> The first thing context does is to check the value of width:
> (the width of the textarea is stored in \makeupwidth, not \textwidth)
>
> 1. width=middle
>
> if cutspace=0pt then cutspace=backspace endif
>
> makeupwidth = paperwidth - backspace - cutspace
>
>
> 2. width=fit
>
> when i look at the source i don't know if anyone want this setting because
> very complicated and the calculation is
>
> makeupwidth = paperwidth - (backspace - leftmargin - leftmargindistance -
> leftedge - ...) - (cutspace - rightmargin - ...)
>
>
> 3. width=<dimen>
>
> makeupwidth = <dimen>
>
>
> Example:
>
> \definelayout[1][backspace=4cm,width=12cm]
> \definelayout[2][backspace=5cm,cutspace=7cm,width=middle]
> \definelayout[3][backspace=3cm,cutspace=0pt,width=middle]
> \definelayout[4][backspace=4cm,width=fit]
> \definelayout[5][backspace=4cm,leftmargin=3cm,width=fit]
> \definelayout[6][backspace=4cm,leftmargin=4cm,width=fit]
> \definelayout[7][backspace=4cm,leftmargin=2cm,width=fit]
> \definelayout[8][backspace=4cm,leftmargin=2cm,rightmargin=3cm,width=fit]
> \definelayout[9][backspace=4cm,leftmargin=2cm,rightmargin=4cm,width=fit]
> \definelayout[10][backspace=4cm,leftmargin=2cm,rightmargin=2cm,width=fit]
>
> \showframe
>
> \starttext
>
> \dorecurse{10}
> {\starttabulate
> \NC backspace \EQ \PtToCm\backspace \NC\NR
> \NC textwidth \EQ \PtToCm\textwidth \NC\NR
> \NC cutspace \EQ \PtToCm\cutspace \NC\NR
> \stoptabulate
> \page}
>
> \stoptext
>
> Wolfgang
to wikify ... where ?
--
luigi
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