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From: Hans Hagen via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
To: Thangalin via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Cc: Hans Hagen <j.hagen@freedom.nl>
Subject: Re: Radial and linear gradients
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:45:30 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <95c7e359-39e6-aab1-6197-66434117980d@freedom.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAANrE7ruzUuAHUj+CeWcXA_Bkgz_rOorm+M50mqO2srYHmvUeA@mail.gmail.com>

On 12/14/2022 5:46 AM, Thangalin via ntg-context wrote:
> Hi there!
> 
> Any thoughts on implementing SVG gradients in MetaPost?
> 
> % SOF
> \startbuffer[csvg]
> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
> xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 115.669
> 115.669"><defs><radialGradient xlink:href="#a" id="b" cx="124.515"
> cy="167.114" r="57.834" fx="124.515" fy="167.114"
> gradientTransform="translate(-17.77 -18.4)"
> gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse"/><linearGradient id="a"><stop
> offset="0"/><stop offset="1"
> stop-opacity="0"/></linearGradient></defs><g
> transform="translate(-48.91 -90.879)"><path fill="red"
> fill-opacity=".5" d="M48.769 90.936H164.64V206.96H48.769z"/><circle
> cx="106.745" cy="148.713" r="57.834" fill="url(#b)"
> fill-rule="evenodd"/></g></svg>
> \stopbuffer
> 
> \starttext
>    \placefigure{}{\includesvgbuffer[csvg][conversion=mp]}
> \stoptext
> % EOF
> 
> See attached a comparison of the PDF generated using ConTeXt and the
> PNG file generated by exporting from Inkscape.
these gradients definitions get crazier by the day ... does inkscape 
output a bitmap or vector pdf

given what we do with context i'm not sure we should support everything 
that pops up (mapping all onto mp and then pdf ...)

Hans

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  reply	other threads:[~2022-12-14  8:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-12-14  4:46 Thangalin via ntg-context
2022-12-14  8:45 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context [this message]
2022-12-14 20:45   ` Thangalin via ntg-context
2022-12-14 22:29     ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context

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