Layers for absolute positioning

Layers for absolute positioning

[Curiouslearn]

Hi,

I have been trying to learn the best way to position text on a page.
From the messages it appears that a good way to do so, is to use
layers. But it seems that to activate them I need to set them as
background of the page. However, that removes the background color.
How can I get both layers and a background color?

I have given a minimal example below.

Thanks,
Bharat


This is the minimal example I am working with:

\setupcolors[state=start]
\setupcolor[xwi]

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=color, backgroundcolor=linen]
\starttext

\definelayer [windows] [x=3in, y=3in, width=3in, height=4in]

\setlayer [windows] [hoffset=1cm, voffset=1cm] {Windows 7}

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=windows]

\page[empty]

\stoptext
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Re: Layers for absolute positioning

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Am 07.03.2011 um 20:51 schrieb Curiouslearn:

> Hi,
> 
> I have been trying to learn the best way to position text on a page.
> From the messages it appears that a good way to do so, is to use
> layers. But it seems that to activate them I need to set them as
> background of the page. However, that removes the background color.
> How can I get both layers and a background color?

\setupbackgrounds[page][background={color,windows}]

Wolfgang

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Re: Layers for absolute positioning

[Curiouslearn]

Thanks, Wolfgang!  That works great.

Another related question...can I add a different background color to
the layer (a color different than rest of the page).

Thanks.

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
<schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Am 07.03.2011 um 20:51 schrieb Curiouslearn:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been trying to learn the best way to position text on a page.
>> From the messages it appears that a good way to do so, is to use
>> layers. But it seems that to activate them I need to set them as
>> background of the page. However, that removes the background color.
>> How can I get both layers and a background color?
>
> \setupbackgrounds[page][background={color,windows}]
>
> Wolfgang
>
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