2012-11-08 Marco Patzer: I just realized when I presses “send”:
> Why does the custom list alternative succeed in a header but fails > in a layer? A predefined alternative works perfectly in a layer. > > \setupfootertexts > [\setups{footlist}] > > \setupbackgrounds > [page] > [background=layer:chapter] \setupbackgrounds [page] [background=layer:chapter, setups=setups:headlayer] > \setlayer > [layer:chapter] > {\placelist [chapter] [alternative=f, criterium=all]} %% works > %% {\placelist [chapter] [alternative=highlight, criterium=all]} %% fails \startsetups [setups:headlayer] \setlayer [layer:chapter] {\placelist [chapter] [alternative=highlight, criterium=all]} \stopsetups Well, we have dynamic content, so wrap it in a setup. Marco ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________