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In MkIV, to see which files were searched, either add
 
In MkIV, to see which files were searched, either add
  
  \enabletrackers[graphics.inclusion]
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\enabletrackers[graphics.inclusion]
  
 
or use the command line switch
 
or use the command line switch
  
    context --trackers=graphics.inclusion
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  context --trackers=graphics.inclusion [filename]
  
 
which gives
 
which gives
  
    graphics        > inclusion > locations: local,global
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  graphics        > inclusion > locations: local,global
    graphics        > inclusion > path list: . .. ../..
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  graphics        > inclusion > path list: . .. ../..
    graphics        > inclusion > strategy: forced format pdf
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  graphics        > inclusion > strategy: forced format pdf
    graphics        > inclusion > not found: cat.pdf
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  graphics        > inclusion > not found: cat.pdf
    graphics        > inclusion > not found: ./cat.pdf
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  graphics        > inclusion > not found: ./cat.pdf
    graphics        > inclusion > not found: ../cat.pdf
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  graphics        > inclusion > not found: ../cat.pdf
    graphics        > inclusion > not found: ../../cat.pdf
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  graphics        > inclusion > not found: ../../cat.pdf
    graphics        > inclusion > format not supported: %s
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  graphics        > inclusion > format not supported: %s
  
 
indicating where the file was searched.  
 
indicating where the file was searched.  

Revision as of 23:25, 1 December 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.

How the filetype is determined

  • File extension: Normally, the type of file is determined by the extension of the file (in a case-insensitive manner).
  • method=type If the file uses a non-standard extension, specify the file type using method=type where type is any of the file extensions that is recognized by \externalfigure.
  • auto: When the file extension is .auto or 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.

If the extension of the file is not specified, ConTeXt searches for all possible extensions in the order given below for natively supported image formats. (When postscript output was used, the order in which the file extensions were searched depended on the output format (PDF or PS). These days, PDF is the default output format, so for all practical purposes, the order in which the file extensions are searched is fixed).

Natively supported image formats

The following image formats are supported natively in MkIV:

  • PDF: File extension .pdf. By default, mediabox is used to determine size. Use size=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

Image formats supported through external converters

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.


  • SVG: File extension .svg and .svgz. Converted to PDF using Inkscape.
For the conversion to work, inkscape should be in the PATH. 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)).


For the conversion to work, on Windows gswin32c must be in the PATH; on other platforms gs must be in the PATH. 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. Use resolution=low to change the [resolution] to screen and resolution=meidum to change the [resolution] to ebook.
For the conversion to work, gm should be in the PATH. The following command is used for the conversion:
   gm convert [inputfile] [outputfile]
For the conversion to work, gm should be in the PATH. The following command is used for the conversion:
   gm convert [inputfile] [outputfile]

Supported movie formats


NOTE: Inclusion of movie formats is broken in MkIV

The following movie formats are supported.

Support for special TeX formats

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

Tracing and error Messages

When a file is specified by its full name, and is not found, no error message is displayed in the log; rather a gray box is shown in the generated PDF which indicates that the figure was not found. For example (note that cat.pdf should not exist in the current directory)

\externalfigure[cat.pdf]

In MkIV, to see which files were searched, either add

\enabletrackers[graphics.inclusion]

or use the command line switch

 context --trackers=graphics.inclusion [filename]

which gives

 graphics        > inclusion > locations: local,global
 graphics        > inclusion > path list: . .. ../..
 graphics        > inclusion > strategy: forced format pdf
 graphics        > inclusion > not found: cat.pdf
 graphics        > inclusion > not found: ./cat.pdf
 graphics        > inclusion > not found: ../cat.pdf
 graphics        > inclusion > not found: ../../cat.pdf
 graphics        > inclusion > format not supported: %s

indicating where the file was searched.

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.

\externalfigure[cow][width=4cm]

ConTeXt distribution also includes a sample image hacker.jpg. To include it use:

\externalfigure[hacker][height=3cm]

Include a remote image

\externalfigure[http://placekitten.com/g/200/300][method=jpg]

See also

Help from ConTeXt-Mailinglist/Forum

All issues with:

/code>. Converted to PDF on the fly using MPtoPDF.

  • JPEG: File extension