I still can't figure this problem one out, from a few months ago, and it happens with a recent ConTeXt (2006.08.08 21:51). The figure searching code gets confused if a file of the same basename (but in a different directory) has already been loaded. Here is a minimal min.tex to show what I mean:
\starttext
\setupexternalfigures[directory={1}]
\placefigure[here][ch1fig]{should be 1/fig-1.pdf}{\externalfigure[fig-1.pdf]}
\setupexternalfigures[directory={2}]
\placefigure[here][ch2fig1]{should be 2/fig-1.pdf}{\externalfigure[fig-1.pdf]}
\placefigure[here][ch2fig2]{should be 2/fig-2.pdf}{\externalfigure[fig-2.pdf]}
\stoptext
Probably it's a silly idea to use \setupexternalfigures within the body,
but the same problem happens when using components (where each
component's preamble has a similar line), where it makes more sense.
Here is the directory structure, and all the files are attached as a
small (15KB) .tgz:
min.tex
1/fig-1.pdf
2/fig-1.pdf
2/fig-2.pdf
The final (third) figure is correctly found as 2/fig-2.pdf. But the
second figure is reused from 1/fig-1.pdf because another fig-1.pdf has
already been found: as 1/fig-1.pdf. Here is the relevant bit from the
texexec output:
<./1/fig-1.pdf>
figures : dimensions of 1/fig-1.pdf loaded from figurefile itself
(./min.tuo) (/home/sanjoy/texmf/tex/context/base/pdfr-ec.tex)
floatblocks : 1 placed
figures : figureobject fig-1.pdf is reused
floatblocks : 2 placed
<./2/fig-2.pdf>
figures : dimensions of 2/fig-2.pdf loaded from figurefile itself
floatblocks : 3 placed
One part of ConTeXt does know the right figure path. A
\getfiguredimensions[fig-1.pdf] after the second \placefigure will
trigger a kpathsea search for 2/fig-1.pdf, which it finds. But it still
loads 1/fig-1.pdf, which is why I've said 'sort of searched' in the
subject line.
It seems that the decision about whether a figure is already loaded is
made in core-fig.tex, in
\def\calculateexternalfigure[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5][#6]%
...
\ifcase\figurestatus
\let\@@efframe\v!on
\let\@@efobject\v!no
\showmessage\m!figures1\@@effilename
\or
\showmessage\m!figures2\@@effullname
\or
\showmessage\m!figures3{\@@effullname,\@@eflenttype}%
\or
\showmessage\m!figures4\@@effullname
\or
\showmessage\m!figures5{\@@effullname,\@@efloadname}%
\or % no message
\doifnot\@@efsymbol\v!yes{\showmessage\m!figures8\@@effullname}%
\fi
...
The "no message" comment suggests that when \figurestatus isn't set,
the message shown is figures8, which is
8: figureobject -- is reused
But I couldn't figure out who sets \figurestatus and where the judgement
of 'already loaded' is made. The comment at the beginning of the above
\def ("this whole mess needs a clean up anyway") scared me off :-)
-Sanjoy
`A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.'
- Bertrand de Jouvenal
searching.tgz
Description: example files
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