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MetaFun - MetaPost in ConTeXt (view source)
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< [[Graphics]]|[[Metafun]]|[[Metapost]]>
ConTeXT provides a tight integration of TeX and [[MetaPost]]. MetaPost can used behind the scenes for some graphic trickery. This integration is also helpful for drawing figures in MetaPost and use them in the document. This page is a brief overviw overview of some of the commonly used commands.
== \defineMPinstance and \setupMPinstance ==
Inside {{cmd|startMPinclusions}} one can specify MetaPost files to ''input'', and also define MetaPost functions.
== \startuseMPgraphic and \useMPgraphic ==
{{cmd|startuseMPgraphic}}defines a piece of graphics code that is processed anew every time the graphic is placed with {{cmd|useMPgraphic}}.
== \startreusableMPgraphic and \reuseMPgraphic ==
For graphics that are the same every time, it is better to use {{cmd|startreusableMPgraphic}}: the graphic is compiled only once, and the one resulting picture can be placed at various points with {{cmd|reuseMPgraphic}}.
== \startMPcode ==
When reusing a graphic is not important, you can simply use {{cmd|startMPcode}}.
== \startMPpage ==
[[Category:Graphics]]
[[Category:Metapost]]
== See also ==
{{MetaPost see also}}
* section 3.3 of the [[manual:metafun-s.pdf|MetaFun manual]].
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