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Summary
The command
\clip
is used for showing only parts of an object.
Settings
Description
\setupclipping
[nx=,ny=]
specifies that
\clip
should pretend that the picture is cut into
nx
by
ny
pieces.
\clip[x=,y=]
then displays the piece at row
x
and column
y
, counting from the top left.
Examples
Example 1
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% Tell ConTeXt where to find the windmill picture \setupexternalfigures[location={default}] % \setupclipping[nx=3,ny=3] This is a thumbnail of the windmill: \externalfigure[mill][width=1cm] \blank[line] This is the bottom row: \hbox{% \clip[x=1, y=3]{\externalfigure[mill]} % <-- space between clips \clip[x=2, y=3]{\externalfigure[mill]}% <-- no space between clips \clip[x=3, y=3]{\externalfigure[mill]} } The leftmost square of the bottom row, shrunken and framed: \framed{ \scale[sx=0.5,sy=0.5]{\clip[x=1, y=3]{\externalfigure[mill]}} }
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Example 2
It's not just figures that can be clipped:
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\startframedtext[frame=on] \vbox{\input zapf } \blank \clip[nx=3,ny=3,x=1,y=3]{\vbox{\input zapf }} \blank \stopframedtext
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