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From: "śrīrāma via ntg-context" <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Cc: śrīrāma <citturs@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Rendering Standalone MetaPost Graphics with ConTeXt
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 14:23:01 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5568811.DvuYhMxLoT@sreeramtplt> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMUWKuoYRkvEvxsDg6GLk9mhuA35WDKyY28UEAcCZHgDVfamMg@mail.gmail.com>

On 5/19/22 1:53 PM Vincent Hennebert via ntg-context wrote:
> Looking at the wiki, it seems that \startMPinclusions is not meant to
> actually render any content, just to include MetaPost code like
> function definitions. I guess I would have expected \startMPpage
> instead.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong, or is that an error in ConTeXt?

The MP statements should be inside a beginfig() .. endfig.
With metapost.mp containing – 

  beginfig();
  draw fullcircle scaled 10cm;
  endfig;

the temporary file from mptopdf will have (\start...\stop)MPpage as required.

  Sreeram


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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-05-19  8:23 Vincent Hennebert via ntg-context
2022-05-19  8:53 ` śrīrāma via ntg-context [this message]
2022-05-19 16:22   ` Vincent Hennebert via ntg-context

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