Hi Alan,

Try something like this:

\setupinteraction[state=start]

\starttext
\define[1]\MyCaptions{My caption is \quotation{#1}}
%\define[1]\MyCaptions{} % gives empty caption
\setupcaptions[command=\MyCaptions]
\startplacefigure[reference=fig:cow.pdf,title=Figure A][here,page,force,nonumber]
\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.5\textwidth]
\stopplacefigure

\page
See \goto{that cow}[fig:cow.pdf]

\stoptext


Beware it changes all captions.  I suppose you might use setups if you need different kinds of captions.  You can also see from the first definition of \MyCaptions that the key 'command' was not intended to be used that way, which makes me wonder whether this will work for you or not.  I hope it does.

Michael


On Feb 2, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03@gmail.com>
 wrote:

Hi, Otared—

I am using MKIV. Many thanks for the news about the changes to \placefigure and the sample alternative: that is very helpful and much appreciated.

The only problem remaining is how to cancel the automatic titling/numbering. In 

\startplacefigure[reference=fig:cow.pdf,title=Figure A][here,page,force,nonumber]
\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.5\textwidth]
\stopplacefigure

the output has two titles (“Figure 1” and “Figure A”). 

I have checked the wiki (which does not show this as a possibility) and experimented with “nonumber” and “number=no”, all without success. \setupcaptions[number=no] gets rid of “Figure 1” but while the links show properly, they do not actually work.

Alan

On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Otared Kavian <otared@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Alan,

I guess you are using mkiv, since in mkii your code seems to work here.
Then, I think the way references to floats should be entered have changed and one should use a construction such as:

\setupinteraction[state=start]

\starttext
\goto{Figure A}[fig:cow.pdf]

Reference to Figure A on page \at[fig:cow.pdf]

\goto{Table 1}[tab:Table01]

\goto{Some text}[Text]

\page
\startplacefigure[reference=fig:cow.pdf,title=Figure A][here,page,force,nonumber]
\externalfigure[cow.pdf][width=.5\textwidth]
\stopplacefigure
\page
\startplacetable[reference=tab:Table01,title=Table 1][here,force,nonumber]
{\starttabulate[| l | l |]
\NC 1000
\NC 2000
\NC\NR
\stoptabulate}
\stopplacetable
 
\page
Some text\reference[Text]{}
\stoptext

which gives appropriate working links. 
There should be also a short version of \placefigure or \placetable, but I don't remember the correct syntax… Sorry!

Best regards: OK

On 2 févr. 2013, at 14:25, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03@gmail.com> wrote:

Sorry to keep pushing this—it is a problem for a journal that I publish.

I have re-installed the ConTeXt standalone and the problem persists with

\setupinteraction[state=start]

\starttext
\goto{Figure A}[fig:cow.pdf]

Reference to Figure A on page \at[fig:cow.pdf]

\goto{Table 1}[tab:Table01]

\goto{Some text}[Text]

\page
\useexternalfigure[Graphic][cow.pdf][]
\placefigure [here,page,force,nonumber]
[fig:cow.pdf]
  {Figure A}
{\externalfigure[cow.pdf][type=pdf,
width=.5\textwidth]}
\page
\placetable [here,force,nonumber]
[tab:Table01]
{Table 1}
{\starttabulate[| l | l |]
\NC 1000
\NC 2000
\NC\NR
\stoptabulate}
 
\page
Some text\reference[Text]{}
\stoptext

Only the last \goto works. Even the \at link fails, which is really discouraging.

Alan



On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:28 AM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03@gmail.com> wrote:
The problem persists with the latest beta. Am I not encoding this properly?

And in such cases, should one include a sample .pdf file as well?
Alan


On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03@gmail.com> wrote:
The following compiles in the latest beta standalone but with dead links to the Figure:

\setupinteraction[state=start]
\starttext
\goto{Figure A}[fig:Figure.pdf]

\goto{Text A}[TextA]
\page
\useexternalfigure[Graphic][Figure.pdf][]
\placefigure
[here,page,force,nonumber]
[fig:Figure.pdf]
  {Figure A}
{\externalfigure[Figure.pdf][type=pdf,
width=\textwidth]}
 
\reference[TextA]{}
\input knuth
\stoptext

Any suggestions?

Alan


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