Hi Gerben!

On 2012-01-14 00:43, Gerben Wierda wrote:
> but I forgot how to do something like  width=\paperwidth-2cm (not
> like that obviously, but I have forgotten how to do simple
> addition and subtraction with dimensions in TeX)

See TeXbook p. 118f.

> So, how do I set a margin of 1cm all around the makeup area?

Does the following fit your needs?

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\newdimen\myborderoffset \myborderoffset=1cm

\definelayout[mypage][page]
\setuplayout [mypage][
  backspace=\myborderoffset,
  topspace=\myborderoffset,
]

\setuplayout[mypage]

\showframe

\def\docowpage{%
  \rotate[rotation=90]{\externalfigure[cow][width=\vsize,height=\hsize]}\page%
}

\starttext

\dorecurse{5}{\docowpage}
\stoptext

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Regards, Philipp

> 
> G
> 
> On 14 Jan 2012, at 00:06, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 13 Jan 2012, Gerben Wierda wrote:
> > 
> >> How do I create a page with maximum text width, text height? I tried using \setuplayout with stuff like [textwidth=\pagewidth-1cm], but nothing happens. I need empty pages with minimum margins, just to be able to put other PDF's in that space.
> > 
> > \setuplayout[page], or if you want to do this for only one page, \adaptlayout[page]
> > 
> > Aditya
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