Re: how to get an image format flowchart

["George N. White III" <aa056@chebucto.ns.ca>]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, wei jm wrote:

> Hello,everybody,
>
>      I have a problem while using context to create some flowcharts. The
> beginning of my tex source file looks like:
>
>      \setupoutput[pdftex]
>      \usemodule[chart]
>
>      Naturally I got a flowchart in pdf version. But a pdf version
> flowchart is not suitable for inserting into a paper or a report. Then I
> try to use software to convert it from pdf format into some other imgage
> formats. But none of them was satisfied.  I wonder how can I direct get
> a flowchart in some imgage formats (e.g. in png, jpg format) from the
> source tex file. Are there some tricks in the settings of the tex source
> file?

Pdf _IS_ suitable for inserting into a paper or a report.  What makes you
think otherwise?  Jpeg is not suitable for figures with contrasting edges,
and png (because it doesn't scale) is a poor choice for figures that
consist of lines and text.

There are many good tools to do the conversions you mention, starting
with a pdf file.  It is easy to find these tools on the internet and
they are discussed in books such as "The LaTeX Graphics Companion".

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George N. White III  <aa056@chebucto.ns.ca>
  Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada