Re: Still the old layout problem

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 01:07 PM 8/4/2002 +0200, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I come here to re-issue the problem with the default layout: as it
>is on my machine, the layout is slightly off-centered: the first
>half centimeter pops out of the left margin; issuing a horoffset
>correction of .5cm fixes the problem, but as it can be seen by
>\showframe the whole page is shifted, so that document editing
>with this debug feature shows that unpleasant black line running
>down the left margin.
>
>I understand that this layout has to be kept the default for
>backwards compatibility reasons, but I think that a new layout
>which fits nicely and correctly on the default A4 paper should be
>provided, and made available by an appropriate command
>(\usenewlayout ?), something alike the macro that corrects the
>original design "flaw" of swapping left and right
>justification/raggedness.
>
>As an option, named layout could be added (or are they already
>there?), with a \definelayout command et similia (\uselayout, a
>change in \setuplayout, etc.

hm, this is not a design flaw, but a deliberate one, since in the beginning 
we used context mainly for single sided stapled reports where we can write 
notes in the margin,

So, why not define:

\definelayout
   [centered]
   [width=middle,
    height=middle,
    margin=1.75cm] % \dimexpr(\backspace-\margindistance-.25cm)

in your local cont-sys file so that you can say:

\setuplayout[centered]

so, there is no need for \usenewlayout esp since you cna bet that others 
will ask for a \usenewerlayout and \usenewestlayout, for instance because 
they want vertically centered and/or a larger backspace or inches instead 
of cms etc

It is on my agenda to predefine a couple of layouts and provide them in a 
module

Hans
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