%D \module %D [ file=page-bck, % copied from main-001 %D version=1997.03.31, %D title=\CONTEXT\ Page Macros, %D subtitle=Backgrounds, %D author=Hans Hagen, %D date=\currentdate, %D copyright={PRAGMA ADE \& \CONTEXT\ Development Team}] %C %C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is %C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for %C details. % Currently the text cells are fakes and no (foreground) frames which makes sense % as order might matter e.g. is text sticks in other cells. The page, text etc % areas do support foreground order change. \writestatus{loading}{ConTeXt Page Macros / Backgrounds} \unprotect % maybe use \currentframedhash here %D For special purposes, users can question the \type {*background} mode. This mode %D is only available when typesetting the pagebody. %D %D \starttyping %D \startmode[*background] ... %D \stoptyping \newconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new \newconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new_right \newconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new_left \newconditional\c_page_backgrounds_some \appendtoks \ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_some \ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new \setsystemmode\v!background \fi \fi \to \everybeforepagebody \unexpanded\def\initializepagebackgrounds {\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new \setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new_right \setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new_left \setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_some} %D We keep calculations and checks to a minimum and also try to minimize %D the amount of tracing due to expansion. \let\currentotrbackground\empty %D This is the only spot where we have a low level dependency on the way %D parent chains are defined but we want the speed. \unexpanded\def\page_backgrounds_check_background {\ifcsname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!background\endcsname %\edef\page_background_temp{\csname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!background\endcsname}% \edef\page_background_temp{\lastnamedcs}% \ifx\page_background_temp\empty \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_frame \else \page_backgrounds_set_yes \fi \else \expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_frame \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_check_frame {\ifcsname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!frame\endcsname %\edef\page_background_temp{\csname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!frame\endcsname}% \edef\page_background_temp{\lastnamedcs}% \ifx\page_background_temp\v!on \page_backgrounds_set_yes \else \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_leftframe \fi \else \expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_leftframe \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_check_leftframe {\ifcsname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!leftframe\endcsname %\edef\page_background_temp{\csname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!leftframe\endcsname}% \edef\page_background_temp{\lastnamedcs}% \ifx\page_background_temp\v!on \page_backgrounds_set_yes \else \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_rightframe \fi \else \expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_rightframe \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_check_rightframe {\ifcsname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!rightframe\endcsname %\edef\page_background_temp{\csname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!rightframe\endcsname}% \edef\page_background_temp{\lastnamedcs}% \ifx\page_background_temp\v!on \page_backgrounds_set_yes \else \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_topframe \fi \else \expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_topframe \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_check_topframe {\ifcsname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!topframe\endcsname %\edef\page_background_temp{\csname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!topframe\endcsname}% \edef\page_background_temp{\lastnamedcs}% \ifx\page_background_temp\v!on \page_backgrounds_set_yes \else \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_bottomframe \fi \else \expandafter\page_backgrounds_check_bottomframe \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_check_bottomframe {\ifcsname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!bottomframe\endcsname %\edef\page_background_temp{\csname\??framed\currentotrbackground:\c!bottomframe\endcsname}% \edef\page_background_temp{\lastnamedcs}% \ifx\page_background_temp\v!on \page_backgrounds_set_yes \else \page_backgrounds_set_nop \fi \else \page_backgrounds_set_nop \fi} %D We don't use the commandhandler code as we want these multitude of backgrounds to be %D as fast as possible. \installcorenamespace{layoutbackgrounds} \installcorenamespace{layoutbackgroundcheck} % we need another hash as \??layoutbackgrounds<...> gets defined \def\page_backgrounds_set_yes{\expandafter\let\csname\currentotrbackground\endcsname\relax } \def\page_backgrounds_set_nop{\expandafter\let\csname\currentotrbackground\endcsname\undefined} \unexpanded\def\page_backgrounds_check#1% {\edef\currentotrbackground{\??layoutbackgrounds#1}% \page_backgrounds_check_background} \def\doifelsesomebackground#1% {\ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\endcsname \expandafter\firstoftwoarguments \else \expandafter\secondoftwoarguments \fi} \let\doifsomebackgroundelse\doifelsesomebackground \def\doifsomebackground#1% {\ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\endcsname \expandafter\firstofoneargument \else \expandafter\gobbleoneargument \fi} %D The background mechanism falls back on the \type {\framed} macro. This means %D that all normal frame and overlay features can be used. \def\page_backgrounds_add_to_box#1% area {\ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\endcsname \expandafter\page_backgrounds_add_to_box_indeed \else \expandafter\gobblefourarguments \fi#1} %D We don't need the dimensions here as this is a real framed but the question is: %D do we indeed need a real framed or can we use a fake (i.e. no foreground, only %D for hidden). \def\page_backgrounds_add_to_box_indeed#1#2#3#4% area box width height / always non zero {\edef\p_page_backgrounds_setups{\namedframedparameter{\??layoutbackgrounds#1}\c!setups}% \ifx\p_page_backgrounds_setups\empty \else \doprocesslocalsetups\p_page_backgrounds_setups % should not produce funny spaces ! \fi % #2 has the right dimensions already \setbox#2\hpack{\localbackgroundframed{\??layoutbackgrounds#1}#1#2}}% a real framed (including foreground) %D There are quite some backgrounds. At the bottom layer, there is the {\em %D paper} background. This one is only used for special purposes, like %D annotations to documents. \def\page_backgrounds_add_to_print#1% {\page_backgrounds_add_to_box\v!paper#1\printpaperwidth\printpaperheight} %D The page backgrounds can be put behind the {\em left page}, the {\em %D right page} or {\em each page}. As with the paper background, these are %D calculated on each page. \def\page_backgrounds_add_to_paper#1% {\doifbothsidesoverruled {\page_backgrounds_add_to_box\v!rightpage#1\paperwidth\paperheight}% {\page_backgrounds_add_to_box\v!rightpage#1\paperwidth\paperheight}% {\page_backgrounds_add_to_box\v!leftpage #1\paperwidth\paperheight}% \page_backgrounds_add_to_box\v!page#1\paperwidth\paperheight} %D Then there are the 25 areas that make up the layout: {\em top, header, text, %D footer, bottom} times {\em left edge, left margin, text, right margin, right %D edge}. These are only recalculated when they change or when the \type {status} %D is set to \type {repeat}. \newbox\leftbackground % todo: rename \newbox\rightbackground % todo: rename %D Finaly there is an aditional {\em text} background, again useful for %D special purposes only. This one is calculated each time. The hidden %D backgrounds are not meant for users! \newconditional\c_page_backgrounds_hidden_enabled \def\page_backgrounds_add_to_text#1% {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_hidden_enabled \page_backgrounds_add_to_box\v!hidden#1\makeupwidth\textheight % mine ! \fi \page_backgrounds_add_to_box\v!text#1\makeupwidth\textheight} %D The next couple of macros implement the area backgrounds. As said, these %D are cached in dedicated boxes. The offsets and depth of the page are used %D for alignment purposes. %newdimen\pageoffset % bleed %newdimen\pagedepth % built-in %D We need a bit more clever mechanism in order to handle layers well. %D This means that we cannot calculate both background at the same time %D since something may have changed halfway a page. %D Margin swapping has been simplified: see mkii code in case of regression. %D Calculation is delayed till the page anyway so the state is known. \def\page_backgrounds_recalculate {\global\settrue\c_page_backgrounds_new} \def\page_backgrounds_set_boxes {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new \page_backgrounds_set_boxes_r \fi \doifbothsides \page_backgrounds_set_boxes_a \page_backgrounds_set_boxes_b \page_backgrounds_set_boxes_c \ifx\p_page_backgrounds_state\v!repeat\else \global\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_set_boxes_r {\global\settrue\c_page_backgrounds_new_right \global\settrue\c_page_backgrounds_new_left \global\setbox\leftbackground\emptybox \global\setbox\rightbackground\emptybox} \def\page_backgrounds_set_boxes_a {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new_left % \showmessage\m!layouts8\empty \page_backgrounds_set_box\leftbackground % \conditionalfalse \global\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new_left \global\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new_right \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_set_boxes_b {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new_left % \showmessage\m!layouts8\empty \page_backgrounds_set_box\leftbackground \global\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new_left \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_set_boxes_c {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new_right % \showmessage\m!layouts8\empty \page_backgrounds_set_box\rightbackground \global\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new_right \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_add_to_main#1% todo: dimension spec {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_some \page_backgrounds_set_boxes \setbox#1\vpack {\offinterlineskip \doifelsemarginswap{\copy\leftbackground}{\copy\rightbackground}% \box#1}% \fi} \newdimen\pagebackgroundhoffset % THESE WILL BECOME OBSOLETE \newdimen\pagebackgroundvoffset \newdimen\pagebackgroundoffset % used elsewhere \newdimen\pagebackgrounddepth \newdimen\pagebackgroundcompensation \def\page_backgrounds_set_offsets % used in menus (we can use ifcsname's here) {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_some \ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_new \page_backgrounds_set_offsets_indeed % indirect, less tracing \fi \fi} \def\page_backgrounds_set_offsets_indeed {\ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!text\endcsname \page_backgrounds_set_offsets_yes \else\ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\endcsname \page_backgrounds_set_offsets_yes \else \page_backgrounds_set_offsets_nop \fi\fi} \def\page_backgrounds_set_offsets_nop {\global\pagebackgroundhoffset \zeropoint \global\pagebackgroundvoffset \zeropoint \global\pagebackgrounddepth \zeropoint \global\pagebackgroundcompensation\zeropoint} \def\page_backgrounds_set_offsets_yes {\global\pagebackgroundoffset \d_page_backgrounds_depth \global\pagebackgroundcompensation\d_page_backgrounds_offset\relax \ifzeropt\pagebackgroundcompensation \page_backgrounds_set_offsets_nop \else \ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds\v!top\v!text\endcsname \global\pagebackgroundhoffset\zeropoint \else\ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds\v!bottom\v!text\endcsname \global\pagebackgroundhoffset\zeropoint \else \global\pagebackgroundhoffset\pagebackgroundcompensation \fi\fi \ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!rightedge\endcsname \global\pagebackgroundvoffset\zeropoint \global\pagebackgrounddepth \zeropoint \else\ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!leftedge\endcsname \global\pagebackgroundvoffset\zeropoint \global\pagebackgrounddepth \zeropoint \else \global\pagebackgroundvoffset\pagebackgroundcompensation \global\pagebackgrounddepth \d_page_backgrounds_depth \fi\fi \fi} \appendtoks \page_backgrounds_set_offsets \to \everybeforepagebody \newconditional\swapbackgroundmargins \settrue\swapbackgroundmargins \def\page_backgrounds_set_box#1% #2% {\global\setbox#1\vpack {\dontcomplain \swapmargins \ifconditional\swapbackgroundmargins \doifelsemarginswap \donothing {\swapmacros\v!rightmargin\v!leftmargin \swapmacros\v!rightedge \v!leftedge}% \fi \calculatereducedvsizes \offinterlineskip % \ifconditional#2\relax % \doswapmargins % hm, this one gets nilled in \swapmargins anyway % \fi \ifdim\topheight>\zeropoint \kern\dimexpr-\topheight-\topdistance\relax \page_backgrounds_set_box_row\v!top\topheight \kern\topdistance \fi \ifdim\headerheight>\zeropoint \page_backgrounds_set_box_row\v!header\headerheight \kern\headerdistance \fi \ifdim\textheight>\zeropoint \page_backgrounds_set_box_row\v!text\textheight \fi \ifdim\footerheight>\zeropoint \kern\footerdistance \page_backgrounds_set_box_row\v!footer\footerheight \fi \ifdim\bottomheight>\zeropoint \kern\bottomdistance \page_backgrounds_set_box_row\v!bottom\bottomheight \fi \vfilll}% \smashbox#1} \def\page_backgrounds_set_box_row#1#2% maybe helper {\setbox\scratchbox\vpack to #2 \bgroup\hpack\bgroup \goleftonpage \ifdim\leftedgewidth>\zeropoint \ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\v!leftedge\endcsname \page_backgrounds_set_box_cell#1\v!leftedge\leftedgewidth#2% \else \kern\leftedgewidth \fi \kern\leftedgedistance \fi \ifdim\leftmarginwidth>\zeropoint \ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\v!leftmargin\endcsname \page_backgrounds_set_box_cell#1\v!leftmargin\leftmarginwidth#2% \else \kern\leftmarginwidth \fi \kern\leftmargindistance \fi \ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\v!text\endcsname \page_backgrounds_set_box_cell#1\v!text\makeupwidth#2% \else \kern\makeupwidth \fi \ifdim\rightmarginwidth>\zeropoint \kern\rightmargindistance \ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\v!rightmargin\endcsname \page_backgrounds_set_box_cell#1\v!rightmargin\rightmarginwidth#2% \else \kern\rightmarginwidth \fi \fi \ifdim\rightedgewidth>\zeropoint \kern\rightedgedistance \ifcsname\??layoutbackgrounds#1\v!rightedge\endcsname \page_backgrounds_set_box_cell#1\v!rightedge\rightedgewidth#2% \else \kern\rightedgewidth \fi \fi \egroup\egroup \wd\scratchbox\zeropoint \box\scratchbox\relax} % these are fake framed .. maybe it's nicer to honor foreground here as well % but it's probably a slow downer \def\page_backgrounds_set_box_cell#1#2#3#4% pos pos width height {\begingroup \edef\p_page_backgrounds_setups{\namedframedparameter{\??layoutbackgrounds#1#2}\c!setups}% \ifx\p_page_backgrounds_setups\empty \else \doprocesslocalsetups\p_page_backgrounds_setups % should not produce funny spaces ! \fi \edef\p_page_backgrounds_command{\namedframedparameter{\??layoutbackgrounds#1#2}\c!command}% \ifx\p_page_backgrounds_command\empty \expandafter\page_backgrounds_set_box_cell_nop \else \expandafter\page_backgrounds_set_box_cell_yes \fi#3#4% \localbackgroundframed{\??layoutbackgrounds#1#2}{#1:#2}\scratchbox \endgroup} \def\page_backgrounds_set_box_cell_nop#1#2% {\setbox\scratchbox\emptyvbox \wd\scratchbox#1% \ht\scratchbox#2} \def\page_backgrounds_set_box_cell_yes#1#2% {\setbox\scratchbox\vpack to #2{\vss\hpack to#1{\hss\p_page_backgrounds_command\hss}\vss}% \dp\scratchbox\zeropoint} %D The background mechanism is quite demanding in terms or resources. We used to %D delay these definitions till runtime usage, but since today's \TEX's are large, %D we now do the work on forehand. %D %D \starttyping %D \setupbackgrounds [settings] %D \setupbackgrounds [paper,page,text,..] [settings] %D \setupbackgrounds [top,...] [leftedge,...] [settings] %D \stoptyping %D %D \showsetup{setupbackgrounds} %D %D Because the number of arguments runs from one to three, we need to check %D for it. \newtoks\everybackgroundssetup \unexpanded\def\setupbackgrounds {\dotripleempty\page_backgrounds_setup} \def\page_backgrounds_setup {\ifthirdargument \expandafter\page_backgrounds_setup_double \else\ifsecondargument \doubleexpandafter\page_backgrounds_setup_single \else\iffirstargument \tripleexpandafter\page_backgrounds_setup_basics \fi\fi\fi} \newdimen\d_page_backgrounds_offset \newdimen\d_page_backgrounds_depth \appendtoks \edef\p_page_backgrounds_offset{\namedframedparameter{\??layoutbackgrounds\v!page}\c!offset}% \edef\p_page_backgrounds_depth {\namedframedparameter{\??layoutbackgrounds\v!page}\c!depth }% \edef\p_page_backgrounds_state {\namedframedparameter{\??layoutbackgrounds }\c!state }% \global\d_page_backgrounds_offset\ifx\p_offset\empty\zeropoint\else\p_page_backgrounds_offset\fi \global\d_page_backgrounds_depth \ifx\p_depth \empty\zeropoint\else\p_page_backgrounds_depth \fi \global\pagebackgroundoffset\d_page_backgrounds_offset\relax \global\pagebackgrounddepth \d_page_backgrounds_depth \relax \ifx\p_page_backgrounds_state\v!stop \global\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_new \else \global\settrue \c_page_backgrounds_new \fi \to \everybackgroundssetup \def\v_page_backgrounds_double_set{\v!paper,\v!page,\v!leftpage,\v!rightpage} \def\v_page_backgrounds_single_set{\v!text,\v!hidden,\v!paper,\v!page,\v!leftpage,\v!rightpage} \def\v_page_backgrounds_common_set{\v!leftedge,\v!leftmargin,\v!text,\v!rightmargin,\v!rightedge} \unexpanded\def\page_backgrounds_setup_double[#1][#2][#3]% if needed we can speed this up {\global\settrue\c_page_backgrounds_some \def\page_backgrounds_setup_step##1% {\doifelseinset{##1}\v_page_backgrounds_double_set {\page_backgrounds_setup_and_check{##1}{#3}} {\def\page_backgrounds_setup_step_nested####1{\page_backgrounds_setup_and_check{##1####1}{#3}}% \processcommacommand[#2]\page_backgrounds_setup_step_nested}}% \processcommacommand[#1]\page_backgrounds_setup_step \the\everybackgroundssetup} \unexpanded\def\page_backgrounds_setup_single[#1][#2][#3]% {\global\settrue\c_page_backgrounds_some \doifelsecommon{#1}\v_page_backgrounds_single_set {\def\page_backgrounds_setup_step##1{\page_backgrounds_setup_and_check{##1}{#2}}% \processcommacommand[#1]\page_backgrounds_setup_step \the\everybackgroundssetup}% {\page_backgrounds_setup_double[#1][\v_page_backgrounds_common_set][#2]}} \unexpanded\def\page_backgrounds_setup_basics[#1][#2][#3]% {\setupframed[\??layoutbackgrounds][#1]% \the\everybackgroundssetup} \unexpanded\def\page_backgrounds_setup_and_check#1#2% tag settings {\edef\currentotrbackground{\??layoutbackgrounds#1}% \setupframed[\currentotrbackground][#2]% \page_backgrounds_check_background} %D Each areas (currently there are $1+3+25+1=30$ of them) has its own low level %D framed object associated. \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!paper] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!page] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!leftpage] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!rightpage] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!hidden] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!top\v!leftedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!top\v!leftmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!top\v!text] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!top\v!rightmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!top\v!rightedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!header\v!leftedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!header\v!leftmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!header\v!text] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!header\v!rightmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!header\v!rightedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!leftedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!leftmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!text] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!rightmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!text\v!rightedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!footer\v!leftedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!footer\v!leftmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!footer\v!text] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!footer\v!rightmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!footer\v!rightedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!bottom\v!leftedge] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!bottom\v!leftmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!bottom\v!text] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!bottom\v!rightmargin] \definesimplifiedframed[\??layoutbackgrounds\v!bottom\v!rightedge] \setupbackgrounds [\v!page] [\c!offset=\zeropoint, % hm, so we need to force overlay elsewhere \c!depth=\zeropoint] %D General setup: \setupbackgrounds [\c!state=\c!start] %D The hidden layer can be populated by extending the following comma separated %D list. This only happens in core modules. % todo page-2 .. page+2 achter pagina -> bleed % spread-2 .. spread+2 achter spread -> spread (repeat 2 times) \unexpanded\def\enablehiddenbackground {\global\settrue\c_page_backgrounds_hidden_enabled \global\settrue\c_page_backgrounds_some \page_backgrounds_recalculate} \unexpanded\def\disablehiddenbackground {\global\setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_hidden_enabled} \def\hiddenbackgroundlist {\v!text-2,\v!text-1,\v!foreground,\v!text+1,\v!text+2} \defineoverlay[\v!text-2][\positionregionoverlay\textanchor{\v!text-2}] % no new anchor, we share text \defineoverlay[\v!text-1][\positionregionoverlay\textanchor{\v!text-1}] \defineoverlay[\v!text+1][\positionregionoverlay\textanchor{\v!text+1}] \defineoverlay[\v!text+2][\positionregionoverlay\textanchor{\v!text+2}] \setupbackgrounds [\v!hidden] [\c!background=\hiddenbackgroundlist] %D Because we haven't really set up backgrounds yet, we set the main efficiency %D switch to false. \setfalse\c_page_backgrounds_some %D Sometimes you have a document wide (page) background but need to overload it %D locally. In such case (at least in my experience) the only values that get set %D are the background and backgroundcolor (if set at all). A full inheritance chain %D would complicate things because then we need to use named backgrounds which in %D turn will make this mechanism slower. I considered independent local backgrounds %D but that also complicates the code (not that much) but isolation means that we %D need to set more parameters each time. The following simple approach proabbly %D suits most usage. %D %D \starttyping %D \starttext %D \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=red] %D \input tufte \page %D \setupbackgrounds[page][background=,backgroundcolor=] %D \input tufte \page %D \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=red] %D \input tufte \page %D \pushbackground[page] %D \setupbackgrounds[page][background=color,backgroundcolor=green] %D \input tufte \page %D \popbackground %D \input tufte \page %D \stoptext %D \stoptyping \unexpanded\def\pushbackground[#1]% {\pushmacro\popbackground \edef\currentotrbackground{\??layoutbackgrounds#1}% \unexpanded\edef\popbackground {\setupframed [\currentotrbackground] [\c!background=\namedframedparameter{\currentotrbackground}\c!background, \c!backgroundcolor=\namedframedparameter{\currentotrbackground}\c!backgroundcolor]% \page_backgrounds_check_background \popmacro\popbackground}% \setupframed [\currentotrbackground] [\c!background=,\c!backgroundcolor=]% \page_backgrounds_check_background} \let\popbackground\relax \protect \endinput % %D The next series is used in local (for instance floating) backgrounds. % % \installsimplifiedframed{\??layoutbackgrounds\v!local} % % \getparameters % [\??layoutbackgrounds\v!local] % [\c!component=local, % \c!background=\localbackgroundlist] % % \def\localbackgroundlist % {\v!local-2,\v!local-1,\v!foreground,\v!local+1,\v!local+2} % % \defineoverlay[\v!local-2][\positionoverlay{\v!local-2}] % todo share % \defineoverlay[\v!local-1][\positionoverlay{\v!local-1}] % \defineoverlay[\v!local+1][\positionoverlay{\v!local+1}] % \defineoverlay[\v!local+2][\positionoverlay{\v!local+2}] % % \def\page_backgrounds_add_local_to_box % {\ifconditional\c_page_backgrounds_hidden_enabled % \expandafter\page_backgrounds_add_local_to_box_indeed % \else % \expandafter\gobbleoneargument % \fi} % % \def\page_backgrounds_add_local_to_box_indeed#1% % {\setbox#1\hbox{\localbackgroundframed{\??layoutbackgrounds\v!local}\v!local#1}% % \global\advance\localpositionnumber\plusone} % afterwards ! % % \let\page_backgrounds_add_local_to_box\gobbleoneargument % Test how previous macro behaves with depth: % % \startcolumnset % \input tufte % \placefigure{none}{\framed[lines=5]{xxx}} % \input tufte % \placefigure{none}{\starttabulate\NC test\nc test\NC\NR\stoptabulate} % \input tufte % \stopcolumnset