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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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
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