At 09:10 11/03/2004, you wrote:

\setlayer[text][column=3,line=7,x=0.5\layoutcolumnwidth,location=c]{%
       Diploma awarded to}


now, _is_ this the smartest way to do this?

\setlayerframed [text] [...] [framed settings] {}

may give you some more control and insight (you can always turn of the frame later)

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?

fields (and text in there) don't have a concept of a baseline (unfortunately), so depending on the situation, you may want to lower the text


\hbox{\lower2pt\hbox{\field[...]}}

and so (i need to look into pdf 1.5 to see if there are better ways now)

(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?

doesn't align=middle work?


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?

i often use metapost for that (see metafun manual)


\defineoverlay[xxx][\useMPgraphic{xxx}]

\startuseMPgraphic{xxx}
  StartPage ;
    draw Page enlarged -3cm withpen pencircle scaled 1cm ;
  StopPage ;
\stopuseMPgraphic

\setupbackgrounds[page][background=xxx]

etc etc

hans

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