* Entering text into layers
@ 2014-05-19 15:43 Keith McKay
2014-05-19 21:45 ` Hans Hagen
2014-05-19 21:54 ` Wolfgang Schuster
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Keith McKay @ 2014-05-19 15:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users
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Colleagues
I have been designing a simple document which comprises of 4 areas (3
for text, 1 for images) on an A4 page. I thought that the best way to
do this would be using Layers and so far I come up with the code below
after scanning the wiki. As you can see it is not very sophisticated,
but I'm not a regular user of Context. The question I have is what
would be the best way to add text to the various layers? Some would
have quite a lot of text and I was wondering if would be better to
define the text for the different layers in some way rather than enter
into the braces of \setlayerframed. The code would look messy this
way. Finally, can layers be positioned within layers or would it be
better to use overlays? I'm thinking about adding three columns to the
Footer layer.
Thanks for your help
Best Wishes
Keith McKay
\setuplayout
[backspace=0cm,
cutspace=0cm,
width=fit,
topspace=0cm,
bottomspace=0cm,
header=0cm,
footer=0cm,
height=fit]
\setupexternalfigures[location={local,global}]
\definelayer[Logo]
\definelayer[Picture]
\definelayer[Text]
\definelayer[Footer]
\starttext
\strut
\setlayerframed[Logo][x=1cm,y=1cm]
[width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
{Some text in here}
\setlayerframed[Picture][x=1cm,y=5cm]
[width=6cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{\externalfigure[picture.jpg][background={foreground,figure},maxwidth=6cm]}
\setlayerframed[Text][x=8cm,y=5cm]
[width=12cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{Text
goes here}
\setlayerframed[Footer][x=1cm,y=25.7cm]
[width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
{Footer goes here}
\setupbackgrounds[text][background={Logo,Picture,Text,Footer}]
\stoptext
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: Entering text into layers
2014-05-19 15:43 Entering text into layers Keith McKay
@ 2014-05-19 21:45 ` Hans Hagen
2014-05-20 8:07 ` Keith McKay
2014-05-19 21:54 ` Wolfgang Schuster
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Hans Hagen @ 2014-05-19 21:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users
On 5/19/2014 5:43 PM, Keith McKay wrote:
> Colleagues
>
> I have been designing a simple document which comprises of 4 areas (3
> for text, 1 for images) on an A4 page. I thought that the best way to
> do this would be using Layers and so far I come up with the code below
> after scanning the wiki. As you can see it is not very sophisticated,
> but I'm not a regular user of Context. The question I have is what
> would be the best way to add text to the various layers? Some would
> have quite a lot of text and I was wondering if would be better to
> define the text for the different layers in some way rather than enter
> into the braces of \setlayerframed. The code would look messy this
> way. Finally, can layers be positioned within layers or would it be
> better to use overlays? I'm thinking about adding three columns to the
> Footer layer.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Keith McKay
>
> \setuplayout
>
> [backspace=0cm,
>
> cutspace=0cm,
>
> width=fit,
>
> topspace=0cm,
>
> bottomspace=0cm,
>
> header=0cm,
>
> footer=0cm,
>
> height=fit]
>
> \setupexternalfigures[location={local,global}]
>
>
> \definelayer[Logo]
>
> \definelayer[Picture]
>
> \definelayer[Text]
>
> \definelayer[Footer]
>
>
> \starttext
>
> \strut
>
>
> \setlayerframed[Logo][x=1cm,y=1cm]
>
> [width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
>
> {Some text in here}
>
> \setlayerframed[Picture][x=1cm,y=5cm]
> [width=6cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{\externalfigure[picture.jpg][background={foreground,figure},maxwidth=6cm]}
>
> \setlayerframed[Text][x=8cm,y=5cm]
> [width=12cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{Text
> goes here}
>
> \setlayerframed[Footer][x=1cm,y=25.7cm]
>
> [width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
>
> {Footer goes here}
>
> \setupbackgrounds[text][background={Logo,Picture,Text,Footer}]
>
>
> \stoptext
use buffers:
\startbuffer[some text]
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
\stopbuffer
\setlayerframed
[somelayer]
[preset=lefttop,
x=1cm,
y=4cm]
[width=10cm,
align=normal]
{\getbuffer}
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| www.pragma-pod.nl
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: Entering text into layers
2014-05-19 21:45 ` Hans Hagen
@ 2014-05-20 8:07 ` Keith McKay
2014-05-20 8:12 ` Hans Hagen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Keith McKay @ 2014-05-20 8:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ntg-context
Thanks Hans,
This is just what I'm looking for.
One last quick question if I may. I've noticed that \setlayerframed is
not in the command reference on the wiki. I guess that by looking at
the source code for Context would be the best way of finding it's
attributes but I don't have a clue which file it is likely to be in.
Could you give me a few hints on how to do this please?
Thanks again for your help.
Best Wishes
Keith
On 19/05/2014 22:45, Hans Hagen wrote:
> On 5/19/2014 5:43 PM, Keith McKay wrote:
>> Colleagues
>>
>> I have been designing a simple document which comprises of 4 areas (3
>> for text, 1 for images) on an A4 page. I thought that the best way to
>> do this would be using Layers and so far I come up with the code below
>> after scanning the wiki. As you can see it is not very sophisticated,
>> but I'm not a regular user of Context. The question I have is what
>> would be the best way to add text to the various layers? Some would
>> have quite a lot of text and I was wondering if would be better to
>> define the text for the different layers in some way rather than enter
>> into the braces of \setlayerframed. The code would look messy this
>> way. Finally, can layers be positioned within layers or would it be
>> better to use overlays? I'm thinking about adding three columns to the
>> Footer layer.
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> Best Wishes
>>
>> Keith McKay
>>
>> \setuplayout
>>
>> [backspace=0cm,
>>
>> cutspace=0cm,
>>
>> width=fit,
>>
>> topspace=0cm,
>>
>> bottomspace=0cm,
>>
>> header=0cm,
>>
>> footer=0cm,
>>
>> height=fit]
>>
>> \setupexternalfigures[location={local,global}]
>>
>>
>> \definelayer[Logo]
>>
>> \definelayer[Picture]
>>
>> \definelayer[Text]
>>
>> \definelayer[Footer]
>>
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \strut
>>
>>
>> \setlayerframed[Logo][x=1cm,y=1cm]
>>
>> [width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
>>
>> {Some text in here}
>>
>> \setlayerframed[Picture][x=1cm,y=5cm]
>> [width=6cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{\externalfigure[picture.jpg][background={foreground,figure},maxwidth=6cm]}
>>
>>
>> \setlayerframed[Text][x=8cm,y=5cm]
>> [width=12cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{Text
>>
>> goes here}
>>
>> \setlayerframed[Footer][x=1cm,y=25.7cm]
>>
>> [width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
>>
>> {Footer goes here}
>>
>> \setupbackgrounds[text][background={Logo,Picture,Text,Footer}]
>>
>>
>> \stoptext
>
> use buffers:
>
> \startbuffer[some text]
> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
> \stopbuffer
>
>
> \setlayerframed
> [somelayer]
> [preset=lefttop,
> x=1cm,
> y=4cm]
> [width=10cm,
> align=normal]
> {\getbuffer}
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE
> Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands
> tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com
> | www.pragma-pod.nl
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry
> to the Wiki!
>
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> wiki : http://contextgarden.net
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: Entering text into layers
2014-05-20 8:07 ` Keith McKay
@ 2014-05-20 8:12 ` Hans Hagen
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Hans Hagen @ 2014-05-20 8:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ntg-context
On 5/20/2014 10:07 AM, Keith McKay wrote:
> Thanks Hans,
>
> This is just what I'm looking for.
>
> One last quick question if I may. I've noticed that \setlayerframed is
> not in the command reference on the wiki. I guess that by looking at
> the source code for Context would be the best way of finding it's
> attributes but I don't have a clue which file it is likely to be in.
> Could you give me a few hints on how to do this please?
first [] like \setlayer, second [] like \framed
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> Best Wishes
> Keith
>
> On 19/05/2014 22:45, Hans Hagen wrote:
>> On 5/19/2014 5:43 PM, Keith McKay wrote:
>>> Colleagues
>>>
>>> I have been designing a simple document which comprises of 4 areas (3
>>> for text, 1 for images) on an A4 page. I thought that the best way to
>>> do this would be using Layers and so far I come up with the code below
>>> after scanning the wiki. As you can see it is not very sophisticated,
>>> but I'm not a regular user of Context. The question I have is what
>>> would be the best way to add text to the various layers? Some would
>>> have quite a lot of text and I was wondering if would be better to
>>> define the text for the different layers in some way rather than enter
>>> into the braces of \setlayerframed. The code would look messy this
>>> way. Finally, can layers be positioned within layers or would it be
>>> better to use overlays? I'm thinking about adding three columns to the
>>> Footer layer.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help
>>>
>>> Best Wishes
>>>
>>> Keith McKay
>>>
>>> \setuplayout
>>>
>>> [backspace=0cm,
>>>
>>> cutspace=0cm,
>>>
>>> width=fit,
>>>
>>> topspace=0cm,
>>>
>>> bottomspace=0cm,
>>>
>>> header=0cm,
>>>
>>> footer=0cm,
>>>
>>> height=fit]
>>>
>>> \setupexternalfigures[location={local,global}]
>>>
>>>
>>> \definelayer[Logo]
>>>
>>> \definelayer[Picture]
>>>
>>> \definelayer[Text]
>>>
>>> \definelayer[Footer]
>>>
>>>
>>> \starttext
>>>
>>> \strut
>>>
>>>
>>> \setlayerframed[Logo][x=1cm,y=1cm]
>>>
>>> [width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
>>>
>>> {Some text in here}
>>>
>>> \setlayerframed[Picture][x=1cm,y=5cm]
>>> [width=6cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{\externalfigure[picture.jpg][background={foreground,figure},maxwidth=6cm]}
>>>
>>>
>>> \setlayerframed[Text][x=8cm,y=5cm]
>>> [width=12cm,height=19.7cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]{Text
>>>
>>> goes here}
>>>
>>> \setlayerframed[Footer][x=1cm,y=25.7cm]
>>>
>>> [width=19cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrey]
>>>
>>> {Footer goes here}
>>>
>>> \setupbackgrounds[text][background={Logo,Picture,Text,Footer}]
>>>
>>>
>>> \stoptext
>>
>> use buffers:
>>
>> \startbuffer[some text]
>> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
>> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
>> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
>> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
>> bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
>> \stopbuffer
>>
>>
>> \setlayerframed
>> [somelayer]
>> [preset=lefttop,
>> x=1cm,
>> y=4cm]
>> [width=10cm,
>> align=normal]
>> {\getbuffer}
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>> Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE
>> Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands
>> tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com
>> | www.pragma-pod.nl
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry
>> to the Wiki!
>>
>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl /
>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
>> archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
>> wiki : http://contextgarden.net
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry
> to the Wiki!
>
> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl /
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> archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> wiki : http://contextgarden.net
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
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| www.pragma-pod.nl
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* Re: Entering text into layers
2014-05-19 15:43 Entering text into layers Keith McKay
2014-05-19 21:45 ` Hans Hagen
@ 2014-05-19 21:54 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2014-05-20 8:10 ` Keith McKay
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2014-05-19 21:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users
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Am 19.05.2014 um 17:43 schrieb Keith McKay <mckaymeister@gmail.com>:
> Colleagues
>
> I have been designing a simple document which comprises of 4 areas (3 for text, 1 for images) on an A4 page. I thought that the best way to do this would be using Layers and so far I come up with the code below after scanning the wiki. As you can see it is not very sophisticated, but I'm not a regular user of Context. The question I have is what would be the best way to add text to the various layers? Some would have quite a lot of text and I was wondering if would be better to define the text for the different layers in some way rather than enter into the braces of \setlayerframed. The code would look messy this way. Finally, can layers be positioned within layers or would it be better to use overlays? I'm thinking about adding three columns to the Footer layer.
A short description about layers and overlays: http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2013/070935.html
Wolfgang
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* Re: Entering text into layers
2014-05-19 21:54 ` Wolfgang Schuster
@ 2014-05-20 8:10 ` Keith McKay
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Keith McKay @ 2014-05-20 8:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ntg-context
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Thanks Wolfgang
This is really useful and something I will give further study to.
Thanks again for your help.
Best Wishes
Keith
On 19/05/2014 22:54, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
>
> Am 19.05.2014 um 17:43 schrieb Keith McKay <mckaymeister@gmail.com
> <mailto:mckaymeister@gmail.com>>:
>
>> Colleagues
>>
>> I have been designing a simple document which comprises of 4 areas (3
>> for text, 1 for images) on an A4 page. I thought that the best way
>> to do this would be using Layers and so far I come up with the code
>> below after scanning the wiki. As you can see it is not very
>> sophisticated, but I'm not a regular user of Context. The question I
>> have is what would be the best way to add text to the various
>> layers? Some would have quite a lot of text and I was wondering if
>> would be better to define the text for the different layers in some
>> way rather than enter into the braces of \setlayerframed. The code
>> would look messy this way. Finally, can layers be positioned within
>> layers or would it be better to use overlays? I'm thinking about
>> adding three columns to the Footer layer.
>
> A short description about layers and overlays:
> http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/2013/070935.html
>
> Wolfgang
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki!
>
> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
> archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> wiki : http://contextgarden.net
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
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