Re: Layout definitions ..

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Dirar BOUGATEF wrote:

> 2. I would like to define a new layout that does not contain left and 
> right margins.
> This layout is going to divide my page to 4 parts as a matrix of 2x2.
> How can i do that ?
> Is there anyway to identify each part of them in the same way as we 
> identify the left and right margins within the default layout ?
> Is this in relation with margin and opposite blocks ?

depends on what you want to do; an option is to make A6 pages and to 
impose the pages; another option is to use layers:

\setuplayout
  [page]

\definelayer[lt] \setuplayer[lt][width=.5\textwidth,height=.5\textheight]
\definelayer[lb] \setuplayer[lb][width=.5\textwidth,height=.5\textheight]
\definelayer[rt] \setuplayer[rt][width=.5\textwidth,height=.5\textheight]
\definelayer[rb] \setuplayer[rb][width=.5\textwidth,height=.5\textheight]

\definelayer[pp] \setuplayer[pp][width=\textwidth,height=\textheight]

\startsetups buildpage

    \setlayer[pp][preset=lefttop]    {\tightlayer[lt]}
    \setlayer[pp][preset=righttop]   {\tightlayer[rt]}
    \setlayer[pp][preset=leftbottom] {\tightlayer[lb]}
    \setlayer[pp][preset=rightbottom]{\tightlayer[rb]}

    \startstandardmakeup \tightlayer[pp] \stopstandardmakeup

\stopsetups

\starttext

    \setlayerframed[lt][preset=middle,rotation=45]{welcome}
    \setlayerframed[rt][preset=middle,rotation=315]{to}
    \setlayerframed[rb][preset=middle,rotation=225]{context's}
    \setlayerframed[lb][preset=middle,rotation=135]{layers}

    \setups[buildpage]

\stoptext


(something for the wiki archive)

Hans