Command/showlayout

\showlayout

Summary

The command \showlayout shows page layout variable values

Settings

\showlayout[...,...]
[...,...]	pt bp cm mm dd cc pc nd nc sp in number

Option	Explanation
Each selected dimension produces a column of used values
number	number of pages to generate

Description

Displays information about the papersize, margins, fontsize and how to access the information in your TeX file. Draws a frame around the text area, the margins, and the edge of the paper.

Examples

Example 1

\setuppapersize[A6]
\setupbodyfont[8pt]

\starttext
    \showlayout
\stoptext

See also

• page-run.mkiv
• \showframe
• \showgrid
• \setuplayout

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