Dynamic Elements on Layer

Dynamic Elements on Layer

[Helin Gai]

Hi,

I'm still trying to place my running heads into the margin, 5 cm away
from the top. My new attempt is to use layer:

\definelayer[colin][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight,x=0mm,y=0mm]
\setlayer[colin][x=5cm,y=3cm]{\framed{\getmarking[chapter][current]}}
\setupbackgrounds[page][background=colin]

But it doesn't seem to work either. Does anyone know why it is?
Many thanks!

Sincerely,
Helin


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Helin (Colin) Gai
Class of 2009, Duke University
Box 96332
Durham, NC 27708
Phone:  919-943-6302
helin.gai at gmail.com
hg9 at duke.edu

Re: Dynamic Elements on Layer

[Aditya Mahajan]

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Helin Gai wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm still trying to place my running heads into the margin, 5 cm away
> from the top. My new attempt is to use layer:
> 
> \definelayer[colin][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight,x=0mm,y=0mm]
> \setlayer[colin][x=5cm,y=3cm]{\framed{\getmarking[chapter][current]}}
> \setupbackgrounds[page][background=colin]
> 
> But it doesn't seem to work either. Does anyone know why it is?

Maybe because the layer is not evaluated for each page. You can try 
putting the \setlayer stuff inside \setupheadertexts or append them to 
beforeeverypage or aftereverypage, like

\appendtoks \setlayer[...] \to \aftereverypage

Aditya

Re: Dynamic Elements on Layer

[Hans Hagen]

Helin Gai wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm still trying to place my running heads into the margin, 5 cm away
> from the top. My new attempt is to use layer:
>
> \definelayer[colin][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight,x=0mm,y=0mm]
> \setlayer[colin][x=5cm,y=3cm]{\framed{\getmarking[chapter][current]}}
> \setupbackgrounds[page][background=colin]
>
> But it doesn't seem to work either. Does anyone know why it is?
> Many thanks!
>   
\startsetups make:headers  
 \setlayer[colin][x=5cm,y=3cm]{\framed{\getmarking[chapter][current]}}
\stopsetups  

\setupbackgrounds[page][setups=make:headers,background=colin]

you need to postpone/repeat the action 

H 


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Re: Dynamic Elements on Layer

[Helin Gai]

Thanks Hans. This works beautifully!

Helin

On 1/14/07, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:
> Helin Gai wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm still trying to place my running heads into the margin, 5 cm away
> > from the top. My new attempt is to use layer:
> >
> > \definelayer[colin][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight,x=0mm,y=0mm]
> > \setlayer[colin][x=5cm,y=3cm]{\framed{\getmarking[chapter][current]}}
> > \setupbackgrounds[page][background=colin]
> >
> > But it doesn't seem to work either. Does anyone know why it is?
> > Many thanks!
> >
> \startsetups make:headers
>  \setlayer[colin][x=5cm,y=3cm]{\framed{\getmarking[chapter][current]}}
> \stopsetups
>
> \setupbackgrounds[page][setups=make:headers,background=colin]
>
> you need to postpone/repeat the action
>
> H
>
>
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-- 
Helin (Colin) Gai
Class of 2009, Duke University
Box 96332
Durham, NC 27708
Phone:  919-943-6302
helin.gai at gmail.com
hg9 at duke.edu