Re: Set up external figure for particular image type - Thangalin via ntg-context

From: Thangalin via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
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Cc: Thangalin <thangalin@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Set up external figure for particular image type
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:10:22 -0700	[thread overview]
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Thank you, Wolfgang.

That looks promising.

SVG files are converted using MetaPost. I thought the following would work:

svg=>{\externalfigure[#1][svg][conversion=mp]}

Is there anything else that needs to happen to ensure SVG files are piped
through MetaPost?

Thanks again!

> \setupexternalfigures [location={local,global,default}]
>
> \defineexternalfigure [jpg] [width=4cm]
> \defineexternalfigure [png] [width=8cm]
>
> \starttexdefinition includegraphics #1
>
>     \splitfilename{#1}
>
>     \processaction
>         [\splitofftype]
>         [    jpg=>{\externalfigure[#1][jpg]},
>              png=>{\externalfigure[#1][png]},
>          default=>{\externalfigure[#1]},
>          unknown=>{\externalfigure[#1]}]
>
> \stoptexdefinition
>
> \starttext
>
> \includegraphics{hacker.jpg}
>
> \includegraphics{mill.png}
>
> \includegraphics{cow.pdf}
>
> \stoptext
>
>

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