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{{TwoColumnsUnderLevel1= Build your graphics =|; [[MetaPost]]: the graphical programming language; Basics[[MetaFun - MetaPost in ConTeXt]]: ConTeXt graphical programming language, extension of MetaPost.:* ; [[Using Graphics|Using Sharing graphics]]: Export MetaPost drawings as PDF, insert imageimport MetaPost drawings into MS Office, apply transformationsLibreOffice, 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 advanced stuffa [https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2020/talks/2020-09-11-tamara-and-adriana-statistical-charts/AK-TK_charts.pdf short presentation].:* ; [[Floating_ObjectsMPgraph|Floating objectsThe basic graph module]]: to place Data plotting module, and number floating objects like figuressome alternatives: [[TikZ]] (2016), tables[[Gnuplot]] (2012), paragraphs, etc[[Pgfplot]] (2009).:* ; [[Flow Charts]]; [[CombinationsScaling Rotating Mirroring Clipping]] : Old Content (regular adjusted image placement2010); [[Gantt charts]]; [[Art and Artists]]
; Build your graphics
:* [[MetaPost]], the graphical programming language, and [[MetaFun]], its ConTeXt extension.
:* [[Sharing graphics]]: Export MetaPost drawings as PDF, import MetaPost drawings into MS Office, LibreOffice, etc.
:* Data plotting with the [[MPgraph|module graph]] (2016)
:* Data plotting alternatives: [[TikZ]] (2016), [[Gnuplot]] (2012), [[Pgfplot]] (2009).
:* [[Flow Charts|Flow Charts]]
:* [[Graphical text manipulation|Scale, mirror, rotate, clip]] (Old Content 2010)
:* [[Gantt charts]]
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; Layers and stacks
:* [[Layers]]: ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning of elements and other advanced techniques like switching elements on and off.
:* [[Overlays]]: ConTeXt's mechanism to stack local snippets. An alternative is [[Collectors]] (Old Content).
:* [[Logos]]: ConTeXt 's mechanism to mage appear logos (picture or text elements) on every page
:* [[Infinite Paper]]
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= Basics =
;[[Using Graphics|Using graphics]]: insert image, apply transformations, and advanced stuff.
;[[Floating_Objects|Floating objects]]: to place and number floating objects like figures, tables, paragraphs, etc.
;[[Combinations]]: adjusted images placement in rows and columns
= 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= :* [[Including pages from PDF documents]]:* [[Image Database|Image database]] with XML:* [[Image Placement|Image size for thei 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.:* [[Drop_shadows|Code to play with for Drop shadows]]:* [[Example photo page layout]] (Old Content)}}* [[Animation]], page mainly dealing with JavaScript animations.* [[Speech bubble]]* [[Even-odd rule in Metafun]]* [[variable color]], example of Metapost / Metafun syntax with arrays of colors, strings, paths, pens and other variables.* [[Pascal's Triangle]]* [[textext positioning]]* [[Barcodes]]
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