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Basics
The study of this chapter should be sufficient to create layout rules by yourself. Occasionally, more detailed topics will be covered in a later chapter. For example, only the most important formatting for tables is dealt with; a separate chapter (Tables ) describes tables in detail. In such cases there is of course a cross-reference.
Another note for the manual. Many examples only show the layout file and not the corresponding data. In the data file the simple structure <data /> is always assumed. This can be recognized by the fact that the layout contains <Record element="data">. The easiest way to start the Publisher is to use sp --dummy, which simulates this data file. |
Writing the Layout
How to create a layout file
Data File Structure
How data and layout rules work together
Outputting Objects
Text, images, boxes, barcodes, and more
Grid
The page grid and object placement
Positioning Areas
Areas and frames on the page
File Organization
How the Publisher finds files
Hyphenation & Language
Language settings, hyphenation, bidirectional text
Fonts
Loading and using fonts
Text Formats
Defining reusable paragraph formats
Text Formatting
Bold, italic, colors, lists, and more
Colors
Defining and using colors