Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> \setlayerframed
> [text]
> [...]
> [framed settings]
> {}
I'll have to consult the documentation of \setlayerframed then - which
again i fear is somewhat terse ... what goes in the [...] box there?
> 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[...]}}
heh. the field box remains fixed to the baseline while the predecing
text is raised :) OK, a bit more twiddling can compensate for that
again. perhaps a wee bit to klugey for my tase.
> >(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?
I'll give it a shot but too optimistic I am not. should the \field
have align=middle as part of its setup parameters?
> >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)
OK.
thanks!
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