Page Layout ⇒ FancyHdr with color background and Picture Env

[pthowe]

I am trying to create a page header using fancyHdr.
I have not been successful. I am attaching 3 items.
1. First version of the header (odd pages)
2. Second version of the header (even pages)
3. My attempt LaTeX file.

The macro I am creating takes 2 parameters. One is the text to display. The other is a macro which is a picture graphics/text.
I am using the table to hold everything together. I have tried using the commands in FancyHdr to create the header but nothing gives the color background.

Thanks

PTH

[localghost]

There is an example that might inspire you [1]. It works with pgf/tikZ and titlesec.

[1] Fancy chapter headings | TikZ example


Thorsten

[pthowe]

As Directed I took a look at the tikz package. I used the example as a starting point. Here is a link to the example I started with.

http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/f ... -headings/

I was able to build a sectionlabel command. This looks at the page number for \isodd.
If found it reverses the placement of the graphic and the text label.

Two issues: 1. I can not remove the \chapterlabel command with out losing the \sectionlabel commands function? (I thought they were independent.)

2. I get a section number with the text and the graphics. I would like to remove both but can live with only removing the number from the graphics.

3. I would like to have 2 parameters. One for the text and a second for the graphics. I have not been able to get the second parameter to work.

Thanks

[pthowe]

Hi Everyone,
Some progress. I have one issue remaining.
I would like to pass 2 parameters to the macro

\section{The Section}{\MFP}
\section{The Other}{\MFP2}

It is accepting the first parameter but I can not get the second.
I have reduced my example to be smaller.

Thanks

[pthowe]

Hi Everyone,
I reworked the example. I have an example which uses FancyHdr.
I need some direction. I want to make the RED block wider.

The section text needs to be higher in the block. I do not know
how to adjust the position of this text.

Putting red block higher and correctly setting page length would also help
Can not see footer.

HELP

Thanks

[pthowe]

Hi everyone, I have made progress but not found success. I have gaps in my header and I have lost the margins. Here is the code for my header.

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\newcommand{\formPageHeader}[2]{
	\fancyhead{}
	\addtolength{\voffset}{-3cm} % remove gap at top
	\addtolength{\headsep}{5cm}	% space betwen header and text
	\fancyhead[CE,CO]{\colorbox{red}{
	\begin{tabular}[t]{l}
	  \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  \\
	  \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  \\
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	  \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  \\
	\end{tabular}
	 }}
	\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\colorbox{red}{
	\begin{tabular}[t]{l}
		 \ \\
		 \textbf{\textcolor{white}{\Huge{#1}}}  \\
		 \  \\
		 \  \\
 \   \\			 
\    \\				 
\   \\				 
\   \\				
\   \\
\   \\
\end{tabular}
		}}
\fancyhead[LO,RE]{\colorbox{red}{
\begin{tabular}[t]{lll} 
\ & \  									  & \ \\
\ & \textbf{\textcolor{white}{#2}} & \ \\
\ & \  									  & \ \\
\end{tabular}}}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{#1}
\fancyfoot{} % clear all footer fields
\fancyfoot[LE,RO]{\thepage}
\fancyfoot[RE,LO]{\copyright Philadelphia School Korean Karate}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.5pt}
}

Using the center option to fill in the middle seems like a bad idea but it works. I am attaching a complete working example. (image files may need to be removed)