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Define a layer that takes the whole page
 
Define a layer that takes the whole page
 
<texcode>
 
<texcode>
\definelayer [mybg] % name of the layer
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\definelayer[mybg] % name of the layer
[x=0mm, y=0mm, % from upper left corner of paper
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    [x=0mm, y=0mm, % from upper left corner of paper
width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] % let the layer cover the full paper
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    width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] % let the layer cover the full paper
 
</texcode>
 
</texcode>
  
 
Now you can put something in that layer:
 
Now you can put something in that layer:
 
<texcode>
 
<texcode>
\setlayer [mybg] % name of the layer
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\setlayer[mybg] % name of the layer
[hoffset=1cm, voffset=1cm]  % placement (from upper left corner of the layer)
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    [hoffset=1cm, voffset=1cm]  % placement (from upper left corner of the layer)
{\framed[frame=on, width=3cm, height=2cm]{LAYER}}  % the actual contents of the layer
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    {\framed[frame=on, width=3cm, height=2cm]{LAYER}}  % the actual contents of the layer
 
</texcode>
 
</texcode>
  
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Now you can test the whole thing:
 
Now you can test the whole thing:
 
<texcode>
 
<texcode>
\definelayer [mybg] % name of the layer
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\definelayer[mybg] % name of the layer
[x=0mm, y=0mm, % from upper left corner of paper
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    [x=0mm, y=0mm, % from upper left corner of paper
width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] % let the layer cover the full paper
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    width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] % let the layer cover the full paper
  
 
\setupbackgrounds[page][background=mybg]
 
\setupbackgrounds[page][background=mybg]
  
\setlayer [mybg] % name of the layer
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\setlayer[mybg] % name of the layer
[hoffset=1cm, voffset=1cm]  % placement (from upper left corner of the layer)
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    [hoffset=1cm, voffset=1cm]  % placement (from upper left corner of the layer)
{\framed[frame=on, width=3cm, height=2cm]{LAYER}}  % the actual contents of the layer
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    {\framed[frame=on, width=3cm, height=2cm]{LAYER}}  % the actual contents of the layer
  
  
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* preset : a named location, see below
 
* preset : a named location, see below
  
There are some "presets" for paper egde placement:
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There are some "presets" for paper edge placement:
 
<texcode>
 
<texcode>
 
% These four are defined by ConTeXt!
 
% These four are defined by ConTeXt!
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This is due to <cmd>setlayer</cmd> using <cmd>hbox</cmd> internally. You can work around the problem using <cmd>setlayerframed</cmd>:
 
This is due to <cmd>setlayer</cmd> using <cmd>hbox</cmd> internally. You can work around the problem using <cmd>setlayerframed</cmd>:
  
<texcode>
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<context source=yes>
\definelayer[AddressBg][x=20mm,y=30mm,width=65mm,height=30mm,state=start] % size is ignored!
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\setuppapersize[A6]
\setupbackgrounds[paper][setups=ALayer,background=AddressBg,state=start]
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\definelayer[AddressBg][
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    x=20mm, y=30mm,  
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    width=65mm, height=30mm,  
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    state=start] % size is ignored!
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\setupbackgrounds[paper][
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    setups=ALayer,  
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    background=AddressBg,  
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    state=start]
  
 
\starttext
 
\starttext
 
 
\strut
 
\strut
 
\startsetups ALayer
 
\startsetups ALayer
 
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    \setlayer[AddressBg]           % Change this to \setlayerframed to get it to work
\setlayerframed[AddressBg][width=65mm,height=30mm,frame=off,hoffset=0mm,voffset=0mm,align=right]%
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        [width=65mm, height=30mm,
{
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        frame=off,
PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering\crlf
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        hoffset=0mm, voffset=0mm,
Mr. Hans Hagen (the wizard who wrote it all, \CONTEXT\ and everything else, with the help of his little elves)\crlf
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        align=right]%
Ridderstraat 27\crlf
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        {
8061GH Hasselt\crlf
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            PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering\crlf
THE NETHERLANDS
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            Mr. Hans Hagen (the wizard who wrote it all, \CONTEXT\ and everything else,  
}
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                with the help of his little elves)\crlf
 
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            Ridderstraat 27\crlf
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            8061GH Hasselt\crlf
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            THE NETHERLANDS
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        }
 
\stopsetups
 
\stopsetups
 
\page
 
 
 
\stoptext
 
\stoptext
</texcode>
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</context>
  
  
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   x=.25\layerwidth,
 
   x=.25\layerwidth,
 
   y=.25\layerheight]
 
   y=.25\layerheight]
   {HERE}
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   {\green HERE}
  
 
\setlayerframed
 
\setlayerframed
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   x=.15\layerwidth,
 
   x=.15\layerwidth,
 
   y=.35\layerheight]
 
   y=.35\layerheight]
   {THERE}
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   {\red THERE}
  
 
\stopsetups
 
\stopsetups
  
\externalfigure[cow][background={foreground,figure},width=4cm,height=8cm]
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\externalfigure[cow][background={foreground,figure},width=4cm,height=3cm]
 
 
\startsetups figure
 
 
 
\setlayerframed
 
  [figure]
 
  [preset=righttop,
 
  x=.25\layerwidth,
 
  y=.25\layerheight]
 
  {MORE}
 
 
 
\setlayerframed
 
  [figure]
 
  [preset=middle,
 
  foregroundcolor=green]
 
  {EVEN MORE}
 
 
 
\stopsetups
 
 
 
\externalfigure[cow][background={foreground,figure},width=14cm,height=2cm]
 
 
 
\defineexternalfigure[whatever][background={foreground,figure}]
 
 
 
\startsetups figure
 
 
 
\setlayerframed
 
  [figure]
 
  [preset=righttop,
 
  x=.25\layerwidth,
 
  y=.25\layerheight]
 
  {\red MORE}
 
 
 
\setlayerframed
 
  [figure]
 
  [preset=middle,
 
  foregroundcolor=green]
 
  {EVEN MORE}
 
 
 
\stopsetups
 
 
 
\externalfigure[cow][whatever][width=14cm,height=4cm]
 
  
 
\stoptext
 
\stoptext
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</texcode>
 
</texcode>
  
 
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== See Also ==
==Links==
 
  
 
* Some applications in the [[manual:details.pdf|Details]] manual
 
* Some applications in the [[manual:details.pdf|Details]] manual

Revision as of 14:11, 25 April 2012

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Layers are ConTeXt's mechanism for absolute positioning of elements and other advanced techniques like switching elements on and off.

There's still no manual about them.

My first Layer

Define a layer that takes the whole page

\definelayer[mybg]  % name of the layer
    [x=0mm, y=0mm,  % from upper left corner of paper
     width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] % let the layer cover the full paper

Now you can put something in that layer:

\setlayer[mybg]	% name of the layer
    [hoffset=1cm, voffset=1cm]  % placement (from upper left corner of the layer)
    {\framed[frame=on, width=3cm, height=2cm]{LAYER}}  % the actual contents of the layer

Activate the layer as a background:

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=mybg]

This command makes the contents of the layer appear only once after the background is activated. If you want to repeat the contents of the layer on each page, use the option repeat=yes in the \definelayer command. Then the contents of the layer will be shown on every page. You can add to these contents by a new \setlayer[mybg] command. To clear the accumulated contents use \resetlayer[mybg]. To make the layer appear on each page, so that it can be populated with different content, set the optionstate=repeat in \setupbackgrounds.

Now you can test the whole thing:

\definelayer[mybg]	% name of the layer
    [x=0mm, y=0mm,	% from upper left corner of paper
     width=\paperwidth, height=\paperheight] % let the layer cover the full paper

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=mybg]

\setlayer[mybg]	% name of the layer
    [hoffset=1cm, voffset=1cm]  % placement (from upper left corner of the layer)
    {\framed[frame=on, width=3cm, height=2cm]{LAYER}}  % the actual contents of the layer


\starttext

\dorecurse{2}{\page[empty]} % for testing, to get 2 pages, 1st with layer, 2nd without

\stoptext


Placement

There are several possibilities for defining the placement of layer content:

  • x, y : offset from upper left corner of paper [=the current block; can sometimes be the text area instead of the page/paper!]
  • hoffset, voffset : offset from upper left corner of layer
  • corner : reference point, something like {left, top}
  • location : alignment of the element relative to the corner, something like {right, bottom}
  • preset : a named location, see below

There are some "presets" for paper edge placement:

% These four are defined by ConTeXt!
\definelayerpreset	[lefttop]	[corner={left,top}, location={right,bottom}]
\definelayerpreset	[righttop]	[corner={right,top}, location={left,bottom}]
\definelayerpreset	[leftbottom]	[corner={left,bottom}, location={right,top}]
\definelayerpreset	[rightbottom]	[corner={right,bottom}, location={left,top}]

Similarly you can define your own presets.

State

The available options for the "state" of a layer are:

  • start: layer appears only on the current page
  • stop: layer doesn't show up
  • repeat: layer prints on all pages
  • next: layer appears on the following page
  • continue: layer appears on all pages except the first

Line breaking and fixed size

You may experience cases where the defined size of your layer is ignored and you can’t get linebreaking or multiple lines at all. This is due to \setlayer using \hbox internally. You can work around the problem using \setlayerframed:

\setuppapersize[A6]

\definelayer[AddressBg][
    x=20mm, y=30mm, 
    width=65mm, height=30mm, 
    state=start] % size is ignored!
\setupbackgrounds[paper][
    setups=ALayer, 
    background=AddressBg, 
    state=start]

\starttext
\strut
\startsetups ALayer
    \setlayer[AddressBg]           % Change this to \setlayerframed to get it to work
        [width=65mm, height=30mm,
         frame=off,
         hoffset=0mm, voffset=0mm,
         align=right]%
        {
            PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering\crlf
            Mr. Hans Hagen (the wizard who wrote it all, \CONTEXT\ and everything else, 
                with the help of his little elves)\crlf
            Ridderstraat 27\crlf
            8061GH Hasselt\crlf
            THE NETHERLANDS
        }
\stopsetups
\stoptext


Place labels on pictures

Layers can be used to put labels on pictures, alternative ways can be found in the Details manual (see also Collectors).

\setupexternalfigures[location={local,default}]
% (necessary for the wiki conTeXt live processor)

\definelayer  [figure][width=\overlaywidth,height=\overlayheight]
\defineoverlay[figure][{\directsetup{figure}\tightlayer[figure]}]

\setupcolors[state=start]

\starttext

\startsetups figure

\setlayerframed
  [figure]
  [preset=rightbottom,
   x=.25\layerwidth,
   y=.25\layerheight]
  {\green HERE}

\setlayerframed
  [figure]
  [preset=leftbottom,
   x=.15\layerwidth,
   y=.35\layerheight]
  {\red THERE}

\stopsetups

\externalfigure[cow][background={foreground,figure},width=4cm,height=3cm]

\stoptext

Use dynamic content

The content of layer is fixed after your set it and will appear in the same way on each page.

\definelayer
  [pagenumber]
  [width=\paperwidth,
   height=\paperheight,
   preset=middle,
   state=repeat]

\setlayer[pagenumber]{Page \pagenumber}

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=pagenumber]

\starttext
\dorecurse{4}{\page[empty]} % Every page will say "Page 1"
\stoptext

This is not always what you desire like in the example above, where on each page the current page number should be shown and not the number from the first page.

To recalculate the content on each new page you have to enclose the \setlayer settings within \startsetups ... \stopsetups and write \setupbackgrounds[page][setups=setupname,background=layername] in your document.

\definelayer
  [pagenumber]
  [width=\paperwidth,
   height=\paperheight,
   preset=middle]

\startsetups layer

\setlayer[pagenumber]{Page \pagenumber}

\stopsetups

\setupbackgrounds[page][setups=layer,background=pagenumber]

\starttext
\dorecurse{4}{\page[empty]} % You get "Page 1, Page 2" etc.
\stoptext


Another solution was given by Wolfgang on the mailing list on February 21, 2012. He writes: Here is a slightly different version which is better when you need more dynamic layers.


\definelayer  [pagenumber][width=\overlaywidth,height=\overlayheight,preset=middle]
\defineoverlay[pagenumber][\texsetup{layer}]

\startsetups layer

\setlayer[pagenumber]{Page \pagenumber}

\tightlayer[pagenumber]

\stopsetups

\setupbackgrounds[page][setups=layer,background=pagenumber]

\starttext
\dorecurse{4}{\page[empty]}
\stoptext

See Also


TODO: We need a lot of documentation and samples for this complicated subject. (See: To-Do List)