Re: [NTG-context] Charts

6 Apr 2005


      Thanks for your help. I suspect I would have been a long time spotting
it was \FLOWcharts and not \FLOWchart
Thanks again


On Apr 6, 2005 6:06 PM, Willi Egger  wrote:
...
Hi David,
As Patrick posted on the list, you can use the placefloat mechanism to
get the whole chart splitted over several pages. In this case you will
not be able to use interactivity within the chart.
I feel, that you want to split the chart over two pages. So you need to use
\FLOWcharts[...] (plural)
          ^
Use \showframe to see the actual margins, header and footer. You will
have to play with the different parameters to make things fit. E.g.
there is no room for 8 shapes on a A4 if you do not change the
page-layout. Though it works with 7 shapes. If you want that the text
follows directly the FLOWchart, then you need to withdraw the
after=\page. You might want to increase the space between chart and text
by e.g. after={\blank[3*big]}.
I hope this will help solving your problem
Willi
David Waller wrote:
...
Hi Willi,
Thanks for your comments, unfortunately this still hasn't helped me. I
enclose below a simple sample that shows the problem. Any advice
please?
% interface=en output=pdftex
\usemodule[chart]
\setupFLOWcharts
      [x=1,
      y=1,
      nx=5,
      ny=9,
      dx=\bodyfontsize,
      dy=\bodyfontsize,
      width=6\bodyfontsize,
      height=4\bodyfontsize]
\setupFLOWsplit
        [x=1,
        y=1,
        nx=5,
        ny=8,
        dx=1,
        dy=1,
        before=,
        after=\page,
        marking=on]
\startFLOWchart [place-st-low]
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {start}
    \location {1,1}
    \shape {procedure}
    \text {Straight}
    \connection [bt] {1}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {1}
    \location {1,2}
    \shape {wait}
    \text {Place}
    \connection [bt] {20}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {20}
    \location {1,3}
    \shape {wait}
    \text { point}
    \connection [bt] {2}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {2}
    \location {1,4}
    \shape {12}
    \text {User}
    \connection [bt] {3}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {3}
    \location {1,5}
    \shape {sub procedure}
    \text {Start}
    \connection [bt] {4}
    \connection [rr] {2}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {4}
    \location {1,6}
    \shape {decision}
    \text {new}
    \connection [bt] {5}
    \connection [rl] {4a}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {4a}
    \location {2,6}
    \shape {action}
    \text {Automatically}
    \connection [bt] {7}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {5}
    \location {1,7}
    \shape {12}
    \text {User}
    \connection [bt] {6}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {6}
    \location {1,8}
    \shape {sub procedure}
    \text {Start distance}
    \connection [bt] {7}
    \connection [rr] {5}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {7}
    \location {1,9}
    \shape {wait}
    \text {Reset}
    \connection [bt] {8}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {8}
    \location {1,10}
    \shape {12}
    \text {User}
    \connection [bt] {9}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {9}
    \location {1,11}
    \shape {sub procedure}
    \text {distance validation}
    \connection [bt] {10}
    \connection [rr] {8}
  \stopFLOWcell
  \startFLOWcell
    \name {10}
    \location {1,12}
    \shape {action}
    \text {LOW is placed}
    \connection [lr] {1a}
  \stopFLOWcell
\stopFLOWchart
\starttext
Some text to start it all off
\FLOWchart[place-st-low]
Now we want some text so that it looks like their is actually some
more text at the end.
\stoptext
Thanks
David Waller
On Apr 4, 2005 9:47 PM, Willi Egger  wrote:
...
Hi David,
If I remember correctly one should not use the \maxwidth option.
Personally I have at this moment work under hand using the following setup:
\setupFLOWcharts
    [x=1,
    y=1,
    nx=5,
    ny=11,
    dx=\bodyfontsize,
    dy=\bodyfontsize,
    width=6\bodyfontsize,
    height=4\bodyfontsize]
\setupFLOWsplit
      [x=1,
      y=1,
      nx=5,
      ny=10,
      dx=1,
      dy=1,
      before=,
      after=\page,
      marking=off]
This works perfectly even with charts consuming multiple pages.
Kind regards Willi
David Waller wrote:
...
Hello,
I am using the charts module as part of context to produce flowcharts
and I am having problems when the flowchart goes above a page in that
I can't get the system to automatically split the chart.
I have the following setup commands in my context file
\usemodule[chart]
\setupFLOWcharts[maxwidth=\textwidth, nx=4]
\setupFLOWsplit[ny=9, before=, after=\page]
based upon the manual. I then use the command
\FLOWcharts [bigchart]
later in the document and the flowchart does not split, instead it
runs off the bottom of the page. I have also tried using \splitfloat
with no success either.
I am running
TeXExec 5.2.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
Kpathsea released!
              texexec : TeXExec 5.2.5 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
              texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004
                  tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c 7.5.3)
              context : ver: 2005.03.16
              cont-en : ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.20  mes: english
              cont-cz : ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.20  mes: english
              cont-de : ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.20  mes: english
              cont-it : ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.20  mes: english
              cont-nl : ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.20  mes: dutch
              cont-ro : ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.20  mes: dutch
              cont-uk : ver: 2005.03.16  fmt: 2005.3.20  mes: dutch
Any help please
Thanks
Dave Waller
_______________________________________________
ntg-context mailing list
ntg-context@ntg.nl
http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
_______________________________________________
ntg-context mailing list
ntg-context@ntg.nl
http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context