numbering backgrounds (was: background owners)

[Dar Scott]

On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 08:32 AM, Wilhelm Sanke wrote:

> However, if you want to refer to a background by number (which, of
> course, you need not do)
>
> - do something with background x -
>
> you may end up with a background quite different from what you 
> expected,
> because - this is the point -
>
> the *internal* numbering of backgrounds does additionally include all
> nested backgrounds.

Arg.

Does this mean that Dave's cool script to find unplaced backgrounds 
(top level, in your words) does not work?

>     if there is a background counter of stack SName then

Is this true for a background _and_ for a group nested in a background?

Dar Scott