sile 0.14.8

Simon’s Improved Layout Engine
local base = require("packages.base")

local package = pl.class(base)
package._name = "background"

local outputBackground = function (color)
  local page = SILE.getFrame("page")
  local backgroundColor = SILE.color(color)
  SILE.outputter:pushColor(backgroundColor)
  SILE.outputter:drawRule(page:left(), page:top(), page:right(), page:bottom())
  SILE.outputter:popColor()
end

function package:_init ()
  base._init(self)
  self:loadPackage("color")
end

function package:registerCommands ()

  self:registerCommand("background", function (options, _)
    options.color = options.color or "white"
    options.allpages = options.allpages or true
    outputBackground(options.color)
    if options.allpages and options.allpages ~= "false" then
      local oldNewPage = SILE.documentState.documentClass.newPage
      SILE.documentState.documentClass.newPage = function (self_)
        local page = oldNewPage(self_)
        outputBackground(options.color)
        return page
      end
    end
  end, "Draws a solid background color <color> on pages after initialization.")

end

package.documentation = [[
\begin{document}
\use[module=packages.background]
The \autodoc:package{background} package allows you to set the color of the canvas background (by drawing a solid color block the full size of the page on page initialization).
The package provides a \autodoc:command{\background} command which requires at least one parameter, \autodoc:parameter{color=<color specification>}, and sets the background of the current and all following pages to that color.
If you want to set only the current page background different from the default, use the parameter \autodoc:parameter{allpages=false}.
The color specification in the same as specified in the \autodoc:package{color} package.

\background[color=#e9d8ba,allpages=false]

So, for example, \autodoc:command{\background[color=#e9d8ba,allpages=false]} will set a sepia tone background on the current page.
\end{document}
]]

return package