[NTG-context] Re: Inline figures

[Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net>]

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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