Re: [NTG-context] help - spine centered figure
Ciro A. Soto wrote:
I am hoping to get the version 1. The other version
is like an exercise for me, to see how it would be
done.
well, the machinery is there, and there are several solutions, of which i show
only one (watch further on how we enable clipping);
don't forget to submit this example to the wiki
\definelayer
[page]
[width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight,
offset=-\measure{page-bleed},
doublesided=yes]
\setupbackgrounds
[page]
[background=page]
\setuppagenumbering
[alternative=doublesided]
\definemeasure [page-bleed] [\dimexpr(10mm)]
\useexternalfigure
[page-graphic]
[cow]
[ width=\dimexpr(2\paperwidth +2\measure{page-bleed}),
height=\dimexpr( \paperheight+2\measure{page-bleed})]
\starttext
% cleaner here
\startstandardmakeup[doublesized=no,page={empty,left}]
\setlayer
[page] [preset=lefttop]
{\externalfigure[page-graphic]}
\stopstandardmakeup
\startstandardmakeup[doublesized=no,page=right]
\setlayer
[page] [preset=righttop]
{\externalfigure[page-graphic]}
\stopstandardmakeup
% less intuitive here
%
% \page[left]
%
% \setlayer
% [page] [left] [preset=lefttop]
% {\externalfigure[page-graphic]}
%
% \setlayer
% [page] [right] [preset=righttop]
% {\externalfigure[page-graphic]}
%
% \startstandardmakeup
% flush a page
% \stopstandardmakeup
% to show bleeding:
\setuppapersize
[A4][A3]
\setuplayout
[location=middle]
\setupbackgrounds
[page][frame=on]
% add this in order to clip
\setuplayout
[clipoffset=\measure{page-bleed}]
\startstandardmakeup[doublesized=no,page={empty,left}]
\setlayer
[page] [preset=lefttop]
{\externalfigure[page-graphic]}
\stopstandardmakeup
\startstandardmakeup[doublesized=no,page=right]
\setlayer
[page] [preset=righttop]
{\externalfigure[page-graphic]}
\stopstandardmakeup
\stoptext
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Re: [NTG-context] help - spine centered figure
Ciro A. Soto wrote: Sorry, I made a typo error. The title of the book I am reading is Goodbye Gutenberg by Valerie Kirschenbaum. A book I recommend for any person interested in book design, typography, history, reading, fonts, etc. hm, i dunno that one; sounds kind of sad, this 'goodbye' -) i wonder if it makes sense to add a biblography corner to the wiki, where users can enter/describe - good books about typography - books with special (nice) typography so that ww have a nice 'example' bibliographic test file as well (xml version as well as bibtex one) Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] help - spine centered figure
Sorry, I made a typo error. The title of the book I am reading is Goodbye Gutenberg by Valerie Kirschenbaum. A book I recommend for any person interested in book design, typography, history, reading, fonts, etc. Ciro --- Ciro A. Soto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I am reading a beautifully designed book called 'Boodbye Gutenberg, and it gave me inspiration to change the design of my self-published novel. However, I wonder if with my limited knowledge in Contet I can make it happen. Here it is: Version 1: The text is standard, justified both sides. When the reader opens the book I want him/her to see a background light-gray picture centered in the spine of the book from the top of the page to the bottom. (The picture is a guitar with the strings along the spine), I would like half of the guitar in the left page, and half in the other page. In other words, there would be a bleeding picture to the right of the left page, and a bleeding picture to the left of the right page. The text would be black, and the guitar would be seen as background. I know it is difficult to follow my explanation, but I hope you understand. Version 2: The text is wrapped around the figure, that is, each line in the left page is left justified, but ends at the border of the picture. And each line in the right page is right justified, but begins at the border of the picture. I am hoping to get the version 1. The other version is like an exercise for me, to see how it would be done. I have tried with layers for the background picture, and it works, but I don't know how to tell Context to use alternative pictures, one for the left pages, another for the right pages. My apologies for the length ... thank you ciro = == Ciro A. Soto Author of The Guitar Maker. An Exploration of Wisdom, Design and Love. Pub. Date: Dec. 2005. All problems are at the interface. Each one of them has a solution. ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
