Re: Tables in headers

["Stefan Larsson" <lastsys@gmail.com>]

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Hi Stefan,

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:06 AM, Stefan Larsson <lastsys@gmail.com> wrote:
>> First post on this list...
>>
>> I have been using LaTeX for several large projects during the last 10
years
>> and just recently tried to switch to ConTeXt due to the claim of easier
>> handling of custom page layout. So far it is an enjoyable experience...
>>
>> I would need to customize my page headers with a custom table (like
LaTeX's
>> tabular environment) instead of just changing the text in the left and
right
>> corners. From the quick browsing I have been doing of documentation and
>> articles at contextgarden this feature called "layers" might be what I am
>> looking for. But before trying to grasp this feature I would like to ask
any
>> experienced ConTeXt user for the recommended approach to achieve what I
am
>> trying to do...
>>
>> So, to conclude: "How do I customize my page header to contain a table
>> instead of the predefined style?"

> can you give us a example of the header do you want to get, tables are not
> best solution and they will couse troubles in a few cases. We could try to
> find a better solution if possible.

I'll try to illustrate using a monospaced font:

+------+                                         Company Name
|      |
| Logo |
|      |
+------+

------------------------------------------------+------------
Type of document                                | Page
Report of something                             | 2 (10)
-----------------------------------+------------+------------
Name of document                   | Issue      | Date
My document name                   | 1          | 2008-04-22
-----------------------------------+------------+------------
Issuer (dept, name, email)                      | Appendix
dept, name, email                               | Appendix
------------------------------------------------+------------

This is the full header. A reduced header is used on the rest of the pages
where the last row is excluded.

(I am trying to convert a MS-Word template...)

Thanks,
/Stefan

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