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<cd:commandref name="setuplayout">to enable typesetting on the grid with <code>grid=yes</code>.</cd:commandref></cd:seealso>
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<cd:commandref name="setuplayout">to enable typesetting on the grid with <code>grid=yes</code>.</cd:commandref>
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Latest revision as of 10:19, 30 November 2021


\showgrid

Summary

The command \showgrid shows the grid

Settings

\showgrid[...,...]
[...,...]reset bottom top none all lines frame nonumber right left outer inner columns

OptionExplanation
bottom show grid below page content
top show grid over page content
none no lines, no frame
all show lines and frame
lines show lines
frame show frame(s)
nonumber no numbers
right numbers on the right
left numbers on the left
outer numbers in the outside margin (for double-sided)
inner numbers in the inside margin (for double-sided)

Description

Show the grid on which typesetting would take place.


Use e.g. \definepalet[layout][grid=blue] to change the color of the grid.


Examples

Example 1

\setuppapersize[A10]
\showframe
\showgrid
\starttext
asdf
\stoptext

Example 2

\setuppapersize[A10]
\definepalet[layout][grid=blue]
\showgrid[left,top,lines]
\starttext
asdf
\stoptext

Notes

See also

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