Hi David, I use the following code...which I borrowed and adapted from someone else (I think it was from Patrick Gundlach's http://levana.de/context/) to explore graphically the meanings of the parameters of \setuplayout. I used it when developing my own style for presentations...I am aware it may not be perfect but I hope it does help you Greetings Jose Ignacio Marin The code (the unknown commands like \Location \Style etc... are for you to substitute with values you want) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \setuplayout [ location=\Location, style=\Style, marking=\Marking, scale=\Scale, nx=\Nx, ny=\Ny, dx=\Dx, dy=\Dy, lines=\Lines, grid=\Grid, bottomspace=\BottomSpace, cutspace=\CutSpace, horoffset=\HorOffset, veroffset=\VerOffset, backspace=\BackSpace, leftmargin=\LeftMargin, leftmargindistance=\LeftMarginDistance, width=\Width, rightmargin=\LeftMargin, rightmargindistance=\LeftMarginDistance, topspace=\TopSpace, header=\Header, headerdistance=\HeaderDistance, height=\Height, footerdistance=\FooterDistance, footer=\Footer, paperwidth=\PaperWidth, paperheight=\PaperHeight, leftedge=\LeftEdge, leftedgedistance=\LeftEdgeDistance, rightedge=\RightEdge, rightedgedistance=\RightEdgeDistance, top=\Top, topdistance=\TopDistance, bottom=\Bottom, bottomdistance=\BottomDistance ] % PAGE TEST \startreusableMPgraphic{TestPage} StartPage; path p; fill Page withcolor .95white; % backspace and topspace p:= ulcorner Page -- llcorner Page -- llcorner Page shifted (BackSpace,0) -- ulcorner Page shifted (BackSpace,0) -- cycle; fill p withcolor transparent(1,0.5,green); p:= ulcorner Page -- urcorner Page -- urcorner Page shifted (0,-TopSpace) -- ulcorner Page shifted (0,-TopSpace) -- cycle; fill p withcolor transparent(1,0.5,blue); % a red bottom... p:= (Hstep[LeftEdge], Vstep[Bottom]) -- (Hstep[RightEdge],Vstep[Bottom]) -- (Hstep[RightEdge],Vstep[Bottom]+Vsize[Bottom]) -- (Hstep[LeftEdge], Vstep[Bottom]+Vsize[Bottom]) -- cycle; fill p withcolor transparent(1,0.5,red); % leftmargin and rightmargin p:= (Hstep[LeftMargin], Vstep[Text])-- (Hstep[LeftMargin] + Hsize[LeftMargin],Vstep[Text]) -- (Hstep[LeftMargin] + Hsize[LeftMargin],Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- (Hstep[LeftMargin], Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- cycle; draw p withpen pencircle scaled .5mm withcolor blue dashed evenly; p:= (Hstep[RightMargin], Vstep[Text])-- (Hstep[RightMargin] + Hsize[RightMargin],Vstep[Text]) -- (Hstep[RightMargin] + Hsize[RightMargin],Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- (Hstep[RightMargin], Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- cycle; draw p withpen pencircle scaled .5mm withcolor blue dashed evenly; % leftedge and rightedge p:= (Hstep[LeftEdge], Vstep[Text])-- (Hstep[LeftEdge] + Hsize[LeftEdge],Vstep[Text]) -- (Hstep[LeftEdge] + Hsize[LeftEdge],Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- (Hstep[LeftEdge], Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- cycle; draw p withpen pencircle scaled .5mm withcolor red dashed evenly; p:= (Hstep[RightEdge], Vstep[Text])-- (Hstep[RightEdge] + Hsize[RightEdge],Vstep[Text]) -- (Hstep[RightEdge] + Hsize[RightEdge],Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- (Hstep[RightEdge], Vstep[Text]+Vsize[Text])-- cycle; draw p withpen pencircle scaled .5mm withcolor red dashed evenly; % let's draw the header (notice that Vsize[Header] and HeaderHeight % are the same!) p:= (BackSpace, Vstep[Header]) -- (BackSpace+MakeupWidth, Vstep[Header]) -- (BackSpace+MakeupWidth, Vstep[Header]+Vsize[Header]) -- (BackSpace, Vstep[Header]+HeaderHeight) -- cycle ; draw p withpen pencircle scaled .5mm withcolor blue dashed evenly; % and now for the footer p:= (BackSpace, Vstep[Footer]) -- (BackSpace+MakeupWidth, Vstep[Footer]) -- (BackSpace+MakeupWidth, Vstep[Footer]+FooterHeight) -- (BackSpace, Vstep[Footer]+FooterHeight) -- cycle ; draw p withpen pencircle scaled .5mm withcolor blue dashed evenly; % And now for something completely different :) drawoptions (withcolor transparent (1,0.9,yellow) withpen pencircle scaled .3mm); draw Field [Text][Top]; draw Field [Text][Header]; draw Field [Text][Text]; draw Field [Text][Footer]; % Field[][] = Area[][] shifted Location[][] draw Area [Text][Bottom] shifted Location [Text][Bottom]; % needed, since LeftMargin+LeftMarginDistance > BackSpace setbounds currentpicture to boundingbox Page; \stopreusableMPgraphic \startbuffer[TestPage] \reuseMPgraphic{TestPage} \stopbuffer \startMPpage StartPage ; \stopMPpage %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -----Mensaje original----- De: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl [mailto:ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl]En nombre de David Arnold Enviado el: jueves, 04 de noviembre de 2004 3:43 Para: ntg-context@ntg.nl Asunto: [NTG-context] \setuplayout --- what do parameters mean? All, When I see something like this: \setuplayout [topspace=10pt, header=40pt, headerdistance=20pt, height=middle, footerdistance=20pt, footer=0pt, bottomdistance=10pt, bottom=20pt, bottomspace=40pt, backspace=30pt, width=middle] I have a hard time working out what it means. I know I can do \showframe, but that doesn't indicate everything I need to see. Does anyone have a macro that shows ALL of these parameters in a visual way, similar to that on page 182 of the Latex User Guide, 2nd ed., Lamport? _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Hi David, [...]

I have a hard time working out what it means. I know I can do \showframe, but that doesn't indicate everything I need to see. Does anyone have a macro that shows ALL of these parameters in a visual way, similar to that on page 182 of the Latex User Guide, 2nd ed., Lamport?

Well, I don't own a Lamport, and probably not many ConTeXt users own one, so your description could be more verbose. Nevertheless you might want to have a look at http://levana.de/context/ there is somewhere a module that should do something like this. But there is still a bug in there when the margins are too small. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net