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== Description ==
<code>\setupbackgrounds</code> is used to draw frames or backgrounds that cover specific areas of the page, under the text layer. It is especially used in combination with the
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.
== Comment ==Because {{cmd|showframe}} and <code>\setupbackgrounds</code> both draw frameboxes over parts of the page, the order in which they are invoked matters. In most cases, <code>\setupbackgrounds</code> should come last.
The first parameter sets the main layout area, the second one specifies the linked subarea(s) of the prior. Not all main areas have such subareas.== Example ==
Note that backgrounds may not be rendered correctly if {{cmd|<context source=yes>\setuppapersize[A10]\showframe}} is used.
== Example ==% \setupbackgrounds should be placed *after* \showframe,
'''[text]''' has several linked subareas.<texcode>\setupbackgrounds[textfooter] [background=color,backgroundcolor=lightgrayblue]\setupbackgrounds[textfooter] [leftmargin] [background=color,backgroundcolor=red]</texcode>
sets a light gray \setupbackgrounds[text] [background for the =color, backgroundcolor=lightgray]\setupbackgrounds[text area and a red ] [rightmargin] [background for the left margin area.=color, backgroundcolor=yellow]
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== See also ==
<!-- something like * {{cmd|gotosetupframed}} -->, which is the mechanism used by \setupbackgrounds.
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