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🧊 freezr 🥶Standard interchange image format for Open Source DTPHi people,with all the mayor GUI <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=DTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DTP</a> software reaching their peak: <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIMP</a>, <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=Scribus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scribus</a> and <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=Inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a>; and the well established <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=TeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeX</a> software <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=ConTeXt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConTeXt</a> and <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=SpeedataPublisher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpeedataPublisher</a>, and <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=ImageMagick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImageMagick</a> we need a serious discussion about which image format we should adopt that works seamlessly across all these applications and it is generally accepted in the press workflow, whereas is embedded or not into a PDF file.It should be something that has good quality, supports <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=CMYK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CMYK</a> and Alpha channels and it is <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> friendly and perhaps an <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=openstandard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openstandard</a>.I would dare to say that perhaps jpeg2000 matches most of them, it exists from a very long time and can be adopted as common ground, however it is need a combined effort, if what I am writing makes sense for you.ImageMagick supports it, Gimp 3 currently doesn't, <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=LuaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LuaTeX</a> and <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=LuaMetaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LuaMetaTeX</a> neither. I guess that Inkscape once it will be able to export in CMYK it will decide which format using to store images in CMYK with alpha into a PDF.It would be very beneficial if we can adopt a format that works everywhere and it is press friendly, thanks.

Javier BezosNow that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/luatex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#luatex</a> is the recommended engine for LaTeX, you can find in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/babel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#babel</a> site minimal localized documents for about 300 languages and 45 scripts. There are also basic guides on how to migrate from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pdftex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pdftex</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xetex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xetex</a>.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/multilingual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#multilingual</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/texlatex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#texlatex</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/localization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localization</a><a href="https://latex3.github.io/babel/guides/index-locale.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://latex3.github.io/babel/guides/index-locale.html</a>

ConTeXt groupGavin about <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentation</a> for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MetaPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetaPost</a>: I am working with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MetaPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetaPost</a> in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ConTeXt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConTeXt</a>. Here are the resources I use, roughly in the order I search when trying to solve a problem.➤ <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MetaFun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetaFun</a> Manual (<a href="http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.pragma-ade.nl/general/manuals/metafun-p.pdf</a>) This is most comprehensive and helpful source. ➤ MetaPost Manual (<a href="http://mirrors.ctan.org/systems/doc/metapost/mpman.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://mirrors.ctan.org/systems/doc/metapost/mpman.pdf</a>) This is not specific to ConTeXt, but it is very useful. ➤ The MetaFun page on the ConTeXt wiki (<a href="https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Graphics_and_media/Tutorials/Graphical_programming_with_MetaPost_and_MetaFun" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Graphics_and_media/Tutorials/Graphical_programming_with_MetaPost_and_MetaFun</a>) 🧵 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LuaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LuaTeX</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LuaMetaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LuaMetaTeX</a>

ConTeXt groupHello Fediverse! We’re <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/newhere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newhere</a>, even if we are already 14 years old – and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ConTeXt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConTeXt</a> is the infamous alternative to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaTeX</a> for more than 20 years!The developers of ConTeXt are also behind <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LuaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LuaTeX</a> and now <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LuaMetaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LuaMetaTeX</a>.We’re the incisors (AKA bleeding edge) of the dinosaur of open source. 😉

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