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= Basics =
* ;[[Using Graphics|Using graphics]]: insert image, apply transformations, and advanced stuff.** supported ;[[File FormatsFloating_Objects|file formatsFloating objects]]: to place and number floating objects like figures, tables, paragraphs, etc.* ;[[Combinations]] (: adjusted image images placement)* [[Example photo page layout]]* [[Floating_Objects|Floating objects]]in rows and columns
= Advanced 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.; [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].; [[MPgraph|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]]
=== Build your graphics ===
* [[MetaPost]] & [[MetaFun]]= Layers and stacks =* ; [[TikZLayers]]: ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning and advanced techniques like background /PGF* Data plotting with [[Gnuplot]]* Data plotting with [[MPgraph]]* Data plotting with TikZforeground, switch on /[[Pgfplot]]* [[Flow Charts|FlowCharts]]* [[Gantt charts]]off.* ; [[Infinite_PaperOverlays]]: ConTeXt's mechanism to stack local snippets.
=== Play with text ===; [[Infinite Paper]]
* [[Graphical text manipulation]]= Specific topics and examples =
=== ConTeXt tools === * [[Overlays]] local snippets that you can stack * [[Layers]] on whole Including pages* [[Logosfrom PDF documents]], picture or text elements that appear on every page
* [[Image Database|Image database]] with XML
* [[CollectorsImage Placement|Image size for their placement]]: if you’re using ConTeXt for complex layout tasks, alternative you may need to calculate with image sizes. Often it makes sense to overlaysuse Lua functions.* [[ChemistryDrop_shadows|Chemical Structure FormulaeCode to play with for Drop shadows]]* [[Example photo page layout]] (Old Content)* [[Animation]], page mainly dealing with PPCHTeXJavaScript animations.* [[Sharing graphicsSpeech bubble]]* [[Including pages from PDF documentsEven-odd rule in Metafun]]* [[variable color]], example of Metapost / Metafun syntax with arrays of colors, strings, paths, pens and other variables.=== Tricks ===* [[Pascal's Triangle]]* [[Drop_shadows|can play with Drop shadowstextext positioning]]
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