Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
Matija Šuklje wrote: Dne nedelja 4. aprila 2010 ob 23:23:10 je Mojca Miklavec napisal(a): Start with http://www.tug.org/docs/metapost/mpman.pdf and maybe the metafun manual. Thanks yet again :] The metafun manual is easier to read than the 'real' mpman.pdf which assume some of knowledge metafont. But there is also a beginner's tutorial on metapost: http://www.tug.org/texlive//devsrc/Master/texmf-dist/doc/metapost/base/mpintro.pdf Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
On 4-4-2010 7:29, Matija Šuklje wrote: Dne nedelja 4. aprila 2010 ob 19:23:18 je Peter Wüsten napisal(a): I just tried using an SVG image directly in MkIV, and it worked like a breeze. Apparently ConTeXt converts the image to PDF on the fly as I found a PDF-file with a similar name (m_k_v_i_your SVG filename.pdf) in the same directory as the SVG-file. If you would still love to convert your SVG-images you might want to use Inkscape: inkscape --export-pdf=PDF filename SVG filename Thanks for the tips :) But actually I'm thinking more in the line of including that logo into my styling directly. So the only solutions would be a) if ConTeXt could use in-line SVG or b) I'll have to port the SVG logo into MetaPost. Is there a non-overhelming howto somewhere ...It's a relatively simple logo (see attachment) :\ svg - pdf (using inkscape) - mp (using pstoedit) - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
Is there a SVG to MetaPost/MetaFun converter available? I want to get this quite simple logo to converted from SVG into a ConTeXt- native vector graphic. Cheers, Matija P.S. Too bad SVG is not ConTeXt-native (yet?) -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 www: http://matija.suklje.name xmpp: matija.suk...@gabbler.org ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
I just tried using an SVG image directly in MkIV, and it worked like a breeze. Apparently ConTeXt converts the image to PDF on the fly as I found a PDF-file with a similar name (m_k_v_i_your SVG filename.pdf) in the same directory as the SVG-file. If you would still love to convert your SVG-images you might want to use Inkscape: inkscape --export-pdf=PDF filename SVG filename Peter Wüsten Matija Suklje schrieb: Is there a SVG to MetaPost/MetaFun converter available? I want to get this quite simple logo to converted from SVG into a ConTeXt- native vector graphic. Cheers, Matija P.S. Too bad SVG is not ConTeXt-native (yet?) ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
Dne nedelja 4. aprila 2010 ob 19:23:18 je Peter Wüsten napisal(a): I just tried using an SVG image directly in MkIV, and it worked like a breeze. Apparently ConTeXt converts the image to PDF on the fly as I found a PDF-file with a similar name (m_k_v_i_your SVG filename.pdf) in the same directory as the SVG-file. If you would still love to convert your SVG-images you might want to use Inkscape: inkscape --export-pdf=PDF filename SVG filename Thanks for the tips :) But actually I'm thinking more in the line of including that logo into my styling directly. So the only solutions would be a) if ConTeXt could use in-line SVG or b) I'll have to port the SVG logo into MetaPost. Is there a non-overhelming howto somewhere ...It's a relatively simple logo (see attachment) :\ Cheers, Matija -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 www: http://matija.suklje.name xmpp: matija.suk...@gabbler.org attachment: plussy_plain.svg___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 19:29, Matija Šuklje wrote: Dne nedelja 4. aprila 2010 ob 19:23:18 je Peter Wüsten napisal(a): I just tried using an SVG image directly in MkIV, and it worked like a breeze. Apparently ConTeXt converts the image to PDF on the fly as I found a PDF-file with a similar name (m_k_v_i_your SVG filename.pdf) in the same directory as the SVG-file. If you would still love to convert your SVG-images you might want to use Inkscape: inkscape --export-pdf=PDF filename SVG filename Thanks for the tips :) But actually I'm thinking more in the line of including that logo into my styling directly. So the only solutions would be a) if ConTeXt could use in-line SVG or b) I'll have to port the SVG logo into MetaPost. Is there a non-overhelming howto somewhere ...It's a relatively simple logo (see attachment) :\ I don't know of any waterproof way to convert from SVG to metapost (all you can do is to convert it to PDF and use that PDF logo), but here's an approximation of your logo in metapost (the legs are wider - you'll need to fix the details by yourself): \starttext \startMPcode unit := 5cm; dx := 1.2; color maincolor; maincolor = (0,0.9,0); % fixme path p; p := unitsquare scaled unit; fill p withcolor maincolor; fill p shifted ( dx*unit,0) withcolor maincolor; fill p shifted (-dx*unit,0) withcolor maincolor; fill p shifted (0, dx*unit) withcolor maincolor; p := p xscaled ((3-dx)/4) shifted (0,-dx*unit); fill p withcolor maincolor; fill p xyscaled (-1,1) shifted (unit,0) withcolor maincolor; \stopMPcode \stoptext Mojca ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
Dne nedelja 4. aprila 2010 ob 22:36:07 je Mojca Miklavec napisal(a): I don't know of any waterproof way to convert from SVG to metapost (all you can do is to convert it to PDF and use that PDF logo), but here's an approximation of your logo in metapost (the legs are wider - you'll need to fix the details by yourself): Wow, thanks! :D I'll dig through the manuals to figure out what that codeblock actually does and try to fix it. BTW, is there a special command I'm missing to turn on the colours in ConTeXt? Cheers, Matija -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 www: http://matija.suklje.name xmpp: matija.suk...@gabbler.org ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
Am 04.04.10 23:12, schrieb Matija Šuklje: BTW, is there a special command I'm missing to turn on the colours in ConTeXt? \setupcolors[state=start] Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
Dne nedelja 4. aprila 2010 ob 23:16:26 je Wolfgang Schuster napisal(a): Am 04.04.10 23:12, schrieb Matija Šuklje: BTW, is there a special command I'm missing to turn on the colours in ConTeXt? \setupcolors[state=start] /me is ashamed ...I found it the minute you sent the e-mail. Cheers, Matija -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 www: http://matija.suklje.name xmpp: matija.suk...@gabbler.org ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 23:12, Matija Šuklje wrote: I'll dig through the manuals to figure out what that codeblock actually does and try to fix it. Start with http://www.tug.org/docs/metapost/mpman.pdf and maybe the metafun manual. Mojca ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] SVG 2 MetaPost/MetaFun
Dne nedelja 4. aprila 2010 ob 23:23:10 je Mojca Miklavec napisal(a): Start with http://www.tug.org/docs/metapost/mpman.pdf and maybe the metafun manual. Thanks yet again :] Cheers, Matija -- gsm: +386 41 849 552 www: http://matija.suklje.name xmpp: matija.suk...@gabbler.org ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
