graphics"

Revision as of 20:41, 6 June 2020

Basics

Using graphics, insert image, apply transformations, and advanced stuff.
Floating objects: to place and number floating objects like figures, tables, paragraphs, etc.
Combinations (regular adjusted image placement)

Build your graphics

MetaPost, the graphical programming language, and MetaFun, its ConTeXt extension.
Data plotting with the module graph (2016), or some alternatives: TikZ (2016), , Gnuplot (2012), Pgfplot (2009).
FlowCharts
Gantt charts
Infinite Paper
scale, mirror, rotate, clip (Old Content 2010)

Overlays: ConTeXt's mechanism to stack local snippets
Layers: ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning of elements and other advanced techniques like switching elements on and off.
Logos: ConTeXt 's mechanism to mage appear logos (picture or text elements) on every page
Image database with XML
Collectors, alternative to overlays
Sharing graphics
Including pages from PDF documents

Image 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.
can play with Drop shadows
Example photo page layout (Old Content)

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 ; Build your graphics
 :* [[MetaPost]], the graphical programming language, and [[MetaFun]], its ConTeXt extension.
-:* Data plotting with [[MPgraph[the graph module]] (2016), or some alternatives: [[TikZ]] (2016), , [[Gnuplot]] (2012), [[Pgfplot]] (2009).
+:* Data plotting with the [[MPgraph|module graph]] (2016), or some alternatives: [[TikZ]] (2016), , [[Gnuplot]] (2012), [[Pgfplot]] (2009).
 :* [[Flow Charts|FlowCharts]]
 :* [[Gantt charts]]