Command/showlayout

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Last modified: 2025-12-26

Summary

The command \showlayout shows page layout variable values

Settings

\showlayout[...,...]
[...,...] pt bp cm mm dd cc pc nd nc sp in number

Option Explanation
Each selected dimension produces a column of used values
number number of pages to generate

Description

Displays information about the papersize, margins, fontsize and how to access the information in your TeX file. Draws a frame around the text area, the margins, and the edge of the paper.

This command is basically a combination of \showframe and \showsetups.

Examples

Example 1

  • \setuppapersize[A6]
    \setupbodyfont[7pt]
    
    \starttext
        \showlayout
    \stoptext
    

Notes

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