Document layout and layers/Tutorials/Creating self-adhesive labels

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Sticky labels for jam or whatever. Adapt to your sticker sheets...

• \setupbodyfont	[palatino,rm,14pt]
  \setupinterlinespace[18pt]
  
  \definepapersize[Label][width=97mm,height=42.3mm] % size of one label
  \setuppapersize[Label][A4]
  \setuppaper[
    nx=2, % number of columns
    ny=6, % number of rows
    topspace=2.2cm, % from top to first sticker
    backspace=0.8cm, % from left to sticker
    %dx=0mm,dy=0mm, % distance between stickers
  ] % must come before \setuparranging!
  \setuparranging [XY]
  \setuplayout[
    location=middle, marking=on,
    topspace=5mm, % within label
    backspace=5mm, % within label
    width=87mm, % label width minus border
    header=0mm,
    footer=0mm,
    align=middle,
    ]
  \setuppagenumbering[state=stop]
  
  \starttext
  \startlines\startalignment[middle]
  \dorecurse{6}{
  Hasselter
  {\bfb Rommelpot}
  med Harbsch & Strunk & Borsch
  2019
  \page}
  \dorecurse{3}{
  Original New Yorker
  {\bfb Traffic Jam}
  without hope or air
  2019
  \page}
  \dorecurse{3}{
  Limburger
  {\bfb Handkäse}
  mit Kümmel
  2019
  \page}
  \stopalignment\stoplines
  \stoptext
  

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This is a real life example of name tags:

• \newdimen\LWidth
  \newdimen\LHeight
  \newdimen\LDistanceX
  \newdimen\LDistanceY
  
  \LWidth=75mm
  \LHeight=30mm
  \LDistanceX=0mm
  \LDistanceY=0mm
  
  \define[1]\Name{{\switchtobodyfont[14pt]#1}}
  \define[1]\Title{#1}
  
  \mainlanguage[de]
  \usetypescriptfile	[plex]
  \setupbodyfont	[ibmplex,ss,11pt]
  \setupinterlinespace[16pt]
  
  \useMPlibrary[dum]
  \useexternalfigure[logo][cow][size=art]
  
  \definepapersize[Label][width=\LWidth,height=\LHeight]
  \setuppapersize[Label][A4]
  \setuppaper[
    nx=2,
    ny=9,
    topspace=1cm,
    backspace=1cm,
    %dx=\LDistanceX,
    %dy=\LDistanceY,
  ] % must come before \setuparranging!
  \setuparranging [XY]
  \setuplayout[
    location=middle, marking=on,
    topspace=5mm,
    backspace=5mm,
    width=68mm,
    header=0mm,
    footer=0mm,
    ]
  \setuppagenumbering[state=stop]
  
  \definelayer[BG][
    x=0mm,y=0mm,
    width=\LWidth,height=\LHeight,
    state=repeat]
  \setupbackgrounds[page][background=BG,]
  
  \setlayerframed[BG][
    frame=on,
    framecolor=yellow,
    width=\LWidth,height=\LHeight,
    align=flushleft,
    ]{\strut}
  \setlayer[BG][
    preset=rightbottom,
    hoffset=3mm,
    voffset=3mm]{%
    \externalfigure[logo][height=0.75\LHeight]}
  \setlayer[BG][
    preset=leftbottom,
    hoffset=5mm,
    voffset=3mm]{%
    the context group}
  
  \starttext
  \startlines
  \Name{Hans Hägar}
  \Title{CEO · R&D}
  \page
  
  \Name{Wolf Schmidt}
  \Title{0th Level Support}
  \page
  
  \Name{Mocca Bob}
  \Title{the Builder}
  \page
  
  \Name{A. Rockefeller}
  \Title{Mad Hatter}
  \page
  
  \Name{Ali Breslau}
  \Title{MetaPost Manager}
  \page
  
  \Name{Taco Bellman}
  \Title{CFO}
  \page
  \stoplines
  \stoptext
  

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