\usecolors[xwi]

\setupwhitespace[line]

\starttext

\definetextbackground[secondary][

= location=3Dalways,

= background=3Dcolor,

= backgroundcolor=3Dlightgray,

= leftoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,

= rightoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,

= topoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,

= bottomoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,

= frame=3Doff,]

\input knuth

{

\blank[line]

\setupwhitespace[none]

\startnarrower

\dontleavehmode\framed[

= width=3Dlocal, corner=3D03, background=3Dcolor, = backgroundcolor=3Dcyan,

= frame=3Doff

]{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=E2=80=99ve crafted a MWE.

If I \setupwhitespace[line], the = \blank[-0.5em] stops working. I=E2=80=99m 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=3Dalways,
= background=3Dcolor,
= backgroundcolor=3Dlightgray,
= leftoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,
= rightoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,
= topoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,
= bottomoffset=3D.5\bodyfontsize,
= frame=3Doff,]

\input knuth

\startnarrower
= \dontleavehmode\framed[
width=3Dlocal, = corner=3D03, background=3Dcolor, backgroundcolor=3Dcyan,
frame=3Doff
]{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>= wrote:

Hi all,

Ah, found the solution = in TextBackground. At here: 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=3D03 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> wrote:

Hi = all,

Sorry, my solution didn=E2=80=99t = work.

My purpose of using \startnarrower is = to have some paragraphs of text inside the \framed. Unfortunately, it = seems \framed doesn=E2=80=99t take paragraphs.

\startframedtext doesn=E2=80=99t have as many border options = as \framed.

Should I use overlays? Or = layers? It seems layers require absolutely positioning, and can=E2=80=99t = be logically contained inside a \startnarrower?

Regards
Jon

On Aug 21, 2019, at 8:53 = PM, Jon Wong <jhannwong@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I got some progress!

\setupnarrower[left=3D2cm, right=3D2cm] % what = does middle do, actually?
\startnarrower
= \dontleavehmode\framed[width=3Dlocal]{testing}

Since this works for left offset: = \framed[width=3Dlocal]{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> 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=E2=80=99t observe startnarrower commands.
\endnarrower

How do I achieve = that?

Regards
Jon