From this tex file: ___ \enabletrackers[graphics.locating] \starttext \setupexternalfigures[directory={graphics,../graphics}] hello world \externalfigure[pic.pdf] \externalfigure[/Users/Ian/SPT_PDF_context/ConTEXt_production_ws/trial/graphics/pic.pdf] \stoptext ___ And here is the terminal report…I cannot see anything here, other than a series of not-founds. IN the second \externalfigure I have simply put in the full pathname... Last login: Fri Aug 26 12:52:10 on ttys012 Setting "/Users/Ian/context/tex" as ConTeXt root. context /Users/Ian/SPT_PDF_context/ConTEXt_production_ws/trial/ref.tex Ian-MBP:ConTEXt_production_ws Ian$ context /Users/Ian/SPT_PDF_context/ConTEXt_production_ws/trial/ref.tex mtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt="/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/2448223e6631addb83df348d74153606/formats/cont-en" --lua="/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/2448223e6631addb83df348d74153606/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend="pdf" "/Users/Ian/SPT_PDF_context/ConTEXt_production_ws/trial/ref.tex" \stoptext This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.70.1-2011051908 (rev 4277) \write18 enabled. (/Users/Ian/SPT_PDF_context/ConTEXt_production_ws/trial/ref.tex ConTeXt ver: 2011.08.23 13:04 MKIV fmt: 2011.8.23 int: english/english system > cont-new.mkiv loaded (/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkiv system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv ) system > ref.top loaded (ref.top) fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active {/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-context/fonts/map/pdftex/context/mkiv-base.map} fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) (/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkiv) (/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkiv) files > readfile > asked name: 'loc', not found {/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-rm.map} fonts > virtual math > unable to resolve name mapsfromchar fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded graphics > inclusion > locations: local,global graphics > inclusion > path list: . .. ../.. graphics ../graphics graphics > inclusion > strategy: forced format pdf graphics > inclusion > not found: pic.pdf graphics > inclusion > not found: ./pic.pdf graphics > inclusion > not found: ../pic.pdf graphics > inclusion > not found: ../../pic.pdf graphics > inclusion > not found: graphics/pic.pdf graphics > inclusion > not found: ../graphics/pic.pdf graphics > inclusion > strategy: forced format pdf graphics > inclusion > found: /Users/Ian/SPT_PDF_context/ConTEXt_production_ws/trial/graphics/pic.pdf -> /Users/Ian/SPT_PDF_context/ConTEXt_production_ws/trial/graphics/pic.pdf graphics > inclusion > format natively supported by backend: pdf backend > xmp > using file '/Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdf-pdx.xml' pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 ) mkiv lua stats > used config file - selfautoparent:texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats > used cache path - /Users/Ian/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/2448223e6631addb83df348d74153606 mkiv lua stats > resource resolver - loadtime 0.008 seconds, 0 scans with scantime 0.000 seconds, 0 shared scans, 49 found files, scanned paths: mkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data - 294 modules, 63 tables, 357 chunks mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes - 36 nodes, 9 lists of 424 mkiv lua stats > node memory usage - 2 glue, 2 penalty, 9 attribute, 28 glue_spec, 3 attribute_list mkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks - 6 unique task lists, 5 instances (re)created, 2397 calls mkiv lua stats > used backend - pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output) mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns - en::2 mkiv lua stats > callbacks - 2565 direct, 3023 indirect, 5588 total mkiv lua stats > randomizer - resumed with value 0.99820997845298 mkiv lua stats > lxml preparation time - 0.000 seconds, 0 nodes, 15 lpath calls, 0 cached calls mkiv lua stats > result saved in file - ref.pdf mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts - 33 files: stmary10.afm lmmono12-regular.otf lmmono8-regular.otf lmmono9-regular.otf lmroman12-bold.otf lmroman12-regular.otf lmroman7-bold.otf lmroman7-regular.otf lmroman9-bold.otf lmroman9-regular.otf lmsans12-regular.otf lmsans8-regular.otf lmsans9-regular.otf eufb10.tfm eufb7.tfm eufm10.tfm eufm7.tfm msam10.tfm msam7.tfm msbm10.tfm msbm7.tfm lmex10.tfm lmmi12.tfm lmmi7.tfm lmmi9.tfm lmmib10.tfm lmmib7.tfm lmsy10.tfm lmsy7.tfm lmsy9.tfm rm-lmr12.tfm rm-lmr7.tfm rm-lmr9.tfm mkiv lua stats > fonts load time - 0.238 seconds mkiv lua stats > graphics processing time - 0.021 seconds including tex, 2 processed images mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version beta-0.70.1-2011051908 (rev 4277) mkiv lua stats > control sequences - 30878 of 165536 mkiv lua stats > current memory usage - 43 MB (ctx: 44 MB) mkiv lua stats > runtime - 0.837 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.195 pages/second system | total runtime: 1.127 Ian-MBP:ConTEXt_production_ws Ian$ On 23 Aug 2011, at 15:49, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 23-8-2011 15:37, Ian Lawrence wrote: > >>>> \doifmodeelse{*product} >>>> {\setupexternalfigures[directory={graphics}]} >>>> {\setupexternalfigures[directory={../graphics}]} > > what happen if you just say > > \setupexternalfigures[directory={graphics,../graphics}] > > also say > > \enabletrackers[graphics.locating] > > to see where is searched > > Hans > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > | www.pragma-pod.nl > -----------------------------------------------------------------