On Monday 27 November 2006 19:44, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> \definepapersize [bok] [width=6.0in,height=9.0in]
> \setuppapersize [bok] [letter]
> \setuplayout
> [marking=on,margin=.5in,textwidth=4.5in,width=middle,location=middle]
> \setupcolors [state=start]
>
>
> \noheaderandfooterlines
>
> \startuseMPgraphic{bg}
> boolean debug ; debug := false ;
> path Page ; Page = (fullsquare xyscaled (\overlaywidth,
> \overlayheight)) ;
> path p ; p := Page enlarged -10mm ;
> path q ; q := Page enlarged -15mm ;
> if debug :
> draw Page withcolor green;
> draw p withcolor red ;
> draw q withcolor blue ;
> fi ;
> drawoptions(withcolor .85white) ;
> fill reverse topboundary q -- topboundary p -- cycle ;
> fill reverse bottomboundary q -- bottomboundary p -- cycle ;
> drawoptions(withcolor .65white) ;
> fill reverse leftboundary q -- leftboundary p -- cycle ;
> fill reverse rightboundary q -- rightboundary p -- cycle ;
> setbounds currentpicture to Page ;
> \stopuseMPgraphic
>
> \defineoverlay[coverpage][\useMPgraphic{bg}]
>
> \starttext
> \setupbackgrounds[page]
> [background=coverpage]
>
> \centerline{Part I}
> \vskip .4in
> \centerline{Prerequisite for Success:}
> \vskip .2in
> \centerline{A Thorough Understanding}
> \vfil
> \tfa
>
> \page[yes]
> \setupbackgrounds[page]
> [background=]
>
> \input knuth
>
> \stoptext
That works perfectly without my kludgy workarounds. Therefore that is what I
will use!
Many thanks.
--
John Culleton
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