[NTG-context] Re: Stumped on Field

2003-09-02 Thread Patrick Gundlach 
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 In s-mag-01.tex, I am completely baffled by:

 \startusableMPgraphic{text}
  StartPage ;
   for i=Header,Text,Footer:
for j=LeftEdge,LeftMargin,Text,RightMargin,RightEdge:
 draw Field[i][j] withpen pencircle scaled 0.5pt;
endfor;
   endfor;
  StopPage;
  setbounds currentpicture to Field[Text][Text] ;
 \stopusableMPgraphic

Besides the already mentioned metafun manual, there is (on this
topic) a small illustration at 

http://levana.de/context/layout/page.pdf

Patrick
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[NTG-context] Re: \setuplayout parameters

2003-09-02 Thread Patrick Gundlach 
Hello John,

John Culleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 I want to set up a book 5.5 x 8.5 with .5in margins left and right. 
 During the development process I want to be able to print it on
 US standard 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.

 Here is my current prologue (I have tried several):
 \setupoutput[pdftex]
 \definepapersize[bok][width=5.5in,height=8.5in]
 \setuppapersize[bok][letter]
 \setuplayout[marginwidth=.5in,location=middle]
 \showframe

The problem here is that you need to play with backspace, leftmargin
and leftmargindistance. To verify, use the layout[1] module  and add

\usemodule [layout]
\ShowLayout[units=in]

in your document. The default in ConTeXt is that 
leftmargin + leftmargindistance  backspace, so the layout gets
shifted a bit. It is not really a shift, because the backspace
parameter sets the left edge of the text.

[1] see http://levana.de/context/

Patrick
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