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\backgroundimage

Syntax (autogenerated)]

\backgroundimage{...}{...}{...}{...}
{...}number
{...}dimension
{...}dimension
{...}command


Syntax

\backgroundimage {...}{...}{...}{...}
{...} repeat type (1=xy, 2=x, 3=y
{...} width
{...} height
{...} contents


Description

This allows for tiled backgrounds, using any image.

The image is repeated until it equals width and height (with repeat type 1, otherwise just width or height).

Example

\defineoverlay
  [pattern]
  [\backgroundimage{1}{\overlaywidth}{\overlayheight}{\externalfigure[bg.jpg]}]

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=pattern]

\starttext
\input knuth
\stoptext


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