Hi, > I believe that pdfs can make multiple use of pictures (and other objects).
right. > I have a fairly large picture which I want to include a number of > times, once as the full picture and several other times > concentrating on a portion of it. Are there any commands for > cropping other than going through metapost? Yes. Try this example. You can see from the resulting pdf file that the cow.pdf gets included only once. \useexternalfigure[cow] \starttext \setupclipping[nx=3,ny=3] % 1/3 of a sliced cow \hbox{% \clip [x=1,y=2]{\externalfigure[cow]} \clip [x=2,y=2]{\externalfigure[cow]} \clip [x=3,y=2]{\externalfigure[cow]} } \blank[4*big] % its in the details: \scale[sx=2,sy=2]{\clip [x=2,y=2]{\externalfigure[cow]}} \stoptext Patrick -- You are your own rainbow! _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context