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Hallo context users, I have a basic problem on laoding vector drawings. The photograph loads all right, the cat-drawing doensn't show up. ____________________________________________________________________ \useexternalfigure[jpgPhotoSmall][photo][type=jpg,width=2cm] \useexternalfigure[jpgPhotoBig][photo][type=jpg,width=4cm] \useexternalfigure[epsDrawingCat][cat][type=eps,width=4cm] \starttext \placefigure{A cat drawing (eps)}{\externalfigure[epsDrawingCat]} \placefigure{A small photo (jpg)}{\externalfigure[jpgPhotoSmall]} \placefigure{A big photo (jpg) }{\externalfigure[jpgPhotoBig]} \stoptext ___________________________________________________________________ -- liesbethvanderplas@gmail.com www.wiskunde-interactief.nl
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On 7/24/07, Liesbeth van der Plas
Hallo context users,
I have a basic problem on laoding vector drawings.
The photograph loads all right, the cat-drawing doensn't show up.
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\useexternalfigure[jpgPhotoSmall][photo][type=jpg,width=2cm] \useexternalfigure[jpgPhotoBig][photo][type=jpg,width=4cm] \useexternalfigure[epsDrawingCat][cat][type=eps,width=4cm]
\starttext
\placefigure{A cat drawing (eps)}{\externalfigure[epsDrawingCat]} \placefigure{A small photo (jpg)}{\externalfigure[jpgPhotoSmall]}
\placefigure{A big photo (jpg) }{\externalfigure[jpgPhotoBig]}
\stoptext ____________________
maybe eps to pdf epsDrawingCat ? luigi ---------------------------------------------------------------- If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net
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This is a simple case of rtfm. From chapter 7 of the pdftex manual: "pdfTEX supports inclusion of pictures in png, jpeg, tiff and pdf format. The most common technique -the inclusion of eps figures- is replaced by pdf inclusion. eps files can be converted to pdf by GhostScript, Acrobat Distiller or other PostScript--to--pdf convertors." Cheers Roelof ---%><-------------- Roelof Langman Kerkstraat 184 1017 GT Amsterdam M 0622413491
The photograph loads all right, the cat-drawing doensn't show up.
\useexternalfigure[jpgPhotoBig][photo][type=jpg,width=4cm] \useexternalfigure[epsDrawingCat][cat][type=eps,width=4cm]
maybe eps to pdf epsDrawingCat ? luigi
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In GhostScript: Options àEPS Clip
File à Convert à pdfwrite, Variable Page
File à Convert à pdfwrite, Fixed Page Size
File à Convert à pdfwrite, Shrink to fit Page Size
I do get the picture now, but it is inbedded in a (small) 'page'; the frame
is too big.
Liesbeth
2007/7/24, Martin Schröder
This is a simple case of rtfm. From chapter 7 of the pdftex manual:
"pdfTEX supports inclusion of pictures in png, jpeg, tiff and pdf
2007/7/24, Roelof Langman
: format. Please update. tiff is long gone...
Best Martin
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Hello Liesbeth, do you have a small sample eps file which gives you a problem? That way we might be able to help you better. Patrick
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Hello,
I have a basic problem on laoding vector drawings.
The photograph loads all right, the cat-drawing doensn't show up.
Perhaps this is due to the fact that pdftex doesn't handle eps? If this is true, you can convert eps files to pdf with epstopdf, that ships with texlive. Patrick
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I don't succeed in using the program epstopdf for my drawing. Probably it is
also not very handy to alter a lot of drawings bij hand first? Or
maybe there is a way to make MetaPost drawings without learning the MetaPost
language?
I have a lot of drawings made in Macromedia(=Adobe) Flash (or FreeHand).
These programs have no export option to pdf or MetaPost.
following the instructions of
2007/7/24, Patrick Gundlach
Hello,
I have a basic problem on laoding vector drawings.
The photograph loads all right, the cat-drawing doensn't show up.
Perhaps this is due to the fact that pdftex doesn't handle eps? If this is true, you can convert eps files to pdf with epstopdf, that ships with texlive.
Patrick
___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki!
maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net
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-- liesbethvanderplas@gmail.com www.wiskunde-interactief.nl
participants (5)
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Liesbeth van der Plas
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luigi scarso
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Martin Schröder
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Patrick Gundlach
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Roelof Langman