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2012-11-08 Wolfgang Schuster:
\setupheadertexts [\setups{headlist}]
\startsetups [headlist] \framed[align=normal, frame=off] {\placelist [chapter] [alternative=highlight, criterium=all]} \stopsetups
\definelistalternative [highlight] [renderingsetup=list:highlight]
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] \definelayer [layer:chapter] [state=repeat] \setlayer [layer:chapter] {\placelist [chapter] [alternative=f, criterium=all]} %% works %% {\placelist [chapter] [alternative=highlight, criterium=all]} %% fails \definelistalternative [highlight] [renderingsetup=list:highlight] \startsetups [list:highlight] \currentlistentrytitle \stopsetups %% works \startsetups [footlist] \placelist [chapter] [alternative=highlight, criterium=all] \stopsetups \starttext \startchapter [title=Alpha] \stopchapter \startchapter [title=Beta] \stopchapter \startchapter [title=Gamma] \stopchapter \stoptext Marco