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USER MANUAL SCENE7 4.4 ADOBE

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Type of elements and attributes 210

Common attributes 212

Element types and their private attributes 213

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You can use elements and attributes to manipulate the content of Web To Print templates in Scene7. You can specify values for elements and attributes in the Scene7 Template Publishing screen. If a Scene7 element: id is defined, you can also use these elements and attributes in the Additional Modifiers panel in the Template Publishing Preview screen.

Type of elements and attributes

An element is an object that you can change by adjusting its attributes. An element can be any object in your design such as a rectangle, vector shape, graphic, or text block. Every element has attributes, such as color, width, or stroke. Elements are based on your design, and can be static or variable. If the attributes are labeled as parameters, they are variable and you can change their appearance within the final template. Otherwise, they are static and do not change.

A common attribute is one that two or more different elements can use.

A private attribute is one that only one specific element can use.

Elements available for Template Publishing

Following are some of the most common elements you can use when designing templates:

RectEllipse

Text

GraphicBitmap

Graphic

Group

FXG Paths

LinearGradient

RadialGradient

BitmapFill

SolidColor

FXG Fills, Strokes, Visibility, and Blend Modes

Common attributes available for Template Publishing

Common attributes are common to two or more types of elements. Following are some of the most common attributes you can use when designing templates:

[element] alpha

[element]blendMode

[element] height

[element] id

[element] interpolationMethod  
[element] maskType  
[element] scaleX  
[element] scaleY  
[element] source  
[element] spreadMethod  
[element] transformX  
[element] transformY [element] rotation  
[element] visible  
[element] width  
[element] x  
[element] y 

Private attributes available for Template Publishing

Private attributes are only used by one type of element. The following private attributes can be used when designing templates:

BitmapGraphic repeat

control1X

controlY

control2X

control2Y

Group scaleGridBottom

Group scaleGridLeft

Group scaleGridRight

Group scaleGridTop

Line xFrom

Line yFrom

Line xTo

LineyTo

Path data

Path winding

RadialGradient focalPointRatio

Rect radius

SolidColor color

TextGraphic

TextGraphic hyphenation

TextGraphic kerning

TextGraphic lineHeight

TextGraphic whiteSpaceCollapse

TextVerticalAlign

Common attributes

You can use the following common attributes in the Scene7 Template Publishing screen:

Remarque : Common attributes appear with [element] before their name: [element]attribute_name. For example, the common attribute width, appears as [element] width. To find information on the common attribute width for any element, such as rect width, see [element] width.

[element] width Specifies the width of the object in points. For example, if you enter 300 as the rect width, the rectangle appears 300 points wide.

[element] height Specifies the height of the object in points. For example, if you enter 300 as the rect height, the rectangle appears 300 points high.

[element] x Defines the distance from the upper left corner of the bounding box, along the x-axis (horizontal), to where the text or object begins. For example, if you enter 10 points as the rect x value, your text or object appears 10 points from the left of the edge of the rectangle.

[element] y Defines the distance from the upper left corner of the bounding box, along the y-axis (vertical), to where the text or object begins. For example, if you enter 10 points as the rect y value, your text or object appears 10 points from the top of the edge of the rectangle.

[element] transformX Allows you to adjust the positioning based on the x and y values of the group and the bitmap fill. You can use transformX and transformY together to position the object horizontally and vertically, or separately for x or y.

[element] transformY Allows you to adjust the positioning based on the x and y values of the group and the bitmap fill. You can use transformX and transformY together to position the object horizontally and vertically, or separately for x or y.

[element] rotation: Rotates the object by degrees. For example, if you enter 45, the object rotates 45^ .

[element] scaleX Scales the object horizontally. If you want the object to increase or decrease in size proportionally, change both the scaleX and scaleY. Otherwise, you stretch the object horizontally only.

[element] scaleY Scales the object vertically. If you want the object to increase or decrease in size proportionally, change both the scaleX and scaleY. Otherwise, you stretch the object vertically only.

[element]blendMode Blends stacks of objects together using transparency. It is non-destructive, and similar to the blending modes in Adobe Photoshop. Different types of blend modes have different effects. For example, Applying a blend mode to a stack of objects blends the top object into the object below it. The effect changes depending on the degree of opacity, the order of the stacked objects, and the specific blend mode used. Examples of blend modes include: add, alpha, darken, difference, erase, hardlight, invert, layer, lighten, multiply, normal, overlay, screen, subtract.

[element] visible Shows or hides the object. Choose On to show or Off to hide.

[element] alpha A real number from 0 to 1 that specifies the opacity of the stroke. Transparent is 0, solid is 1. The default is 1.

[element] id Defines an element ID so the object can be used for DOM manipulation. For example id:image names the object with the variable id of image. When used in DOM manipulations, the image id is used to define which named object is being manipulated.

[element]MASKType Specifies either an alpha mask or a clip mask. Defaults to clip.

[element] spreadMethod Specifies how to create linear and radial gradients that are filled with pixels. You can choose from the following options:

• Pad Pixels take on the color of the closest point on the gradient vector.
• Reflect The gradient is repeated infinitely, reversing its direction with each repeat.
• Repeat The gradient is repeated infinitely.

[element] interpolationMethod Specifies how to interpolate between entries of the gradient. These are RGB or linear RGB, and are in Adobe Illustrator as well.

[element] source Specifies the file formats that you can use for Bitmap Graphics or Bitmap Fills (must be PNG, JPG, or GIF). This attribute is required for Bitmap Graphics or Bitmap Fills.

Element types and their private attributes

You can use the following elements and their attributes in the Scene7 Template Publishing screen, as well as in the Additional Modifiers panel in the Preview screen:

Rect

Rect is a rectangle.

You can use the following private attributes with Rect elements:

Rect radiusX For rounded rectangles, specifies the x-axis (horizontal) radius of the curve used to round off the corners of the rectangle.

Rect radiusY For rounded rectangles, specifies the y-axis (vertical) radius of the curve used to round off the corners of the rectangle.

Ellipse

An Ellipse element is a round or oblong circle based on a bounding rectangle. The bounding rectangle defines the boundary of the actual Ellipse path. Any stroke applied to the Ellipse can extend beyond the bounding rectangle, according to the painting rules of the stroke.

Line

A line is any straight continuous connected path between two or more points. You can use the following private attributes with Line elements:

Line xFrom The x-axis (horizontal) starting point of the line. Defaults to 0 in points.

Line yFrom The y-axis (vertical) starting point of the line. Defaults to 0 in points.

Line xTo The x-axis (horizontal) ending point of the line. Defaults to 0 in points.

Line yTo The y-axis (vertical) ending point of the line. Defaults to 0 in points.

Text Graphic

Text in FXG is defined with the TextGraphic element.

You can use the following private attributes with TextGraphic elements:

TextGraphic textVerticalAlign Aligns text within the text box. Options are top, bottom, and center.

TextGraphic hyphenation Specifies hyphenation as On or Off. When On, the text automatically hyphenates and wraps, breaking words as necessary; when Off, words do not hyphenate and break.

TextGraphic kerning Uses metric kerning to specify space between characters. Metric kerning uses fern pairs, which are included in most fonts. You can choose On or Off.

TextGraphic extendedKerning Uses optical kerning to specify space between characters. Optical kerning automatically adjusts the space between characters based on their shapes. You can choose On or Off.

TextGraphic lineHeight Specifies the leading (the distance between the baselines of two lines of text). Can be in points, or as a percentage if % is appended to value.

TextGraphic whiteSpaceCollapse Enables proper viewing of content by removing extra line breaks and white space. Options are Preserve and Collapse. Default is Preserve. For more information, see Whitespace Handling in the FXG Spec at www.adobe.com/go/learn_s7_FXG_Spec_fr.

TextGraphic element selected

BitmapGraphic

A BitmapGraphic element defines a rectangular region in its parent element's coordinate space, filled with bitmap data drawn from a source file.

The BitmapGraphic element renders its source image into a rectangle defined by its parent coordinate system. The default image rectangle has its top/left as the originating point, with its width/height defaulting to the size of the source image.

You can modify the image rectangle by setting the x/y and width/height attributes on the BitmapGraphic element. If the image rectangle is smaller than the source image, the bitmap is clipped to fit the rectangle. If the image rectangle is larger, you can choose to tile the image to fill the extra space.

You can use the following private attributes with BitmapGraphic elements:

BitmapGraphic repeat Specifies whether the image data is tiled to fill the image rectangle. For example, if you have a frame 4 inches square, an image 1-inch square, and Repeat set to True, the image is duplicated next to and below itself, and fills the frame. Default is False.

BitmapGraphic element selected

Group

The Group element is a container element for grouping related graphics elements.

A group of elements, as well as individual objects, can be given a name by using the id attribute. Named groups are required in interactive environments for animation and runtime modification.

FXG Paths

A path is defined in FXG by using the Path element. Paths represent the outline of a shape that you can fill and stroke.

A path is described using a current point. To understand current point, imagine you are drawing on paper; the current point is the location of the pen. You can change the position of the pen, and trace the outline of a shape (open or closed) by dragging the pen in either straight lines or curves.

Compound paths (paths with multiple subpaths) allow effects such as donut holes in objects. A Path element can optionally contain one element named fill and one element named stroke. Path elements are transformable and support blendModes and bitmap filters.

Paths represent the geometry of the outline of an object, defined in terms of the following elements:

lineto Draw a straight line.

moveto Set a new current point.

closepath Close the current path shape by drawing a line to the last moveto.

curveto Draw a curve using a cubic Bezier. You can use the following curve commands to draw curves:

• Cubic Bezier commands (C, c, S, and s) A cubic Bezier segment is defined by a start point, an end point, and two control points. Using C and S indicates absolute coordinates are used; using c and s indicates relative coordinates are used. Every absolute coordinate has a relative coordinate that is determined by adding the previous coordinate position to the current position.
• Quadratic Bezier commands (Q, q, T, t) A quadratic Bezier segment is defined by a start point, an end point, and one control point. Using Q and T indicates absolute coordinates are used; using q and t indicates relative coordinates are used. Every absolute coordinate has a relative coordinate that is determined by adding the previous coordinate position to the current position.

Remark : For more information on curve commands, see Path Data in the FXG Specification at www.adobe.com/go/learn_s7 FXG_Spec_fr.

You can use the following private attributes with FXG Path elements:

Path data The outline of a shape. All coordinates are in points.

Path winding Fill rule for intersecting or overlapping path segments. For example, two circles overlapping and creating a third shape at the intersection. The winding path is the fill rule for that intersection (including some of the color if nonzero). Options are even/odd or nonzero.

Path for red rectangle outlining the document is selected

LinearGradient

The LinearGradient element fills a path or shape with a continuously smooth color transition between a list of colors along a vector. The gradient vector stretches from (0, -0.5) to (0, 0.5) in the parent element's coordinate space. Matrix transformations (changes in the angle of the linear gradient) defined for the LinearGradient alter its appearance.

RadialGradient

The RadialGradient element fills a path or shape with a continuously smooth color transition between a list of colors along the radius of a circle. The circle used is the circle bounded by the box stretching from (-0.5, -0.5) to (0.5, 0.5) . Like LinearGradient, matrix transformations defined on the gradient transform the RadialGradient.

You can use the following private attribute with RadialGradient elements:

FocalPointRatio Defines the location of the focal point of the radial gradient along the horizontal axis (of the untransformed box). A value of one places it at the right edge of the box (at 0.5, 0). A value of -1 places it at the left edge of the box (at -0.5, 0). The default value of 0 places it in the middle of the box.

BitmapFill

The BitmapFill element fills a path or shape with bitmap image. You can choose to have the image repeat (or tile) to completely fill the path by specifying the Repeat attribute as True.

By default, the bitmap image paints a fill rectangle stretching from (0,0) at the upper-left to the (width, height) of the bitmap image in the shape's parent grouping element's coordinate system. The remainder of the shape is left unpainted.

You can use the following attribute with BitmapFill elements:

Repeat Tiles the fill rectangle to fill an infinite plane with the bitmap image data.

SolidColor

The SolidColor element fills a path or shape with a single solid color or solid color with opacity.

You can use the following private attribute with SolidColor elements:

SolidColor color An RGB value (in the form #rrggbb) that defines the single color value with which to fill the shape. Defaults to #000000.

SolidColor cmyk A CMYK value in the form of #ccmmyykk that defines the single color value. The values for each channel are from 00 (0%) to 64 (100%). For example, pure black is #00000064, and pure cyan is #64000000.

SolidColor spotColor The name of a spot color.

SolidColor spotTint A value from 0 to 100 that defines the tint of the spot color.

FXG Fills, strokes, visibility, and blend modes

FXG paths and basic shapes can be filled (paint the interior of the object) and stroked (paint along the outline of the object). Filling and stroking are both considered painting operations.

You can fill a path or shape with any of the following:

• a solid color
• a solid color with opacity
• a gradient (linear or radial)
• a bitmap image (optionally tiled)

You can stroke a path or shape with any of the following:

a solid color
- a solid color with opacity
- a gradient (linear or radial)