Re: poster

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Zunbeltz wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to do a scientific poster in latex and i've some problem. now
>i want to try it in context. I need two things
>1) set a backgroud for the paper (A0 size) with gradient color
>
>2) Deal with textblocks (like the textpos package of latex). This package
>makes a grid (dont printing it),  for example 16x25 part (width and
>height). And then you can say
>\begin{textblock}{2}(0,3)
>..
>\end{textbloc}
>
>This make a bloc 2 unit width in the (0,3) position.
>
>I'm quite new to context, and i don't know if it can be done.
>  
>
see metafun manual

\setupcolors
  [state=start]

\startreusableMPgraphic{gradient}
  circular_shade(OverlayBox,0,red,blue) ;
\stopreusableMPgraphic

\defineoverlay[gradient][\reuseMPgraphic{gradient}]

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=gradient]

\setuplayout[width=middle,height=middle,backspace=7cm]

\starttext

\startstandardmakeup
  \vfill \input ward \vfill
\stopstandardmakeup

\stoptext