Hello,
I do not answer the question, but I'm interested because I also use Asymptote. The following code works with context in texlive 2016 but does not work with standalone context.
thank you,
Fabrice
% macros=mkvi

\usemodule[filter]

\defineexternalfilter
   [ASY]
   [
     filter={asy -tex "context" -outformat pdf
             -outname \externalfilteroutputfile},
     output=\externalfilterbasefile.pdf,
     cache=yes,
     readcommand=\ReadImage,
   ]

\define[1]\ReadImage{\externalfigure[#1]}

\starttext
   Testing if we can include an asymptote image
   \startplacefigure[location={here}, title={An Asymptote figure}]
     \startASY
       import three;
size(8cm,0);
currentlight.background=black;

material White(real x, real y){
   return material(diffusepen=gray(.05+.1x+.3y),
                   emissivepen=gray(.05+.1x+.3y));
}

for(int y=0; y<=2; ++y)
    for(int x=0; x<3; ++x)
        draw(shift(2x,2y,0)*unitsphere,White(x,y));
     \stopASY
   \stopplacefigure
\stoptext
 

2016-12-19 8:41 GMT+01:00 Jaroslav Hajtmar <hajtmar@gyza.cz>:

Hello ConTeXtist,

I saw the opportunity to insert an Asymptote picture into Context source code (due filter).

For example here: https://mailman.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2015/080581.html

 

Is there a way to pass the ConTeXt parameter which influenced the creation of the Asymptote image? My point eg. the ability to define macros, which gave its parameters to Asymptote procedure or function and depending on these parameters, the image created by Asymptote looked differently.

 

Before starting work on an illustrative example I am asking, whether it makes sense to deal with such a thing ... I suppose the impossibility of combining asymptote code and such Lua code (or not?).

 

There is a similar possibility, at least in Metapost? For simpler pictures it would probably suffice ....

 

Thanx

Jaroslav Hajtmar

 


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