Re: Help with \setuplayout[grid=yes]

[Vit Zyka <vit.zyka@seznam.cz>]

Randall Skelton wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Attached is an example showing my misunderstanding about grid 
> alignment.  The attached works as expected when \setuplayout[grid=no] is 
> used or the 'Author table' is commented out.   The inclusion of the 
> little table in the text is really just to convince myself that I can 
> have a table with the grid enabled.

\placeongrid{%    or e.g. \placeongrid[{broad,high}]{%
   your table
}

vit

> 
> Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> Randall
> 
> ----
> \showframe
> %\showmakeup
> %\showgrid
> 
> %%% Dimensions
> \newdimen\PaperWidth  \PaperWidth=8.5in
> \newdimen\PaperHeight \PaperHeight=11.0in
> \newdimen\TextWidth   \TextWidth=5.5in
> \newdimen\TextHeight  \TextHeight=10.0in
> 
> \setuppapersize[letter][letter]                  % paper size
> \definepapersize[width=\PaperWidth,height=\PaperHeight]
> 
> \setuplayout
>     [location=doublesided, % double-sided printing
>      grid=yes,             %%%% WHY DOES THIS CAUSE AN ERROR?
>      topspace=0.50in,      % the space at the very top of the page
>      backspace=1.5in,      % the space in the gutter
>      header=0.75in,        % the space for headers
>      footer=0.50in,        % the space for footers
>      leftmargin=1in,       % the space for margin notes
>      rightmargin=1in,      % the space for right margin notes
>      width=\TextWidth,     % the width of the body text
>      height=\TextHeight]   % the height of the body text
> 
> %%% Authors and Approvals
> \def\AuthorsTitle{\midaligned{\sc{Authors and Approvals}}}
> 
> \def\startAuthors{%
>   \blank[2*big]\AuthorsTitle\\\blank[2*big]%
>   \hbox to \hsize\bgroup\hss\SetTableToWidth{6.5in}%
>   \starttable[|c|c|c|c|c|]
>   \HL
>   \VL \VL Function\VL Name\VL Signature\VL Date\VL\SR\HL}
> 
> \def\stopAuthors{\stoptable\hss\egroup}
> 
> def\Author[#1]{%
>   \getgparameters[Author][#1]%
>   \doifundefined{AuthorRole}{\gdef\AuthorRole{Prepared by:}}%
>   \doifundefined{AuthorFunction}{\gdef\AuthorFunction{-}}%
>   \doifundefined{AuthorName}{\gdef\AuthorName{-}}%
>   \doifundefined{AuthorSignature}{\gdef\AuthorSignature{}}%
>   \doifundefined{AuthorDate}{\gdef\AuthorDate{-}}%
>   \VL\AuthorRole \VL\AuthorFunction%
>   \VL\AuthorName \VL\AuthorSignature%
>   \VL\AuthorDate%
>   \VL\SR\HL%
>   \gdef\AuthorFunction{ }\gdef\AuthorName{ }%
>   \gdef\AuthorSignature{ }\gdef\AuthorDate{ }%
>   }
> 
> \starttext
> 
> %%% Start: Front
> \startfrontmatter
> 
> \startAuthors
>   \Author
>     [Role={Prepared by:},
>      Function={Scientist},
>      Name={John Smith},
>      Date={2005-08-24}]
>   \Author
>     [Role={Checked by}:,
>      Date={2005-08-24}]
>   \Author
>     [Role={Approved by:},
>      Date={2005-08-24}]
> \stopAuthors
> 
> %%% Stop: Front
> \stopfrontmatter
> 
> %%% Start: Body
> \startbodymatter
> 
> \section{One}
> 
> \dorecurse{3}{\input knuth}
> 
> \starttable[|c|c|]
> \HL
> \VL One \VL Two \VL\FR
> \VL Three \VL Four \VL\LR
> \HL
> \stoptable
> 
> \section{Two}
> 
> \dorecurse{4}{\input knuth}
> 
> %%% Stop: Body part
> \stopbodymatter
> 
> \stoptext
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> _______________________________________________
> ntg-context mailing list
> ntg-context@ntg.nl
> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

-- 
=======================================================
Ing. Vít Zýka, Ph.D.                         TYPOkvítek

database publishing              databazove publikovani
data maintaining and typesetting in typographic quality
priprava dat a jejich sazba v typograficke kvalite

tel.: (+420) 777 198 189     www: http://typokvitek.com
=======================================================