From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: Metapost graphics in separate file, help needed
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:07:20 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4ECD4468.4060507@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <008601ccaa0d$0068d9b0$013a8d10$@gmx.de>
On 23-11-2011 19:23, Christian wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> I am experiencing a strange problem. I have a project, essentially with the following structure (desperate attempt to keep track of my stuff):
>
> mainfile.mkiv:
> % BOF
> ....lots of setups and settings...
> \starttext
> \input metapostgraphics.mkiv
> \input chapter1.mkiv
> \input chapter2.mkiv
> \input chapter3.mkiv
> \stoptext
> % EOF
>
> I generate the PDF with 'context mainfile.mkiv'
> So far for the structure. Now my problem:
> metapostgraphics.mkiv contains several (4) metapost graphics with \startuseMPgraphics{nameX} ... \stopuseMPgraphics.
> In chapter2.mkiv I want to use them with \useMPgraphics{nameX}.
> It worked well until today, when I added a fifth graphic. Then I suddenly get a frame with 'undefined' inside instead of the picture.
> I tried everything, checked for typos, tried different names, double checked the MP-code etc. but to no avail.
>
> It only works if I put the exact same MP-code between \startMPcode \stopMPcode directly in the chapter2.mkiv
>
> What is wrong here? Am I missing something? Did I get the input mechanism all wrong?
What happens if you make a simple file with the 4 \useMPgraphics in it
.. does that one process? Maybe there is a problem with the graphics in
the sense that you cannto run them all in a row.
Hans
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-11-23 19:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-11-23 18:23 Christian
2011-11-23 19:07 ` Hans Hagen [this message]
2011-11-23 19:32 ` Aditya Mahajan
2011-11-23 19:50 ` Christian
2011-11-23 23:13 ` Hans Hagen
2011-11-23 19:58 ` Hans Hagen
2011-11-23 20:18 ` Christian
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