On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:47:14 +0200 Peter Rolf <indi...@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am 03.06.2014 16:27, schrieb john Culleton: > > > > I need a graphic (a thumbnail) on the right > > hand pages but not on the left hand pages. > > Following the instructions in the Metafun > > Manual page 168 I have assigned different > > pairs to the two overlays: > > \startuseMPgraphic{right page} > > ... > > \stopuseMPgraphic > > > > and > > \startuseMPgraphic{left page} > > \stopuseMPgraphic > > > > In the left hand area I want to just create a > > minimal structure that replaces the right hand > > graphic overlay. > > > > What is the minimal code I can use between the > > start and stop statements? > > > > Not sure if I understand you right, but let's > give it a try :-) > > You can use 'Start|Stoppage' in combination > with your icon, but you end up with a graphic > as big as the page (not visible and a small > data footprint, but still some kind of 'layer > mess'). Probably not the best way to do this in > ConTeXt. Anyway... > > StartPage; > draw <something> xyshifted(x,y); % shift to the > desired position StopPage; > > > Better alternative: > > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Layers > > Example: placing a logo to the top right corner > of the page > > And for the different setup on left|right pages > see > > http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Alternating_backgrounds_and_repeating_layers > > The latter link is also at the bottom of the > layer related page. > > > HTH, Peter > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________________ > Unlimited Disk, Data Transfer, PHP/MySQL Domain > Hosting http://www.doteasy.com One of your examples, the watermark one, reminded me of what I had left off. It was the lines: \setuppagenumbering [alternative=doublesided] Dum de dum dum! Now I have the thumbnail mark on odd but not on even pages. I still have a few more bits to fiddle but that got me around my problem. I took Hans' MKIV thumb index example and hacked away from that point onward. Thanks so much for your multiple examples! I was about to retreat to Scribus. The problem with that program is that the pdf files are about five times bigger than a corresponding pdf from Context. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________