Hi, i have try to add a picture in my footer. what i need is: +-----------------------------------------+ | | |\pagenuber / \totalnumberofpages | +-----------------------------------------+ the hole box is the picture in the footer, there is on the left lower corner place for the pagenumbers. i have try: --- \startreusableMPgraphic{filledsquare} vardef redsquare = image ( interim linecap := butt; filldraw unitsquare xyscaled (300,300) withpen pencircle scaled 0 withcolor red ; ) enddef; \stopreusableMPgraphic \startreusableMPgraphic{exhoch} \includeMPgraphic{filledsquare} draw redsquare xysized (ExHeight-1,ExHeight-1) shifted (bbwidth(currentpicture)+.1mm,0) ; \stopreusableMPgraphic \defineoverlay [footbackground] [{\externalfigure[mypic][frame=on,factor=fit,width=\textwidth,height=2.34cm]}] \def\mypagenumber#1% {\rm \txx \useMPgraphic{exhoch} #1 / \totalnumberofpages } \setuppagenumbering[location={footer,left},command=\mypagenumber] \setupfootertexts[][{\framed[background=footbackground,frame=on]{}}] --- and many combinations of inframed + backgrounds from many manuals. I think i'am on the wrong way :-( Please can anyone help me to come to the right way or solution, thanx. greetings al ;-)