Hi, Some/oftentimes, the more I read the scattered documentation, the more I'm confused... and wasting my valuable time testing and trying to figure out how things work. Here is, for example, why... (1) From \showlayout topspace \topspace top \topheight (2) From "ConTeXt An Excursion", page 74 page 71, \setuplayout command parameters topspace dimension top (not referenced) topheight (not referenced) page 74, table 33.2 parameters for page design. topspace \topspace top (not referenced) topheight \topheight (3) From "ConTeXt main manual" page 24, \setuplayout command parameters topspace dimension top dimension topheight (not referenced) (4) From http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Layout topspace \topspace top \topheight topheight (not referenced) (5) From http://texshow.contextgarden.net/command/detail/221 topspace dimension top dimension topheight (not referenced) What is - topspace ? - top ? - topheight ? Please and thank you, Alan
Alan Stone wrote:
Hi,
Some/oftentimes, the more I read the scattered documentation, the more I'm confused... and wasting my valuable time testing and trying to figure out how things work.
(1) main layout areas: keywords to \setuplayout: header text footer dimension variables: \headerheight etc (2) space above and below main layout area: keywords to \setuplayout: topspace bottomspace dimension variables: \topspace, \bottomspace (3) virtual layout areas: (used for interactive documents where one wants to keep the main text area unchanged by setting these; the virtual areas extend into the topspace and bottomspace) keywords to \setuplayout: top header text footer bottom dimension variables: \topheight, \headerheight etc the system is set up in such a way that one can easily shift the text area as well as disable header and footer Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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Keyword: the system is set up in such a way that...
Something to consider for the manual updates ?
Thanks a lot Hans,
Alan
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Hans Hagen
Alan Stone wrote:
Hi,
Some/oftentimes, the more I read the scattered documentation, the more I'm confused... and wasting my valuable time testing and trying to figure out how things work.
(1) main layout areas:
keywords to \setuplayout: header text footer
dimension variables: \headerheight etc
(2) space above and below main layout area:
keywords to \setuplayout: topspace bottomspace
dimension variables: \topspace, \bottomspace
(3) virtual layout areas: (used for interactive documents where one wants to keep the main text area unchanged by setting these; the virtual areas extend into the topspace and bottomspace)
keywords to \setuplayout: top header text footer bottom
dimension variables: \topheight, \headerheight etc
the system is set up in such a way that one can easily shift the text area as well as disable header and footer
Hans
Hi all, Alan Stone wrote:
Pages and pages and pages skillfully resumed in a few, targeted and simple lines.
Keyword: the system is set up in such a way that...
Something to consider for the manual updates ?
A remark from me may be in order: while I am indeed busy working on some of the manual chapters and by extension it seems that I am indeed more less in charge of this project, I do *not* keep track of wishlists or errata except for the chapter(s) I am actively working on myself. Hints like the one made by Alan above will end up in the void unless someone (and that someone will not be me) creates and maintains a wishlist on the wiki or in the contextman project's bug tracker at foundry.supelec.fr. Best wishes, Taco
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