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= Basics =
 
= Basics =
* [[Using Graphics|Using graphics]]
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;[[Using Graphics|Using graphics]]: insert image, apply transformations, and advanced stuff.
** supported [[File Formats|file formats]]
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;[[Floating_Objects|Floating objects]]: to place and number floating objects like figures, tables, paragraphs, etc.
* [[Combinations]] (adjusted image placement)
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;[[Combinations]]: adjusted images placement in rows and columns
* [[Example photo page layout]]
 
* [[Floating_Objects|Floating objects]]
 
  
= Advanced =
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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]]
  
=== Build your graphics ===
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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.
  
* [[MetaPost]] & [[MetaFun]]
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; [[Infinite Paper]]
* [[TikZ]]/PGF
 
* Data plotting with [[Gnuplot]]
 
* Data plotting with [[MPgraph]]
 
* Data plotting with TikZ/[[Pgfplot]]
 
* [[Flow Charts|FlowCharts]]
 
* [[Gantt charts]]
 
* [[Infinite_Paper]]
 
  
=== Play with text ===
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= Specific topics and examples =
  
* [[Graphical text manipulation]]
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* [[Including pages from PDF documents]]
 
 
=== ConTeXt tools ===
 
 
 
* [[Overlays]] local snippets that you can stack
 
* [[Layers]] on whole pages
 
* [[Logos]], picture or text elements that appear on every page
 
 
* [[Image Database|Image database]] with XML
 
* [[Image Database|Image database]] with XML
* [[Collectors]], alternative to 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.
* [[Chemistry|Chemical Structure Formulae]] with PPCHTeX
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* [[Drop_shadows|Code to play with for Drop shadows]]
* [[Sharing graphics]]
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* [[Example photo page layout]] (Old Content)
* [[Including pages from PDF documents]]
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* [[Animation]], page mainly dealing with JavaScript animations.
 
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* [[Speech bubble]]
=== Tricks ===
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* [[Even-odd rule in Metafun]]
 
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* [[variable color]], example of Metapost / Metafun syntax with  arrays of colors, strings, paths, pens and other variables.
* [[Drop_shadows|can play with Drop shadows]]
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* [[Pascal's Triangle]]
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* [[textext positioning]]
  
 
[[Category:Graphics]]
 
[[Category:Graphics]]

Revision as of 09:26, 20 December 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
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

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