Re: [NTG-context] Printing labels with ConTeXt

31 May 2006

      Hi Renaud,

Renaud AUBIN wrote:
...
Hi all,
I need to print labels on this kind of paper:
- A4 page with 24 labels (70mm x 36mm)
- 3 columns and 8 rows
- 4.5mm top margin, 4.5mm bottom margin
I use:
\definepapersize[DECAdry-70x36][width=70mm,height=36mm]
\setuppapersize[DECAdry-70x36][A4]
\setuppaper[nx=3,ny=8]
\setuparranging[XY]
I just need to know how to reserve a vertical white space  (4.5mm) 
from the top of the A4 page and put all my labels side-by-side 
(vertically and horizontally).
Renaud
I hope that the following solution, which I use for making adres-labels 
kan give you the answer: The key for reserving the white space is the 
veroffset= option.

Cheers
Willi

% Adres labels format 45 by 100mm
% Context file
% filename: testetiket.tex
% Willi Egger
% may 2006

% The carrying sheet is too thin to be pulled through the laser-printer 
when labels have been taken off.
% Therefore one needs to start using the label-sheet "bottum-up".

\setupbodyfont[rm,12pt]

\definepapersize[Etiket][height=42.3mm,width=105mm]
\setuppapersize [Etiket][A4,portrait]
\setuppaper
   [topspace=0mm,
    backspace=0mm,
    dx=.5mm,
    dy=0mm,
    nx=2,
    ny=7,
    margin=0,
    width=210mm,
    height=297mm]
\setuplayout
    [%
%  veroffset=4.5mm,
%  horoffset=4.5mm,
    topspace=4mm,
    backspace=6mm,
    margin=0mm,
    width=96mm,
    height=34mm,
    header=0mm,
    footer=0mm]
\setuparranging[XY]

\definelayer[Etiket][width=\textwidth, height=\textheight]
\setupframedtexts[frame=off,width=\textwidth,align=right]

\startbuffer[Sender]
\framed[frame=off,bottomframe=on,rulethickness=1pt,width=\textwidth,align=right]{%
    Sender, street, ZIP town}
\stopbuffer

\def\Printlabel{3} %Last available label
\def\Addresses{14}  %Number of labels per sheet.

\startbuffer[Adr\Printlabel]
   \framedtext{%
    \startlines
Name
Street
ZIP Town
Country
     \stoplines}
\stopbuffer

\showframe

\starttext

\dostepwiserecurse{1}{\Addresses}{1}{%
    \ifnum\recurselevel=\Printlabel
    {\setlayer
        [Etiket]
        [preset=lefttop,location={right,bottom}]
        {\switchtobodyfont[5pt]\getbuffer[Sender]}
    \setlayer
        [Etiket]
        [preset=leftbottom,location={right,top},y=-3mm,x=-3mm]
        {\switchtobodyfont[10pt]\getbuffer[Adr\recurselevel]}}
    \else
    {\setlayer
      [Etiket]
      [preset=lefttop,location={right,bottom}]
      {\strut}}
    \fi
    \placelayer[Etiket]}
\stoptext