Hi all,

I’m so so sorry for yet another message in this thread. I’ve solved it, but still don’t quite understand why it works. I post the solution here so that nobody has to spend any time crafting the solution. But I still have 1 key question.

Key question: Why does \setwhitespace[line] prevent \blank[-0.5em] from working after a \framed?

(Ok. I better sleep before I pollute the mailing list further.)

Apparent Solution:

\usecolors[xwi]
\setupwhitespace[line]

\starttext
\definetextbackground[secondary][
  location=always,
  background=color,
  backgroundcolor=lightgray,
  leftoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
  rightoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
  topoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
  bottomoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
  frame=off,]

\input knuth

{

\blank[line]

\setupwhitespace[none]

\startnarrower
  \dontleavehmode\framed[
    width=local, corner=03, background=color, backgroundcolor=cyan,
    frame=off
  ]{My header!}

  \blank[-0.5em]

  \startsecondary
  {

  \setupwhitespace[line]

    \input knuth

  }
  \stopsecondary
\stopnarrower

}

\input knuth
\stoptext


> On Aug 21, 2019, at 10:21 PM, Jon Wong <jhannwong@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Ok, last message in this topic, I promise. I’ve crafted a MWE.
> 
> If I \setupwhitespace[line], the \blank[-0.5em] stops working. I’m sure I need to revise my TeX notes. For now, can somebody give me a little encouragement and tell me the answer? :-P
> 
> \usecolors[xwi]
> % \setupwhitespace[line]
> 
> \starttext
> \definetextbackground[secondary][
>   location=always,
>   background=color,
>   backgroundcolor=lightgray,
>   leftoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
>   rightoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
>   topoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
>   bottomoffset=.5\bodyfontsize,
>   frame=off,]
> 
> \input knuth
> 
> \startnarrower
>   \dontleavehmode\framed[
>     width=local, corner=03, background=color, backgroundcolor=cyan,
>     frame=off
>   ]{My header!}
> 
>   \blank[-0.5em]
> 
>   \startsecondary
>     \input knuth
>   \stopsecondary
> \stopnarrower
> 
> \input knuth
> \stoptext
> 
> Regards
> Jon
> 
> 
>> On Aug 21, 2019, at 9:37 PM, Jon Wong <jhannwong@gmail.com <mailto:jhannwong@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Ah, found the solution in TextBackground. At here: https://www.contextgarden.net/TextBackground <https://www.contextgarden.net/TextBackground>
>> 
>> Can I have a 2-segment (2 vboxes) TextBackground (presumably with 2 TextBackgrounds, zero vspace between them)?
>> 
>> For the top segment, I want rounded corners only for top corners (corner=03 with \framed).
>> 
>> Seems I really should dig into MetaFun and TextBackground. Looks really fun and useful.
>> 
>> Sorry for the noise. Am a little carried away exploring the Garden. :-P
>> 
>> Regards
>> Jon
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 21, 2019, at 9:25 PM, Jon Wong <jhannwong@gmail.com <mailto:jhannwong@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Sorry, my solution didn’t work.
>>> 
>>> My purpose of using \startnarrower is to have some paragraphs of text inside the \framed. Unfortunately, it seems \framed doesn’t take paragraphs.
>>> 
>>> \startframedtext doesn’t have as many border options as \framed.
>>> 
>>> Should I use overlays? Or layers? It seems layers require absolutely positioning, and can’t be logically contained inside a \startnarrower?
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Jon
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 21, 2019, at 8:53 PM, Jon Wong <jhannwong@gmail.com <mailto:jhannwong@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I got some progress!
>>>> 
>>>> \setupnarrower[left=2cm, right=2cm] % what does middle do, actually?
>>>> \startnarrower
>>>> \dontleavehmode\framed[width=local]{testing}
>>>> 
>>>> Since this works for left offset: \framed[width=local]{testing}
>>>> \endnarrower
>>>> 
>>>> So, how do I do a gradient background? Yeah, I know I have to dive into MetaPost and MetaFun some time. Is that where the solution is?
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> Jon
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 21, 2019, at 8:14 PM, Jon Wong <jhannwong@gmail.com <mailto:jhannwong@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I want to have a \startnarrower effect. But I also want that segment to have a border (hopefully a gradient background color too!).
>>>>> 
>>>>> I tried:
>>>>> 
>>>>> \startnarrower
>>>>> \framed{testing}
>>>>> 
>>>>> Seems framed doesn’t observe startnarrower commands.
>>>>> \endnarrower
>>>>> 
>>>>> How do I achieve that?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Jon
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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