[NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
Hi,
I'm preparing a leaflet in ConTeXt. The leaflet is typeset in a
landscape orientation on an A6 sheet, and it is going to be printed 8
times on an A3 sheet. My problems are:
1. How to achieve such an effect using \setuparranging?
\setuparranging[2*8] didn't work for me. (I'm using MkIV; below is a
minimal example showing my problem.)
\setuppapersize[A6,landscape][A3]
\setuparranging[2*8]
\starttext
\dorecurse{15}{\input knuth }
\stoptext
2. I'd like to get crop marks, in this case short (5mm) lines showing
where to cut the sheet, located near the borders, but *within* the
printable area. How to achieve this?
Thanks in advance
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Re: [NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
On 2012-06-05 Marcin Borkowski mb...@wmi.amu.edu.pl wrote:
The leaflet is typeset in a
landscape orientation on an A6 sheet, and it is going to be printed 8
times on an A3 sheet.
The same leaflet? Then you don't need \setuparranging
\setuppapersize [A6,landscape] [A3]
\setuppagenumbering [location=]
\setupbackgrounds [page] [background=color, backgroundcolor=gray]
\setupbodyfont [sans, 58pt]
\setuplayout[nx=2, ny=4, marking=on]
\starttext
\dorecurse{4}
{\null\vfill\centerline\recurselevel\vfill\null\page}
\stoptext
2. I'd like to get crop marks, in this case short (5mm) lines showing
where to cut the sheet, located near the borders, but *within* the
printable area.
Since eight A6 pages exactly fit on one A3 page the crop marks can
only be *inside* the printable area. That means with marking=on
you'll see three marks in the middle of the page. When you also
want them to show up at the page borders, you have to fire up
MetaPost.
Marco
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Re: [NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
On 2012-06-05 Marco net...@lavabit.com wrote:
2. I'd like to get crop marks, in this case short (5mm) lines showing
where to cut the sheet, located near the borders, but *within* the
printable area.
Since eight A6 pages exactly fit on one A3 page the crop marks can
only be *inside* the printable area. That means with marking=on
you'll see three marks in the middle of the page. When you also
want them to show up at the page borders, you have to fire up
MetaPost.
Or you can draw frames around the pages.
\setuppapersize [A6,landscape] [A3]
\setuppagenumbering [location=]
\setupbodyfont [sans, 58pt]
\setuplayout[nx=2, ny=4]
\setupbackgrounds [page] [background=cropmarks, setups=cropmarks]
\definelayer[cropmarks] [state=repeat]
\startsetups cropmarks
\doifoddpageelse{}{%
\setlayerframed [cropmarks]
[frame=off,
bottomframe=on,
leftframe=on,
width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight]{}}
\stopsetups
\starttext
\dorecurse{4}
{\null\vfill\centerline\recurselevel\vfill\null\page}
\stoptext
I don't know why the frame is missing on the first page.
Marco
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Re: [NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
Dnia 2012-06-05, wto o godzinie 22:43 +0200, Marco pisze:
On 2012-06-05 Marcin Borkowski mb...@wmi.amu.edu.pl wrote:
The leaflet is typeset in a
landscape orientation on an A6 sheet, and it is going to be printed 8
times on an A3 sheet.
The same leaflet? Then you don't need \setuparranging
\setuppapersize [A6,landscape] [A3]
\setuppagenumbering [location=]
\setupbackgrounds [page] [background=color, backgroundcolor=gray]
\setupbodyfont [sans, 58pt]
\setuplayout[nx=2, ny=4, marking=on]
\starttext
\dorecurse{4}
{\null\vfill\centerline\recurselevel\vfill\null\page}
\stoptext
Thanks a lot, it works like a charm!
2. I'd like to get crop marks, in this case short (5mm) lines showing
where to cut the sheet, located near the borders, but *within* the
printable area.
Since eight A6 pages exactly fit on one A3 page the crop marks can
only be *inside* the printable area. That means with marking=on
you'll see three marks in the middle of the page. When you also
want them to show up at the page borders, you have to fire up
MetaPost.
I was afraid of that... Any ideas how to achieve it? (I know a bit of
MetaPost, but I don't have any clue how to achieve this.)
Marco
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Re: [NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
On 2012-06-05 Marco net...@lavabit.com wrote:
[…]
\startsetups cropmarks
\doifoddpageelse{}{%
\setlayerframed [cropmarks]
[frame=off,
bottomframe=on,
leftframe=on,
width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight]{}}
\stopsetups
[…]
I don't know why the frame is missing on the first page.
\startsetups cropmarks
\setlayerframed [cropmarks]
[frame=off,
bottomframe=on,
leftframe=on,
width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight]{}
\stopsetups
This also prints the marks on the first page. If you want just short
crop marks instead of continuous lines, you really have to use
MetaPost.
Marco
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Re: [NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
Am 05.06.2012 um 23:19 schrieb Marco:
On 2012-06-05 Marco net...@lavabit.com wrote:
[…]
\startsetups cropmarks
\doifoddpageelse{}{%
\setlayerframed [cropmarks]
[frame=off,
bottomframe=on,
leftframe=on,
width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight]{}}
\stopsetups
[…]
I don't know why the frame is missing on the first page.
\startsetups cropmarks
\setlayerframed [cropmarks]
[frame=off,
bottomframe=on,
leftframe=on,
width=\paperwidth,
height=\paperheight]{}
\stopsetups
There is no need for layers because you can use \framed in a overlay
\setupbackgrounds [page] [background=cropmarks]
\defineoverlay [cropmarks]
[{\framed[frame=off,bottomframe=on,leftframe=on,width=\overlaywidth,height=\overlayheight]{}}]
and even this is overkill because you can just enable the rules of the page
frame
\setupbackgrounds [page] [leftframe=on,bottomframe=on]
Wolfgang
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Re: [NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
On 2012-06-05 Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote: There is no need for layers because you can use \framed in a overlay Sure I can do that. But what's the advantage of using an overlay? I find layers to be more flexible. and even this is overkill because you can just enable the rules of the page frame \setupbackgrounds [page] [leftframe=on,bottomframe=on] That's neat! Marco ___ 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 ___
Re: [NTG-context] A problem with arranging pages
Am 05.06.2012 um 23:36 schrieb Marco: On 2012-06-05 Wolfgang Schuster schuster.wolfg...@googlemail.com wrote: There is no need for layers because you can use \framed in a overlay Sure I can do that. But what's the advantage of using an overlay? In this case performance. I find layers to be more flexible. 1. When you define a layer a overlay with the same name is created because multiple layers are combined in an overlay. 2. You can combine a layer and an overlay to avoid the setups method (search for \tightlayer). Wolfgang ___ 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 ___
