Graphics

Basics

• Using graphics, insert image, apply transformations, and advanced stuff.
• Floating objects: to place and number floating objects like figures, tables, paragraphs, etc.
• Combinations (regular adjusted image placement)

Advanced

Build your graphics

• MetaPost & MetaFun
• TikZ/PGF
• Data plotting with Gnuplot
• Data plotting with MPgraph
• Data plotting with TikZ/Pgfplot
• FlowCharts
• Gantt charts
• Infinite Paper

Play with text

• Graphical text manipulation

ConTeXt tools

• Overlays: ConTeXt's mechanism to stack local snippets
• Layers: ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning of elements and other advanced techniques like switching elements on and off.
• Logos: ConTeXt 's mechanism to mage appear logos (picture or text elements) on every page
• Image database with XML
• Collectors, alternative to overlays
• Sharing graphics
• Including pages from PDF documents

Tricks

• Image 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.
• can play with Drop shadows
• Example photo page layout (Old Content)