Common shape attributes
The table lists the common shape attributes with their use, (default) value(s), and description.
| Attribute | Use | Values (default in bold) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Width | Implied | The width of the graphic frame in the specified units. | |
| Height | Required | The height of the graphic frame in the specified units. | |
| X | Required | The horizontal position of the center point of the graphic frame with reference to the left corner point of the page in the specified units. | |
| Y | Required | The vertical position center point of the graphic frame with reference to the left corner point of the page in the specified units. | |
| Stroke | Implied | The stroke color in swatch or #rrggbb or cmyk c=0;m=100;y=100;k=0â. Value of None mean no stroke. If a swatch is used and the swatch does not exist in the master document, it will be created using default color values. | |
| StrokeThickness | Implied | [0,282.222] | The stroke weight in mm. |
| StrokeType | Implied | SolidThickThickThickThinThickThinThickThinThickThinThickThinThinThinTriple_StrokeCanned Dashed 3x2Canned Dashed 4x4Left Slant HashRight Slant HashStraight HashCanned DottedWavyWhite DiamondJapanese Dots| Dashed | The stroke type. |
| Z-Index | Required | Stacking order of the graphic frame, value is a positive number.The value type is a positive integer. | |
| Background | Implied | Background color in swatch or #rrggbb or cmyk c=0; m=100;y=100;k=0;. Value of None mean no stroke. If a swatch is used and the swatch does not exist in the master document, it will be created using default color values. | |
| LayerName | Required | The name of the layer where the graphic frame is put on. If the layer does not exist, it is created using defaults. | |
| Rotation | Implied | The rotation angle around the center, number, in degrees. | |
| Opacity | Implied | [0,100] | The opacity in percentage of the frame. If the value is 0 the content and the stroke fill color of the frame become invisible. |
| Transparency | Implied | NormalMultiplyScreenOverlaySoft LightHard LightColor DodgeColor BurnDarkenLightenDifferenceExclusionHueSaturationColorLuminosityNon Zero OverprintNum Blending Modes | The transparency of the graphic frame. Sets the basic blending mode. If no value is set, the standard InDesign value is used. |
| Name | Implied | Only used internally by the InDesign Connector. | |
| CornerRadius | Implied | [0, 282.222] | Pipeline separated list of corner radius values in the specified units, in the following order left | top right | bottom left | bottom right |
| CornerType | Implied | NoneRoundedInverse RoundedInsetBevelFancy | Pipeline separated list of corner type values in the following order left | top right | bottom left | bottom right |
| SitecoreID | Implied | The SitecoreID attribute is used to identify each page object (TextFrame, ImageFrame, etc) with a corresponding Sitecore item. The SitecoreID attribute contains the ID value of that specific item. Each page object item created with the InDesign Connector is related to a Sitecore item.NoteWhen using a script to create a page object (TextFrame, ImageFrame, etc), you should add the SitecoreID attribute and use a default value (e.g. ânullâ) so the InDesign Connector can identify this item. | |
| SitecoreFieldname | Implied | Only used internally. | |
| GroupID | Implied | Only used internally.Used for grouping page objects. | |
| ObjectStyle | Implied | An InDesign object style can be used for formatting (effects). When the name of the Object Style used in the master is used as value of this attribute it will be applied. If the object style does not exist, it is NOT created automatically. | |
| RunScript | Implied | The full file(s) path. 3 Parameters are sent to the script.par1:documentnamepar2: XML iDpar3: InDesign GUID | |
| FillTint | Implied | [-1,100] | Percentage value for the fill color. |
| StrokeTint | Implied | [-1,100] | Percentage value for the stroke color. |
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