Hi Guiseppe,
welcome back ;)
Giuseppe Bilotta schrieb:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a couple of questions concerning the use of layers in
> ConTeXt. I'm working with Luigi Scarso on a layout which is
> characterized by some fixed-position elements surrounding
> the actual main body of text.
>
> For the fixed-position elements, I'm using layers. However,
> my ConTeXt is a little rusty[*], so there are a couple of
> things which I need hints for.
>
> The first one is very simple: is there a way to 'fix' the
> layer's content "until they change"? I've currently set them
> as page backgrounds, but their content gets reset on each
> new page.
>
> The second question is slightly more complex: is there a way
> to add contents to a layer, rather than replacing the
> current layer content? Something like a macro
>
> \addtolayer[layername][hoffset=whatever(optional)]{additional content}
>
use a collector (Details, p.75) instead; I have no experience with them,
but setup should be the same as for layer.
% - - - - -
\definecollector[foo][state=repeat]
\starttext
\switchtobodyfont[32pt]
\setcollector[foo]{\strut eat more...}
\flushcollector[foo]
\page[yes]
\setcollector[foo][hoffset=6cm]{\strut poppler}
\flushcollector[foo]
\stoptext
% - - - - -
Greetings, Peter
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