Slate
Create a virtual page (a slate) that behaves like a real page but is not placed into the PDF. Think of it as a magic slate — you draw on it, inspect the result, and then place it on the page.
Child elements
Parent elements
AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, Contents, Function, Record
Attributes
name(text)- Name of the slate that is created.
Example
<Record match="data">
<Slate name="sidebar">
<!-- Optional, taken from the current page -->
<Grid width="10mm" height="10mm"/>
<Contents>
<PlaceObject column="3" row="2">
<TextBlock width="14">
<Paragraph>
<Value>Text</Value>
</Paragraph>
</TextBlock>
</PlaceObject>
<PlaceObject column="2" row="4">
<TextBlock width="14">
<Paragraph>
<Value>Next text</Value>
</Paragraph>
</TextBlock>
</PlaceObject>
</Contents>
</Slate>
<PlaceObject slate="sidebar" row="1" />
</Record>