[pdftex] Adding objects to the page

Patrick Gundlach pg at levana.de
Sun Jan 24 21:03:16 CET 2010


Hello Wolfgang,

> Am 24.01.10 20:24, schrieb Patrick Gundlach:
>>> Why do
>>> you care if it's the "first object" on the page?
>>
>> Because I would like this object to be the "lowest" object on the page.
>> If I undestand PDF streams correctly, the later objects will be placed
>> on top, so if I have a filled rectangle at the end, it will hide the
>> contents below it.
>
> ConTeXt’s background mechanism (\setupbackgrounds) can place content
> *before* the text and not only behind it as the name suggests.

I have to admit that I don't understand how your answer relates to my
question: I use plain (Lua-)TeX in this case, not ConTeXt.

Could you elaborate, please?

Thanks,
Patrick
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