Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

[Keith McKay via ntg-context]

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Hi

I'm having a strange problem with the \setuplayout command with the 
parameters being ignored. In the code below the only parameter which 
does get setup is the backspace parameter, the header, footer, width, 
and margin parameters are setup differently according to the log. I'm 
probably missing something fairly obvious so hints would be helpful. The 
document I'm trying to setup will probably be a maximum of 50 pages and 
I would like to reduce the space at the top and bottom of the page.

Best Wishes

Keith McKay

%%%%%%%%% Code so far %%%%%%%%%%%

\setuppapersize[A4]

\setuplayout[

backspace = 2.5cm,

margin = 0.5cm,

width = 16cm,

header = 1cm,

footer = 1cm,

]

\setupbackgrounds[state=repeat]

\defineoverlay[apage][

{\startMPcode

StartPage;

definecolor[ name = "MyColor1", r = uniformdeviate(1), g = 
uniformdeviate(1), b = uniformdeviate(1) ] ;

definecolor[ name = "MyColor2", r = uniformdeviate(1), g = 
uniformdeviate(1), b = uniformdeviate(1) ] ;

draw lmt_shade [

path = Page,

direction = "down",

alternative = "linear",

colors = { "MyColor2", "MyColor1" },

] ;

draw lmt_shade [

path = Field[Text][Text],

direction = "down",

alternative = "linear",

colors = { "MyColor1", "MyColor2" },

] ;

StopPage;

\stopMPcode}

]

\showframe

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=apage]

\setupbackgrounds[footer][text] [background=color, backgroundcolor=blue]

\setupbackgrounds[header][text] [background=color, backgroundcolor=red]

\setuppagenumbering[state=start,alternative=doublesided,location=footer]

\showlayout

\starttext

\showsetups

\dorecurse{10}{

Page \recurselevel

\page

}

\stoptext

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Re: Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

[Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context]

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Keith McKay via ntg-context schrieb am 05.03.2023 um 17:54:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm having a strange problem with the \setuplayout command with the 
> parameters being ignored. In the code below the only parameter which 
> does get setup is the backspace parameter, the header, footer, width, 
> and margin parameters are setup differently according to the log. I'm 
> probably missing something fairly obvious so hints would be helpful. 
> The document I'm trying to setup will probably be a maximum of 50 
> pages and I would like to reduce the space at the top and bottom of 
> the page.
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Keith McKay
>
> %%%%%%%%% Code so far %%%%%%%%%%%
>
> \setuppapersize[A4]
>
> \setuplayout[
>
> backspace = 2.5cm,
>
> margin = 0.5cm,
>
> width = 16cm,
>
> header = 1cm,
>
> footer = 1cm,
>
> ]
>
Remove the spaces before and after = in the settings. While LaTeX 
ignores spaces around = ConTeXt doesn't.

Wolfgang


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Re: Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

[Keith McKay via ntg-context]

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Thank you so much Wolfgang! I should have realised that. It's what I get 
for trying to write readable code.

Best Wishes

Keith McKay

On 05/03/2023 16:58, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
> Keith McKay via ntg-context schrieb am 05.03.2023 um 17:54:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm having a strange problem with the \setuplayout command with the 
>> parameters being ignored. In the code below the only parameter which 
>> does get setup is the backspace parameter, the header, footer, width, 
>> and margin parameters are setup differently according to the log. I'm 
>> probably missing something fairly obvious so hints would be helpful. 
>> The document I'm trying to setup will probably be a maximum of 50 
>> pages and I would like to reduce the space at the top and bottom of 
>> the page.
>>
>> Best Wishes
>>
>> Keith McKay
>>
>> %%%%%%%%% Code so far %%%%%%%%%%%
>>
>> \setuppapersize[A4]
>>
>> \setuplayout[
>>
>> backspace = 2.5cm,
>>
>> margin = 0.5cm,
>>
>> width = 16cm,
>>
>> header = 1cm,
>>
>> footer = 1cm,
>>
>> ]
>>
> Remove the spaces before and after = in the settings. While LaTeX 
> ignores spaces around = ConTeXt doesn't.
>
> Wolfgang
>

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Re: Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

[Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context]

Keith McKay schrieb am 05.03.2023 um 18:10:
>
> Thank you so much Wolfgang! I should have realised that. It's what I 
> get for trying to write readable code.
>
You can use the = to align keys and values, e.g.

\setuplayout
   [backspace=2.5cm,
       margin=0.5cm,
        width=16cm,
       header=1cm,
       footer=1cm]

Another useful method is to put large settings into a setups-blocks and 
pass the block to a setup-command.

\startsetups [apage]
\startMPcode
StartPage;
...
StopPage;
\stopMPcode
\stopsetups

\defineoverlay[apage][\directsetup{apage}]

Wolfgang

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Re: Problem with \setuplayout parameters being ignored

[Keith McKay via ntg-context]

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Many thanks Wolfgang. Useful tips indeed.
Best Wishes
Keith McKay

On Sun, 5 Mar 2023, 17:24 Wolfgang Schuster, <
wolfgang.schuster.lists@gmail.com> wrote:

> Keith McKay schrieb am 05.03.2023 um 18:10:
> >
> > Thank you so much Wolfgang! I should have realised that. It's what I
> > get for trying to write readable code.
> >
> You can use the = to align keys and values, e.g.
>
> \setuplayout
>    [backspace=2.5cm,
>        margin=0.5cm,
>         width=16cm,
>        header=1cm,
>        footer=1cm]
>
> Another useful method is to put large settings into a setups-blocks and
> pass the block to a setup-command.
>
> \startsetups [apage]
> \startMPcode
> StartPage;
> ...
> StopPage;
> \stopMPcode
> \stopsetups
>
> \defineoverlay[apage][\directsetup{apage}]
>
> Wolfgang
>
>

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