Runtime graphics

Runtime graphics

[Pierre VINET]

 Hi,

       I run this simple test file test.tex :

%&cont-en
\setupoutput[pdftex]
\runMPgraphicstrue
\starttext
\startMPrun
  input graphserieA
\stopMPrun
\externalfigure[mprun.1]
\externalfigure[mprun.2]
%
\startMPrun
  input graphserieB
\stopMPrun
\externalfigure[mprun.1]
\externalfigure[mprun.2]
\stoptext
\end .

  In the logfile, I got the messages :

figures        : figureobject test-mprun.1 is reused
figures        : figureobject test-mprun.2 is reused

 and twice the figures of graphserieA.mp on test.pdf.

 Is there a way to avoid the re-use of test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2, I mean
a way to overwrite the files test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2 ?

 Or a way to get different names for each metapost output as, for example,
graphserieA-mprun.1, graphserieA-mprun.2 and graphserieB-mprun.1,
graphserieB-mprun.2 ?
 
 I could also give a different number to each of the figures in all of the
*.mp files, but this solution is not pacticable since I have plenty of
metapost files to process, each of it containing a lot of figures already
numbered with almost the same numbers. Moreover, those numbers can not be
modified because the figures are elsewhere referenced by their number and by
the name of the metapost file.

Thanks,

 --pv

Re: Runtime graphics

[Hans Hagen]

At 01:34 13/06/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>  Hi,
>
>        I run this simple test file test.tex :
>
>%&cont-en
>\setupoutput[pdftex]
>\runMPgraphicstrue
>\starttext
>\startMPrun
>   input graphserieA
>\stopMPrun
>\externalfigure[mprun.1]
>\externalfigure[mprun.2]
>%
>\startMPrun
>   input graphserieB
>\stopMPrun
>\externalfigure[mprun.1]
>\externalfigure[mprun.2]
>\stoptext
>\end .
>
>   In the logfile, I got the messages :
>
>figures        : figureobject test-mprun.1 is reused
>figures        : figureobject test-mprun.2 is reused
>
>  and twice the figures of graphserieA.mp on test.pdf.
>
>  Is there a way to avoid the re-use of test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2, I mean
>a way to overwrite the files test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2 ?
>
>  Or a way to get different names for each metapost output as, for example,
>graphserieA-mprun.1, graphserieA-mprun.2 and graphserieB-mprun.1,
>graphserieB-mprun.2 ?
>
>  I could also give a different number to each of the figures in all of the
>*.mp files, but this solution is not pacticable since I have plenty of
>metapost files to process, each of it containing a lot of figures already
>numbered with almost the same numbers. Moreover, those numbers can not be
>modified because the figures are elsewhere referenced by their number and by
>the name of the metapost file.

You can redefine:

   \def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix mprun.#1}

to for instance

   \def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix \MyMpRunFile.#1}

   \def\MyMpRunFile{mprun}


and them change the definition of \MyMpRunFile whenever you want

Hans
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Re: Runtime graphics

[Pierre VINET]

Hi Hans,

Thank you for your reply. Here is the modified test.tex file following your
indications :

\starttext
\def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix \MyMpRunFile.#1}
\def\MyMpRunFile{graphserieA}
\startMPrun
  input graphserieA
\stopMPrun
\externalfigure[\MyMpRunFile.1]
\externalfigure[\MyMpRunFile.2]
%
\def\MyMpRunFile{graphserieB}
\startMPrun
  input graphserieB
\stopMPrun
\externalfigure[\MyMpRunFile.1]
\externalfigure[\MyMpRunFile.2]
\stoptext
\end .

The test.pdf output now show four gray boxes with the following messages in
their center
"
    name: dummy
file: graphserieA.1
   state: unknown
"
(with graphserieA.2 in the 2nd box, graphserieB.1 in the 3rd, etc.)

The test.log file tell
"
\openout5 = `test-mprun.mp'.
system(mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun test-mprun)...executed.

figures        : figure graphserieA can not be found
figures        : figure graphserieA can not be found
\openout5 = `test-mprun.mp'.

system(mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun test-mprun)...executed.

figures        : figure graphserieB can not be found
figures        : figure graphserieB can not be found
"

The figures are not found because a file named "test-mprun.mp" is still
created and metapost's output are still named "test-mprun.*" instead of
"\MyMpRunFile.*". Obviously, \externalfigure can not found any
"\MyMpRunFile.*" files.

If I use \externalfigure[mprun.*] instead of
\externalfigure[\MyMpRunFile.*], then the first metapost's output files
"test-mprun.1" and "test-mprun.2" are still re-used -?by \externalfigure?-
after the second \startMPrun .. \stopMPrun call. (A -?simple?- way to avoid
this systematic re-use of metapost's output would be, in my opinion, the
best of all solutions).

In the present case, I think the problem could be resolved if the
"*-mprun.mp" files were labeled with the prefix name of the metapost file
instead of the "jobname". Thus, for instance, we may read in the log file
after the first \startMPrun .. \stopMPrun call

\openout5 = `graphserieA-mprun.mp'.
system(mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun graphserieA-mprun)...executed.

and after the second \startMPrun .. \stopMPrun call

\openout5 = `graphserieB-mprun.mp'.
system(mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun graphserieB-mprun)...executed.

Afterwards, metapost's output files named "graphserieA-mprun.1",
"graphserieA-mprun.2", "graphserieB-mprun.1" and "graphserieB-mprun.2" would
be created and then normally found by \externalfigure.

Thanks again,

-- pv

> 
> You can redefine:
> 
> \def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix mprun.#1}
> 
> to for instance
> 
> \def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix \MyMpRunFile.#1}
> 
> \def\MyMpRunFile{mprun}
> 
> 
> and them change the definition of \MyMpRunFile whenever you want
> 
> Hans

>> Hi,
>> 
>> I run this simple test file test.tex :
>> 
>> %&cont-en
>> \setupoutput[pdftex]
>> \runMPgraphicstrue
>> \starttext
>> \startMPrun
>> input graphserieA
>> \stopMPrun
>> \externalfigure[mprun.1]
>> \externalfigure[mprun.2]
>> %
>> \startMPrun
>> input graphserieB
>> \stopMPrun
>> \externalfigure[mprun.1]
>> \externalfigure[mprun.2]
>> \stoptext
>> \end .
>> 
>> In the logfile, I got the messages :
>> 
>> figures        : figureobject test-mprun.1 is reused
>> figures        : figureobject test-mprun.2 is reused
>> 
>> and twice the figures of graphserieA.mp on test.pdf.
>> 
>> Is there a way to avoid the re-use of test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2, I mean
>> a way to overwrite the files test-mprun.1 and test-mprun.2 ?
>> 
>> Or a way to get different names for each metapost output as, for example,
>> graphserieA-mprun.1, graphserieA-mprun.2 and graphserieB-mprun.1,
>> graphserieB-mprun.2 ?
>> 
>> I could also give a different number to each of the figures in all of the
>> *.mp files, but this solution is not pacticable since I have plenty of
>> metapost files to process, each of it containing a lot of figures already
>> numbered with almost the same numbers. Moreover, those numbers can not be
>> modified because the figures are elsewhere referenced by their number and by
>> the name of the metapost file.

Re: Runtime graphics

[Hans Hagen]

At 02:45 15/06/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>Hi Hans,
>
>Thank you for your reply. Here is the modified test.tex file following your
>indications :
>
>\starttext
>\def\MPrunfile#1{\bufferprefix \MyMpRunFile.#1}
>\def\MyMpRunFile{graphserieA}
>\startMPrun
>   input graphserieA
>\stopMPrun
>\externalfigure[\MyMpRunFile.1]
>\externalfigure[\MyMpRunFile.2]

\externalfigure[\MPrunfile{1}]

since you need the prefix

Hans
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Re: Runtime graphics

[Pierre VINET]

> \externalfigure[\MPrunfile{1}]
> 
> since you need the prefix

This does not work either.
But digging almost everywhere in ConTeXt, I finally found the macro
\executeMETAPOST{myfile.mp} in supp-mps.tex who drive the command
  
  mpost -progname=mpost -mem=metafun myfile.mp

and do the right job for me.

\executeMETAPOST can be used as many times you want, on the contrary of the
set \startMPrun ... \stopMPrun .

-- pv

bib module/cite

[Martin Moncrieffe]

Hi All

I have a question which I hope someone can answer.

If I do \cite[number][ref1, ref2, ref3], the references are formatted
correctly, for example [1,2,3].

If however, I do \cite [ref1, ref2, ref3], then I get [1-2], not
[1-3]. How can I fix this? I've searched the ConTeXt mail archives
but haven't seen this behavior reported.

Regards.

__martin

Re: bib module/cite (Context bug)

[Taco Hoekwater]

Hi Martin, Hans, rest of the group,

It took me a while to track down this bug. It is actually a bug in
the definition of \sortcommacommand in newer ConTeXt-es.

Minimal example:

\def\mylist{1,2,3}
\sortcommacommand[\mylist]\donumericcompare
\message{\sortedcommalist} % reports 1,2 !!



On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:20:54 +0100, Martin wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I have a question which I hope someone can answer.
> 
> If I do \cite[number][ref1, ref2, ref3], the references are formatted
> correctly, for example [1,2,3].
> 
> If however, I do \cite [ref1, ref2, ref3], then I get [1-2], not
> [1-3]. How can I fix this? I've searched the ConTeXt mail archives
> but haven't seen this behavior reported.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> __martin
> 
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-- 
groeten,

Taco