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From: Nicola <nvitacolonna@gmail.com>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: Set default background color or pattern for tables
Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 19:31:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <nihtd1$l22$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <574C6E31.1040408@gmail.com>

On 2016-05-30 16:45:37 +0000, Wolfgang Schuster said:

> Nicola 30. Mai 2016 um 17:45
> I'd like to set a default background color for all the tables in my document.
> This is what I have tried (using the latest beta):
> 
> \setuptables[background=color,backgroundcolor=red]
> \starttext
> \starttable[|cm|]
>        \HL
>            \NC \bf R \NC \AR
>            \NC A     \NC \AR
>        \HL
>            \NC \bot  \NC \AR
>            \NC 1     \NC \AR
>  \stoptable
> \stoptext
> 
> No red background, though. What am I missing?
> 
> The next step would be how to use a hatched pattern, but for now I'd
> be happy with a flat color.
> The table environment does not support backgrounds but you can use the 
> tabulate environment.
> 
> \starttext
> 
> \defineframedcontent[nicola][frame=off,background=color,backgroundcolor=yellow]
> 
> \setuptabulate[frame=nicola]

Thanks, it works! And it does with tables, too. From there, I think I 
know how to use a
MetaPost pattern instead.

Nicola


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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-05-30 15:45 Nicola
2016-05-30 16:45 ` Wolfgang Schuster
2016-05-30 17:31   ` Nicola [this message]

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