Re: layer placement question

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:

> Am 2006-01-15 um 19:36 schrieb Hans Hagen:
>
>>> I would expect that the x/y coordinates in \setlayer(framed)  
>>> relate  to the layer's origin (-3, -3) and thus my logo gets  placed 
>>> at (130,  -3).
>>> But in fact it's placed at (133, -3), i.e. x starts at 0 instead  
>>> of  -3. Why?
>>
>> x and y are unique for each \setlayer, use hoffset/voffset instead
>
> Thank you, I didn't understand that from the docs.
> And in fact not even from your statement.
>
> Seems like x/y always use the upper left corner of the paper,
> while hoffset/voffset use the upper left corner of the layer.

no, it depends on the combination of align and corner (in core-box.tex 
you can see presets being defined, so with preset=rightbottom, x/y start 
from the rightbottom)

>
> But if I use \placelayer instead of backgrounds, x/y is relative to  
> the text area.
> Is that intended? (See my mail "layer question".)

indeed, put it in a \ruledhbox and you will see

(there is \tightlayer and such in order to get different results)

Hans