Hi, it seems there go something wrong with layers.
\definelayer[test-layer][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight] \setlayer[test-layer][preset=middle]{why is this text not visible?} \setlayerframed [test-layer] % [preset=topright] [width=5cm,height=3cm,background=color,backgroundcolor=red] {why is this text not visible?} \defineoverlay[test-overlay][\framed{test-overlay}] \setupbackgrounds[page][background={test-layer,test-overlay}] \starttext \page[empty] \stoptext Greeting Andreas ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________