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From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: Layers: corner, location
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:27:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <51B18B52.9030008@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <op.wyarefs8tpjj8f@lpr>

On 6/7/2013 9:07 AM, Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to understand meaning of "location" and "corner" keywords of
> layer definition (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Layers#My_first_Layer).
>
> The goal is to place a logo (here: a \framed) to the top right corner of
> the page, with vertical and horizontal shift 5 mm into the centre of the
> page.
>
> The working code is:
>
> ----
> \definelayer
>    [Logo]
>    [location={left,bottom},
>     x=\paperwidth,
>     y=0mm,
>     hoffset=-5mm,
>     voffset=5mm,
>    ]
>
> \setlayer
>    [Logo]
>    {\framed[width=4cm,height=1cm]{LOGO}}
>
> \setupbackgrounds[page][background=Logo]
>
> \starttext
>    \input knuth
> \stoptext
> ----
>
> Although it works, it's a result of many attempts.
> I don't understand why "location={left,bottom}" is the correct choice
> although the referential point of the logo is *right-top* corner and I'm
> placing the logo into the *right-top* corner of the layer (page).
>
> I played with "corner=" and "location=" combinations but - it seems the
> only one which gives the good result is the one above.
>
> Could anyone explain this?

see end of pack-box.mkiv for relationship between corner and location; 
it has to do with matching reference points of content and position on 
layer

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  reply	other threads:[~2013-06-07  7:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-07  7:07 Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.
2013-06-07  7:27 ` Hans Hagen [this message]
2013-06-07  8:06   ` Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.
2013-06-07 12:41     ` Peter Rolf
2013-06-10  7:50       ` Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.

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