From: Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schuster@gmail.com>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: issue with layers and layouts
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 02:55:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <B7DE0CA1-1F3A-45B1-8760-720981443A56@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5266B234.903@gmx.es>
Am 22.10.2013 um 19:13 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez <oinos@gmx.es>:
> On 10/22/2013 12:29 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
>> Am 21.10.2013 um 18:28 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez <oinos@gmx.es>:
>>> [...]
>>> Layer has text inside in the sample above. I’d like to have it as a float.
>>
>> You can use positioned layers (mentioned in the metafun manual but currently broken in MkIV)
>> but you have to place the layer with a float to reserve the necessary space.
>>
>> % engine=pdftex
>>
>> \definelayer[avoidasfloat][position=yes]
>>
>> \setupbackgrounds[page][background=avoidasfloat]
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>> \placefigure[right,none]{}{\setlayer[avoidasfloat]{\startMPcode draw unitsquare scaled 4cm ; \stopMPcode}}
>> \input knuth
>>
>> \stoptext
>
> Many thanks for your reply, Wolfgang.
>
> Is there no way to place that layer exactly 8mm from left page border
> and 110mm from top page border?
>
> I really need the layer in that position (otherwise it doesn’t make sense).
Remove “position=yes” when you want the layer on a certain position on the page but don’t
expect the text to flow around the layer.
Wolfgang
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-21 15:23 Pablo Rodriguez
2013-10-21 15:43 ` luigi scarso
2013-10-21 16:28 ` Pablo Rodriguez
2013-10-22 10:29 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2013-10-22 17:13 ` Pablo Rodriguez
2013-10-23 0:55 ` Wolfgang Schuster [this message]
2013-10-23 15:49 ` Pablo Rodriguez
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