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I'm giving ConTeXt a first go in typesetting a diploma.
I've figured out that I'd like to try to typeset to a five-column grid.
Most of the stuff should be centered against the third column, while
some stuff should be centered to the second and fourth column.
This makes for a very boring diploma, but that's beside the point at
this stage.
I want 1-inch borders throughout, so before \starttext, I have
\setuplayout[paperheight=29.97cm,paperwidth=21cm,leftmargin=1cm,rightmargin=1cm,header=1cm,footer=1cm,textwidth=19cm,textheight=27.97cm]
(I pretend that marginpars don't exist. I'm sure they'll come back and
haunt me).
Furthermore, before \starttext, I set up the layers I think I need with
\setuplayout[grid=yes,columndistance=12pt,columns=5]\showgrid
\definelayer [text]
\setupbackgrounds [text] [background=text]
(The showgrid is there because I like to see what I'm doing). Then I
have, say,
\setlayer[text][column=3,line=7,x=0.5\layoutcolumnwidth,location=c]{%
Diploma awarded to}
now, _is_ this the smartest way to do this?
furthermore, I'd like to allow for input into fields from Acrobat. I
have this:
\definefield[CertID][text][CertIDSetup][]
\setupfield[CertIDSetup][%
readonly=no,printable=yes,width=4em,%
frame=on,height=8mm,offset=5ex]
\myCenter{3}{11}{Sertifikat Nr. DNV-2004-OSL-PERS-\field[CertID]}
trouble is, the _field_ is aligned to the baseline, whereas I'd like
the text _of_ the field to be thus aligned. any suggestiosn?
(as a matter of fact, the problem with this approach is that text
cannot ever be centered becaue TeX need to know the dimensions at
typesetting time - which isn't known until the user has interacted. is
there, say, JavaScript magic that could be done in order to have text
centered after it has been input?
and on a sitenote,
I'd like to have a frame around the entire page. Preferably, I'd like
to be able to place it using numerical coordinates (absolute or
relative, set to a layer or not). Is this, or something close to it,
possible?
thank you,
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Rolf Lindgren http://www.roffe.com/
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