General ⇒ overlapping boxes

[tresfresh]

Hi all,
could someone please tell me how to create 2 overlapping boxes? the second box should cover about 50% of the first box with the rest stretching out.
Thanks, Chris

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Chris,

what kind of boxes do you mean? Framed boxes, colors, just LaTeX/TeX boxes containing text, or what?
For instance you could print a box, use negative space like \hspace{-2cm} and put the next box there. Or use the textpos package to place boxes at arbitrary positions.

Stefan

[tresfresh]

Hi Chris,

what kind of boxes do you mean? Framed boxes, colors, just LaTeX/TeX boxes containing text, or what?
For instance you could print a box, use negative space like \hspace{-2cm} and put the next box there. Or use the textpos package to place boxes at arbitrary positions.

Stefan

Hi Stefan,
basically, am trying to realize the gray box at the top with and oval box partly overlapping it with some text ("Contents" )like in the included file.
Thanks , Chris

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Chris,

try this compilable example:

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\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{book}
\usepackage[absolute]{textpos}
\setlength{\TPHorizModule}{\paperwidth}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{courier}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}

\begin{textblock}{0.3}(0.45,.9)
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[rectangle,draw,rounded corners=15pt,fill=black]
    {\rule[-5pt]{0pt}{24pt}\color{white}\ttfamily\Huge\bfseries\,TABLE OF CONTENTS\,};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{textblock}

\textblockcolor{gray}
\begin{textblock}{1}(0,0)
\rule{0pt}{2.5cm}
\end{textblock}

\end{document}

Stefan

[tresfresh]

Stefan,
you are just so wonderful!
Stay blessed, Chris

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Chris,

I've just made a test using TikZ and titlesec together to produce chapter headings like the one above, see: Fancy chapter headings with TikZ. I've used kpfonts instead of courier/monospaced, but that's not important.

Stefan

[tresfresh]

Hi Stefan,
the example is perfect! just tried it. Thanks!
Regards, Chris