Thanks Taco. >I am somewhat confused myself as to why this is generally considered to be so confusing.
What's most confusing are the: - wiki layout explanation at http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Layout - \showsetups output - excursion manual, table 33.2 page 74 - main manual page 24 - \setuplayout texshow page each one listing the same thing similarly or differently using either arguments, parameters and/or variables, the latter of which for the most have nothing to do with the \setuplayout arguments ( or are these parameters, or variables ? ) Best, Alan On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Stone wrote: > > > > CanItBeAnyMoreConfusingText ? > > From left to right, you have: > > (left)edge > (left)edgedistance > (left)margin > (left)margindistance > width > (right)margindistance > (right)margin > (right)edgedistance > (right)edge > > The location of all this on the paper is defined by backspace, which > gives the distance between the appropriate (left or right) edge of the > text width and the physical paper edge. > > Similar logic applies in the vertical direction. \showlayout will > give the current values and keys (put it after \starttext, it generates > four pages of typeset information). I am somewhat confused myself as to > why this is generally considered to be so confusing. > > In vertical mode, it goes like this > > top > topdistance > header > headerdistance > textheight > footerdistance > footer > bottomdistance > bottom > > "height" sets up the dimension that controls the inner five areas > (header ... footer). "topspace" is the distance between the vertical > top edge of the paper and the top of "header". > > You can put \showlayout after \starttext. It will generate four pages > of settings (because of double-sided ness). > > Best wishes, > Taco >
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