Is there “toffset” option for setupbackgrounds in context

I'm trying to learn context, and I'm satisfied with their capacities.

I read in contextgarden that options of setupbackgrounds inherit from setupframed, but if I setup toffset=5mm for setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm] I have no effect?

With frameoffset you can modify the four directions but how about a single direction?

Code

setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm]



starttext



input knuth





stoptext

edited Feb 26 '16 at 10:14

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

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mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg80961.html

– DG'
Feb 27 '16 at 12:51

@DG' Do you want to turn this into an answer?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 13:16

@TeXnician shouldn't Wolfgang?

– DG'
Mar 3 at 14:57

@DG' Well you have found the answer on the mailing list, so why not?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 15:02

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I'm trying to learn context, and I'm satisfied with their capacities.

I read in contextgarden that options of setupbackgrounds inherit from setupframed, but if I setup toffset=5mm for setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm] I have no effect?

With frameoffset you can modify the four directions but how about a single direction?

Code

setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm]



starttext



input knuth





stoptext

edited Feb 26 '16 at 10:14

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

11.5k11442

1

mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg80961.html

– DG'
Feb 27 '16 at 12:51

@DG' Do you want to turn this into an answer?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 13:16

@TeXnician shouldn't Wolfgang?

– DG'
Mar 3 at 14:57

@DG' Well you have found the answer on the mailing list, so why not?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 15:02

add a comment |

I'm trying to learn context, and I'm satisfied with their capacities.

I read in contextgarden that options of setupbackgrounds inherit from setupframed, but if I setup toffset=5mm for setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm] I have no effect?

With frameoffset you can modify the four directions but how about a single direction?

Code

setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm]



starttext



input knuth





stoptext

edited Feb 26 '16 at 10:14

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

11.5k11442

I'm trying to learn context, and I'm satisfied with their capacities.

I read in contextgarden that options of setupbackgrounds inherit from setupframed, but if I setup toffset=5mm for setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm] I have no effect?

With frameoffset you can modify the four directions but how about a single direction?

Code

setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][frame=on,toffset=5mm]



starttext



input knuth





stoptext

context

edited Feb 26 '16 at 10:14

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

11.5k11442

edited Feb 26 '16 at 10:14

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

11.5k11442

edited Feb 26 '16 at 10:14

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

11.5k11442

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

11.5k11442

asked Feb 26 '16 at 7:14

Salim Bou

11.5k11442

1

mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg80961.html

– DG'
Feb 27 '16 at 12:51

@DG' Do you want to turn this into an answer?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 13:16

@TeXnician shouldn't Wolfgang?

– DG'
Mar 3 at 14:57

@DG' Well you have found the answer on the mailing list, so why not?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 15:02

add a comment |

1

mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg80961.html

– DG'
Feb 27 '16 at 12:51

@DG' Do you want to turn this into an answer?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 13:16

@TeXnician shouldn't Wolfgang?

– DG'
Mar 3 at 14:57

@DG' Well you have found the answer on the mailing list, so why not?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 15:02

mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg80961.html

– DG'
Feb 27 '16 at 12:51

@DG' Do you want to turn this into an answer?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 13:16

@TeXnician shouldn't Wolfgang?

– DG'
Mar 3 at 14:57

@DG' Well you have found the answer on the mailing list, so why not?

– TeXnician
Mar 3 at 15:02

add a comment |

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Wolfgang Schuster gave an answer on the ConTeXt mailing list:

The background mechanism for the text areas supports only a fraction of the normal framed options but you can do a lot when you use Metapost to draw the background.

startuniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}

    path p ; p := unitsquare xscaled OverlayWidth yscaled OverlayHeight ;

    draw p topenlarged 5mm ;

    setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox ;

stopuniqueMPgraphic



defineoverlay[TextBackground][uniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}]



setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][background=TextBackground]



starttext



input knuth



stoptext

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Wolfgang Schuster gave an answer on the ConTeXt mailing list:

The background mechanism for the text areas supports only a fraction of the normal framed options but you can do a lot when you use Metapost to draw the background.

startuniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}

    path p ; p := unitsquare xscaled OverlayWidth yscaled OverlayHeight ;

    draw p topenlarged 5mm ;

    setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox ;

stopuniqueMPgraphic



defineoverlay[TextBackground][uniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}]



setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][background=TextBackground]



starttext



input knuth



stoptext

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Wolfgang Schuster gave an answer on the ConTeXt mailing list:

The background mechanism for the text areas supports only a fraction of the normal framed options but you can do a lot when you use Metapost to draw the background.

startuniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}

    path p ; p := unitsquare xscaled OverlayWidth yscaled OverlayHeight ;

    draw p topenlarged 5mm ;

    setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox ;

stopuniqueMPgraphic



defineoverlay[TextBackground][uniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}]



setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][background=TextBackground]



starttext



input knuth



stoptext

edited Mar 6 at 18:33

Wolfgang Schuster

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answered Mar 6 at 17:43

DG'

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Wolfgang Schuster gave an answer on the ConTeXt mailing list:

The background mechanism for the text areas supports only a fraction of the normal framed options but you can do a lot when you use Metapost to draw the background.

startuniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}

    path p ; p := unitsquare xscaled OverlayWidth yscaled OverlayHeight ;

    draw p topenlarged 5mm ;

    setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox ;

stopuniqueMPgraphic



defineoverlay[TextBackground][uniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}]



setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][background=TextBackground]



starttext



input knuth



stoptext

edited Mar 6 at 18:33

Wolfgang Schuster

5,7211811

answered Mar 6 at 17:43

DG'

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Wolfgang Schuster gave an answer on the ConTeXt mailing list:

The background mechanism for the text areas supports only a fraction of the normal framed options but you can do a lot when you use Metapost to draw the background.

startuniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}

    path p ; p := unitsquare xscaled OverlayWidth yscaled OverlayHeight ;

    draw p topenlarged 5mm ;

    setbounds currentpicture to OverlayBox ;

stopuniqueMPgraphic



defineoverlay[TextBackground][uniqueMPgraphic{TextBackground}]



setuppapersize[A4]

setuppagenumbering[state=none]



setupbackgrounds[text][text][background=TextBackground]



starttext



input knuth



stoptext

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