On Wednesday 14 January 2009 11:21:02 am Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
> \defineframedtext
>    [partframed]
>    [width=\textwidth,
>     height=\textheight,
>     rulethickness=5pt,
>     top=\vfill,
>     bottom=\vfill\vfill]
>
> \setuphead
>    [part]
>    [before=\startpartframed,
>     after=\stoppartframed,
>     align=middle,
>     footer=high,
>     header=high,
>     placehead=yes]
>
> \starttext
> \part{This is part one}
> \stoptext

Thanks Wolfgang.

I like the way you implemented the solution; however, if I load the pgf/tikz 
libraries with your solution, it still forces the frame to the next page. 

Ultimately I want to load an image and have it framed for the background on 
the part page.  I like the ability that tikz gives me to adjust the opacity of 
the image, which is why I tried to find a solution using tikz.  

So I can find a solution without tikz, but is there one that will work with 
tikz?

Bart