From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/43421 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Taco Hoekwater Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Still confused about \setuplayout Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:07:50 +0200 Message-ID: <48B56DC6.90105@elvenkind.com> References: <326847810808260929p19deaa6bndcfae286f7953115@mail.gmail.com> <326847810808270422qe5399f8ob5746ea486a8ef57@mail.gmail.com> <48B53A10.9010304@wxs.nl> <326847810808270536r3bf6d85fodee183effb326d6b@mail.gmail.com> <48B54B69.9020508@wxs.nl> <326847810808270631u732fb82eka4e0b52a0ecf6189@mail.gmail.com> <48B55869.1020204@wxs.nl> <326847810808270705s633a3586g4d356d08e43e782f@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219849789 26927 80.91.229.12 (27 Aug 2008 15:09:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:09:49 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Aug 27 17:10:43 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KYMf1-0003kL-QR for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:10:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C3291FE1E; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:09:15 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 24399-01-11; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:08:28 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CFE71FDE1; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:08:27 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1CB21FDDD for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:08:25 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 26584-02 for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:07:52 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.21]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A25101FDE1 for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:07:52 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from [192.168.178.20] (boo.demon.nl [82.161.175.147]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m7RF7p6r053072 for ; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:07:52 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from taco@elvenkind.com) User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070305) In-Reply-To: <326847810808270705s633a3586g4d356d08e43e782f@mail.gmail.com> X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:43421 Archived-At: Alan Stone wrote: > > CanItBeAnyMoreConfusingText ? From left to right, you have: (left)edge (left)edgedistance (left)margin (left)margindistance width (right)margindistance (right)margin (right)edgedistance (right)edge The location of all this on the paper is defined by backspace, which gives the distance between the appropriate (left or right) edge of the text width and the physical paper edge. Similar logic applies in the vertical direction. \showlayout will give the current values and keys (put it after \starttext, it generates four pages of typeset information). I am somewhat confused myself as to why this is generally considered to be so confusing. In vertical mode, it goes like this top topdistance header headerdistance textheight footerdistance footer bottomdistance bottom "height" sets up the dimension that controls the inner five areas (header ... footer). "topspace" is the distance between the vertical top edge of the paper and the top of "header". You can put \showlayout after \starttext. It will generate four pages of settings (because of double-sided ness). Best wishes, Taco ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________