SVG

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SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics, a XML based format) is not supported natively by ConTeXt. If you need a supported vactor graphics format, try MetaPost (and MetaFun).

There is a workaround, though, using InkScape to convert SVG to PDF. Inkscape must be installed and callable (i.e. in your PATH):

\usemodule[res-08] \setups[rl:manipulate]

\setupexternalfigures[location=local,directory=.,conversion=pdf] % 
lowres,prefix=lowres/]

\starttext

\externalfigure[svg/sample.svg][frame=on]

\stoptext

(Code snippet by Hans Hagen on NTG-context ML at 2008-06-30)

General information on SVG:

Specs and References

• SVG Standard Specs (by W3C)
• SVG 1.1 reference (by Systinet)

Tutorials and Examples

• Basic SVG: Getting started (by Adobe)
• SVG - learning by coding (by Thomas Meinike)
• Scale a Vector (by Petra Kukofka; also in German)
• Learn SVG
• SVG Developer Knowledgebase (by Adobe)

Community

• SVG Wiki
• SVG.org community

Libraries and Tools

• InkScape vector graphics editor
• Batik Java SVG Toolkit (by Apache)
• Cairo graphics library
• samples and tools (by Jan Kollhof)