Dynamic Xpath settings for design elements
You can set multiple settings as an xpath expression for many of the design elements in the normal template designer (for printed and PDF result).
For almost all the physical elements you can setup an Xpath expression for the X- and Y-position of the element as described in the section Calculated position.
On top of that there is a variable list of settings on the design elements, that can also be set via an Xpath expression in the bottom of the properties of the design element. If these settings are set both as a fixed value and a dynamic Xpath expression, then the Xpath expression overrules the fixed value.
If we e.g. consider the text element, then you can setup the font size in the top of the text element here:
But in the bottom of the text element you can also set the font size as an Xpath expression:
The list of properties, that you can set on an element depends a lot on the design element type.
Below is the list of the properties, that you can set dynamically for each design element:
(Apart from the X- and Y-position you can set on almost all if fixed positioning is selected).
Module width
Module ratio
Height
Left margin
Right margin
Top margin
Bottom margin
Font face
Width
Height
Width
Height
Left margin
Right margin
Top margin
Bottom margin
Font face
Font size
Width
Height
Width
Height
Left margin
Right margin
Top margin
Bottom margin
Size
Height
Width
Left margin
Right margin
Top margin
Bottom margin
Height
Width
Language
Font face
Font size
Width
Height
Left margin
Right margin
Top margin
Bottom margin
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