Command/bleed

\bleed

Summary

The command \bleed is used to modify the actual dimension of the place allocated to a figure.

Settings

\bleed[...=...,...]{...}
...=...,...	inherits from \setupbleeding
{...}	content

Description

Have a look into the Details manual, it makes no sense to repeat it here.

Used with \bleedwidth or \bleedheight to specify the dimensions of the picture, you can extend the picture to desired border or corner of the page

Examples

Example 1

\setuppapersize[A6]
\setupheadertexts[]
\starttext

text before
\externalfigure[mill][width=2cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=red]
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=2cm,height=3cm,location=l]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=2cm,height=3cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=blue]}
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=2cm,height=2cm,location=l]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=2cm,height=3cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=green]}
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=1cm,height=2cm,location=l]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=2cm,height=3cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=cyan]}
text after.

\stoptext

obviously location is key

\setuppapersize[A6]
\setupheadertexts[]
\starttext

text before
\externalfigure[mill][width=2cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=red]
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=2cm,height=3cm,location=tr]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=2cm,height=3cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=blue]}
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=2cm,height=2cm,location=tr]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=2cm,height=3cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=green]}
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=1cm,height=2cm,location=tr]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=2cm,height=3cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=cyan]}
text after.

\stoptext

Used with \bleedwidth or \bleedheight

\setuppapersize[A6]
\setupheadertexts[]

\starttext

text before
\externalfigure[mill][width=2cm,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=red]
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=1cm,height=2cm,location=l]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=\bleedwidth,height=\bleedheight,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=cyan]}
text after.

text before
\bleed                 [width=1cm,height=2cm,location=br]{%
\externalfigure [mill] [width=\bleedwidth,height=\bleedheight,frame=on,rulethickness=1pt,framecolor=green]}
text after.

\stoptext

See also

• \setupbleeding
• pack-box.mkiv

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