[NTG-context] Inline figures

[NTG-context] Inline figures

[Matthias Weber]

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Dear All, 

I am occasionally using inline figures instead of characters/words where it seems suggestive and appropriate(to me), like in the example below:

 \setupexternalfigures[location=default]
 \starttext
Can the \im{12\times 9} rectangle be tiled with the  \externalfigure[cow.pdf][inline]{}-hexomino?
\stoptext

(I am actually using instead of cow.pdf the attached file R-hexomino.pdf, in case someone is interested in what this is good for)

Two questions: The inline figure is a little bit raised and too big. How can I lower and scale it?

Also, adding alternativetext={Cow} after inline undoes the inline effect. Is it possible to have an alternative text for inline images?

Or are there other options I should consider?

Thanks,

Matthias



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[NTG-context] Re: Inline figures

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am 15.09.25 um 01:43 schrieb Matthias Weber:
> Dear All,
> 
> I am occasionally using inline figures instead of characters/words where it seems suggestive and appropriate(to me), like in the example below:
> 
>   \setupexternalfigures[location=default]
>   \starttext
> Can the \im{12\times 9} rectangle be tiled with the  \externalfigure[cow.pdf][inline]{}-hexomino?
> \stoptext
> 
> (I am actually using instead of cow.pdf the attached file R-hexomino.pdf, in case someone is interested in what this is good for)
> 
> Two questions: The inline figure is a little bit raised and too big. How can I lower and scale it?

Look up \offset and \scale.

But you won’t need the latter; "inline" just sets the height to 
\bodyfontsize (or similar, didn’t check).

> Also, adding alternativetext={Cow} after inline undoes the inline effect. Is it possible to have an alternative text for inline images?

I guess the problem is that you can’t mix keyword and key=value options 
within one pair of brackets.


HTH
Hraban
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[NTG-context] Re: Inline figures

[Henning Hraban Ramm]

Am 15.09.25 um 01:43 schrieb Matthias Weber:
> Or are there other options I should consider?

In a similar case, I defined symbols like

\definesymbol[hexo][{\offset[bottomoffset=-.33em]{\externalfigure[R-hexomino][height=1.33em,alternativetext=hexomino 
icon]}}]

\symbol[hexo]

Hraban
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[NTG-context] Re: Inline figures

[John Was]

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Hello Matthias

I'm still very inexperienced with Context - and will probably have to start
again since I've been busy with other matters recently and have forgotten
nearly everything - but the following clumsy code might work until some
Contexpert comes up with a proper solution:

Can the \im{12\times 9} rectangle be tiled with
the\llap{\externalfigure[cow] [width=0pt,height=0pt,label={Here we have a
picture of a cow}]} \externalfigure[cow.pdf][inline]{}-hexomino?

If it is any good at all, it could be condensed into a cs such as:

\intextlabel{Here we have a picture of a cow}

(the cow figure could remain since it's always available and is only used
to create an invisible (zero width and height) graphic).


Best wishes

John


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On Mon, 15 Sept 2025 at 00:44, Matthias Weber <matthiasweber64@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I am occasionally using inline figures instead of characters/words where
> it seems suggestive and appropriate(to me), like in the example below:
>
>  \setupexternalfigures[location=default]
>  \starttext
> Can the \im{12\times 9} rectangle be tiled with the
> \externalfigure[cow.pdf][inline]{}-hexomino?
> \stoptext
>
> (I am actually using instead of cow.pdf the attached file R-hexomino.pdf,
> in case someone is interested in what this is good for)
>
> Two questions: The inline figure is a little bit raised and too big. How
> can I lower and scale it?
>
> Also, adding alternativetext={Cow} after inline undoes the inline effect.
> Is it possible to have an alternative text for inline images?
>
> Or are there other options I should consider?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthias
>
>
>
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[NTG-context] Re: Inline figures

[Matthias Weber]

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Thanks Hans, Henning, and John,

This has been very helpful!

Matthias 

> On Sep 15, 2025, at 4:32 AM, John Was <johnoxuk@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Matthias
> 
> I'm still very inexperienced with Context - and will probably have to start again since I've been busy with other matters recently and have forgotten nearly everything - but the following clumsy code might work until some Contexpert comes up with a proper solution:
> 
> Can the \im{12\times 9} rectangle be tiled with the\llap{\externalfigure[cow] [width=0pt,height=0pt,label={Here we have a picture of a cow}]} \externalfigure[cow.pdf][inline]{}-hexomino?
> 
> 
> If it is any good at all, it could be condensed into a cs such as:
> 
> \intextlabel{Here we have a picture of a cow} 
> 
> (the cow figure could remain since it's always available and is only used to create an invisible (zero width and height) graphic).
> 
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> John 
> 
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> On Mon, 15 Sept 2025 at 00:44, Matthias Weber <matthiasweber64@gmail.com <mailto:matthiasweber64@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Dear All, 
>> 
>> I am occasionally using inline figures instead of characters/words where it seems suggestive and appropriate(to me), like in the example below:
>> 
>>  \setupexternalfigures[location=default]
>>  \starttext
>> Can the \im{12\times 9} rectangle be tiled with the  \externalfigure[cow.pdf][inline]{}-hexomino?
>> \stoptext
>> 
>> (I am actually using instead of cow.pdf the attached file R-hexomino.pdf, in case someone is interested in what this is good for)
>> 
>> Two questions: The inline figure is a little bit raised and too big. How can I lower and scale it?
>> 
>> Also, adding alternativetext={Cow} after inline undoes the inline effect. Is it possible to have an alternative text for inline images?
>> 
>> Or are there other options I should consider?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Matthias
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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[NTG-context] Re: Inline figures

[Hans Hagen via ntg-context]

On 9/15/2025 1:43 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I am occasionally using inline figures instead of characters/words where it seems suggestive and appropriate(to me), like in the example below:
> 
>   \setupexternalfigures[location=default]
>   \starttext
> Can the \im{12\times 9} rectangle be tiled with the  \externalfigure[cow.pdf][inline]{}-hexomino?
> \stoptext
> 
> (I am actually using instead of cow.pdf the attached file R-hexomino.pdf, in case someone is interested in what this is good for)
> 
> Two questions: The inline figure is a little bit raised and too big. How can I lower and scale it?
> 
> Also, adding alternativetext={Cow} after inline undoes the inline effect. Is it possible to have an alternative text for inline images?
> 
> Or are there other options I should consider?

\defineexternalfigure
   [myilf]
   [height=lh,
    frame=on,
    location=depth]

\starttext
     test {\showstruts\strut} \externalfigure[t:/sources/cow.pdf][myilf] 
test
\stoptext



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