Command/setupbackgrounds
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\setupbackgrounds
Syntax (autogenerated)
\setupbackgrounds[...,...][...,...][...=...,...] | |
[...,...] | top header text footer bottom |
[...,...] | leftedge leftmargin text rightmargin rightedge |
...=...,... | inherits from \setupframed |
\setupbackgrounds[...,...][...=...,...] | |
[...,...] | paper page leftpage rightpage text hidden |
state | start stop |
...=...,... | inherits from \setupframed |
Syntax
\setupbackgrounds[...][...,...,...][...,...=...,...] | |
[...] | top header text footer bottom page paper leftpage rightpage |
[...,...,...] | leftedge leftmargin text rightmargin rightedge |
state | start stop repeat |
[...,...=...,...] | see \setupframed |
Description
\setupbackgrounds is used to draw frames or backgrounds that cover specific areas of the page, under the text layer.
- The first parameter sets the main layout area;
- the optional second one specifies the linked subarea(s) of the prior. Not all main areas have such subareas.
- about the third parameter
- the key
state
determines when the page background is recalculated.state=repeat
ensures that the page background is always recalculated (useful if you want to use a variable that depends on the current page, such as its number with \realpageno). state=start
recalculates, and stops the automatic recalculation,state=stop
doesn't recalculate, and stops the automatic recalculation.
- the key
Because \showframe and \setupbackgrounds both draw frameboxes over parts of the page, the order in which they are invoked matters. In most cases, \setupbackgrounds should come last.
Backgrounds are essential for working with Layers. You enable your defined layers like \setupbackgrounds[page][background=mylayer]
.
The background
key also takes a list, and if you include "foreground", you can also set something on top of your general content, e.g. \setupbackgrounds[page][background={mybacklayer,foreground,mytoplayer}]
.
Example
\setuppapersize[A10] \showframe % \setupbackgrounds should be placed *after* \showframe, \setupbackgrounds[footer] [background=color, backgroundcolor=blue] \setupbackgrounds[footer] [leftmargin] [background=color, backgroundcolor=red] \setupbackgrounds[text] [background=color, backgroundcolor=lightgray] \setupbackgrounds[text] [rightmargin] [background=color, backgroundcolor=yellow] I paint modern
See also
- Layers
- \setupframed, which is the mechanism used by \setupbackgrounds.
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