From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/72925 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Willi Egger Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Title page for diploma thesis Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:43:54 +0100 Message-ID: References: <1322926807.3532.19.camel@mattotaupa> <935571CD-3F03-440D-BFB6-4A23E3B391A3@boede.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1322999062 23221 80.91.229.12 (4 Dec 2011 11:44:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 11:44:22 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sun Dec 04 12:44:14 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXAUP-0000t3-VC for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:44:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1F10CB144; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:44:12 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id uMIbOH7fprPc; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:44:12 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2918CB12C; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:44:09 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF3DBCB12C for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:44:08 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id lovVfbLWbz51 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:43:56 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter5-til.mf.surf.net (filter5-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.221]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E683CB12A for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:43:56 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mars.digitpaint.nl (mars.digitpaint.nl [83.98.197.63]) by filter5-til.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5+lenny1) with ESMTP id pB4BhtdB005059 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:43:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mars.digitpaint.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A4491A6BCE for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:43:54 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mars.digitpaint.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.digitpaint.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Sp1-UvRxfFNi for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:43:53 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from willis-computer.fritz.box (a83-161-249-79.adsl.xs4all.nl [83.161.249.79]) by mars.digitpaint.nl (Postfix) with ESMTPA id C35821A6BCD for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:43:53 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <935571CD-3F03-440D-BFB6-4A23E3B391A3@boede.nl> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=83.98.197.63; country=NL; latitude=52.5000; longitude=5.7500; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=52.5000,5.7500&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 0xG4XHTpu - 647fa899707b - 20111204 (trained as not-spam) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 194.171.167.221 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:72925 Archived-At: Sorry for the wrong statement about the centered page on the paper. - Humbl= e I use often width=3Dmiddle and height=3Dmiddle ;-) and end up with settin= g up the parameters indvidually. Willi On 4 Dec 2011, at 12:24, Willi Egger wrote: > = > On 3 Dec 2011, at 16:40, Paul Menzel wrote: > = >> Dear ConTeXt folks, >> = >> = >> I am trying to format the title page for a diploma thesis. Looking at >> the Wiki most of the title or cover pages just have the title centered >> and maybe a subtitle right below [1]. >> = >> \starttext >> \definemakeup[titlepage][align=3Dmiddle] >> = >> \starttitlepagemakeup >> {\definedfont[Serif at 20pt]University} >> \blank[big] >> {\definedfont[Serif at 20pt]\sc Institute} >> \vfill >> {\definedfont[Serif at 20pt]Diploma thesis} >> \blank[big] >> {\definedfont[Serif at 30pt] \setstrut \strut Interesting topic} >> \vfill >> by John Doe >> \stoptitlepagemakeup >> \stoptext >> = >> 1. Is using `\blank` the recommended way to format the page? Or is using >> boxes and placing them manually =93better=94? > = > There are different ways to do this. If your solution give the result you= desire... Not knowing wether this is better I use sometimes \godown[dimens= ion] > = > = >> = >> 2. Looking at the output it is not centered exactly and a little bit to >> the left. Why is this the default? Does anyone know? Looking at the >> manual [2] in chapter page design (p. 29, screen version) this seems to >> be the backspace value. Is there an easy way to center it according to >> the whole paper width? Additionally I would have guessed it to be more >> on the right when glueing or trussing up(?) (German binden) the pages. > = > Default is, that the page is centered on the paper, if the page and paper= size are the same. However if you want a binding correction = > you need to do calculations yourself in order to be able to set the param= eters correct ly. = > = > Check for the setuplayout command. = > = > \setuplayout > [ backspace=3D left white+binding correction, > width=3D text width which leaves enough whitespace at the right inclu= ding some cut space, > topspace=3D top white including cut space, > height=3D text height including header and footer space, leaving enou= gh bottom white and cut space, > leftmargin=3D backspace - binding correction - left margin distance, > leftmargindistance=3D ..., > rightmargin=3D ..., > rightmargindistance=3D ..., > marking=3Don, > ... > = > Keep in mind that a book normally is cut after binding the bookblock at t= he front, top and bottom that is what I indicate with cut space. > Backspace and topspace define the upper left corner of the typesetting ar= ea. Margin parameters do not influence the positioning of the typesetting a= rea! > = > = > Willi > = >> = >> Thanks and I am sorry for the sleight off-topic second question, >> = >> Paul >> = >> = >> [1] http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Simple_Cover_Page >> [2] http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/cont-eni.pdf >> ____________________________________________________= _______________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry t= o the Wiki! >> = >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-c= ontext >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >> archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> ________________________________________________________________________= ___________ > = > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to= the Wiki! > = > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-co= ntext > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > _________________________________________________________________________= __________ ___________________________________________________________________________= ________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to t= he Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-cont= ext webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________= ________