Hello, suppose having the following code: ---- \startuseMPgraphic{T} newpath rc; rc := fullsquare xyscaled (50mm, 50mm); color col; col := (1.,.1,.1); draw rc withpen pencircle scaled (2.5mm) withcolor %col; transparent(1, .4, col); draw thelabel(btex\setupbodyfont[sans,35mm] Test etex, (80mm, 50mm)) withcolor %col transparent(1, .4, col) ; \stopuseMPgraphic \defineoverlay[T][\useMPgraphic{T}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background={foreground,T}] \startTEXpage[width=200mm,height=200mm] \stopTEXpage ---- The rectangle drawn is transparent, which is OK. But the text "Test" is not, is it fully red; why? How to specify text to be partially transparent, too? TIA. Best regards, Lukas -- Ing. Lukáš Procházka | mailto:LPr@pontex.cz Pontex s. r. o. | mailto:pontex@pontex.cz | http://www.pontex.cz | IDDS:nrpt3sn Bezová 1658 147 14 Praha 4 Tel: +420 241 096 751 (+420 720 951 172) Fax: +420 244 461 038