Idris S Hamid wrote:
Dear syndicate,
For a book cover I want a green-colored rectangular band, centered, at the very top of the page, with text in some other color (to be determined) overlapping the band. The band is small, just, say, 2cm high and 12 cm wide. Since it's at the top it is surrounded by white on only three sides. I'm not even sure where to get started here
How about using layers and a grid for your cover page. You might try: \setuplayout[grid=yes,columns=Some-Value, columndistance=Some-Value] \definelayer[page] \setupbackgrounds[pagegraphics] [background=pagegraphics] % I'm not %100 sure here-- see details.pdf regarding overlays and ornaments \setlayer[page][location=grid, column=Your-Column-Choice, line=The-base-line-for-your-color-band] % line= 4? {\framed[height=2cm,width=12cm,frame=off,background=color,backgroundcolor=green, foregroundcolor=Your-Color] {Your-Text}} I had some luck this way making handouts for classes. I don't know if it will work with your Omega/Gamma setup though. You'll also need to make sure that layers are supported in your version of ConTeXt. I had to upgrade mine before it would work. You should check out details.pdf if you haven't done so already. Hans has given some good examples there. Best Wishes, Matt