Re[2]: Using MetaPost graphics in ConTeXt

[Giuseppe Bilotta <gip.bilotta@iol.it>]

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 Hans Hagen wrote:

HH> the search for graphics is kind of fuzzy and dates from the time that we
HH> were still using dvi (different backends)

HH> - without suffix: try the best quality (depends on spec driver support)
HH> - with suffix: try that first, else locate alternative
HH> - same as parent file: try to avoid circular loading (keep in mind that tex
HH> code can be a graphic, i.e. buffers can be scaled)

The third point is too severe in its behaviour: it's a good thing that circular
loading is prevented, but this shouldn't prevent inclusion of
other files with different extensions! After the removal of the
\jobsuffix extension, inclusion should go on normally!

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta