
Text formatting
<Textblock>
and <Text>
contain one or more paragraphs (command <Paragraph>
). The actual texts are encapsulated there within <Value>
. There are numerous possibilities to influence the formatting of the texts. The switches for the font styles were introduced in Include Fonts. With a similar functionality there are the following commands:
<Sub>
and<Sup>
-
Subscript and superscript text.
<Fontface>
-
Temporarily switches to a different font.
<Color>
-
Outputs the enclosed text in a different color.
<A>
-
Creates a hyperlink.
<HSpace>
-
Inserts an expandable blank space (with or without dots).
<U>
-
Underline.
<PlaceObject>
<Textblock width="11">
<Paragraph>
<Value>Text</Value>
<Sub><Value>sub</Value></Sub>
<Value> </Value>
<Sup><Value>sup</Value></Sup>
<Value> </Value>
<U><Value>underline</Value></U>
<Value> </Value>
<Color name="green"><Value>green</Value></Color>
<Value> </Value>
<A href="https://www.speedata.de">
<Value>link to the homepage</Value>
</A>
<HSpace leader=" . "/>
<Value>right margin.</Value>
</Paragraph>
</Textblock>
</PlaceObject>
Space characters
The following Unicode space characters are interpreted by the speedata Publisher:
Code | Name | Example | Width |
---|---|---|---|
  |
NO-BREAK SPACE | 1000 × 500 | Variable |
  |
EN SPACE | 1000 × 500 | 1 em |
  |
EM SPACE | 1000 × 500 | 1/2 em |
  |
THREE-PER-EM SPACE | 1000 × 500 | 1/3 em |
  |
FOUR-PER-EM SPACE | 1000 × 500 | 1/4em |
  |
SIX-PER-EM SPACE | 1000 × 500 | 1/6 em |
  |
THIN SPACE | 1000 × 500 | 1/8 em |
  |
HAIR SPACE | 1000 × 500 | 1/24 em |
​ |
ZERO WIDTH SPACE | 1000×500 | without width |
(space) | SPACE | 1000 × 500 | Variable |
Enumeration lists
Instead of a paragraph, an enumeration list can also appear. This is specified with <Ol>
or <Ul>
for an ordered list and an unordered list. The individual points must be marked with <Li>
.
<PlaceObject>
<Textblock>
<Ol>
<Li><Value>One</Value></Li>
<Li><Value>Two</Value></Li>
</Ol>
<Ul>
<Li><Value>One</Value></Li>
<Li><Value>Two</Value></Li>
</Ul>
</Textblock>
</PlaceObject>

This feature is not really robust yet. The lists cannot (currently) be nested. It is recommended to check if the lists are output correctly. |
Prevent text wrapping
Some headings and proper names should not be broken. There is a command <NoBreak>
for this purpose, which suppresses wrapping in various ways. A somewhat exaggerated example is:
<PlaceObject>
<Textblock width="10cm">
<Paragraph>
<Value>A wonderful serenity has taken possession </Value>
<NoBreak><Value>of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings...</Value></NoBreak>
</Paragraph>
</Textblock>
</PlaceObject>
Alternatively, you can reduce the font size by specifying the maximum width or shorten the text with omission points.
<Textblock width="10cm">
<Paragraph>
<NoBreak maxwidth="10" reduce="cut" text="...">
<Value>A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings...</Value>
</NoBreak>
</Paragraph>
</Textblock>
Break URLs
The command <URL>
is used to make it easier to break URLs. You may wrap mainly at slashes (/), in addition no hyphens are inserted. No hyperlink is created, the command <A>
is responsible for this.
<Layout
xmlns="urn:speedata.de:2009/publisher/en"
xmlns:sd="urn:speedata:2009/publisher/functions/en">
<SetGrid nx="40" ny="10"/>
<Trace grid="yes"/>
<Pageformat width="90mm" height="5cm"/>
<Record element="data">
<PlaceObject>
<Textblock width="35">
<Paragraph>
<URL><Value>https://github.com/speedata/publisher/issues</Value></URL>
</Paragraph>
</Textblock>
</PlaceObject>
</Record>
</Layout>
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