These layoutrules are included with the default-project to expand on the standard-layoutrules included with the comet-plugin. They can be found in the contextmenu of the Layoutrules-panel in InDesign. To distingush them from the standard-layoutrules by comet, their categories are prefixed by an underscore "_".
Document
Set Document Attribute
Id: 1000
Sets a document attribute with a custom key and value using the comet-method CDocument.setAttribute.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Key | Key of the document-attribute to set. | |
| Value | Custom Value to set for the atttribute. Use '--frame-uid--' to set the current frame's uid as attribute-value. | --frame-uid-- |
Redefine swatch
Id: 1001
Sets a document attribute with a custom key and value using the comet-method CDocument.setAttribute.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Swatch Name | Enter the name of the swatch, you want to redefine. If you choose --dynamic--, the swatch that is applied to the current pageitem will be redefined. | --dynamic-- |
| Color Values | Commaseparated color values the selected color model.
CMYK: 4x 0-100
RGB: 3x 0-255
Hex: Hex-string | 0,100,0,0 |
| Color Model | One of the following color models: cmyk, rgb, hex | cmyk |
Frames
Delete Frame
Id: 1100
Deletes the current frame from the document.
All subsequent calls to this item or the item’s children functions will fail.
Delete frame if no value
Id: 1101
Deletes the current frame from the document, if the specified placeholder(s) of a frame doesn't have a value. Aborts, if no valid Id is provided.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Placeholder Id | Numeric Id of a placeholder to check for values. | |
All subsequent calls to this item or the item’s children functions will fail.
Delete Frame if no image
Id: 1102
Deletes the current frame from the document, if the current frame doesn't have an image.
All subsequent calls to this item or the item’s children functions will fail.
Delete frame if no table
Id: 1103
Deletes the current frame from the document, if the current frame doesn't contain any tables.
All subsequent calls to this item or the item’s children functions will fail.
Fit Frame with Limits
Id: 1104
Executes the CFrame.fit()-method but takes a specified minimum and/or maximum height into account. Won't resize a frame lower than the current page's bottom.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Reference Point | One of the following reference points: TopLeft, TopCenter, TopRight, LeftCenter, Center, RightCenter, BottomLeft, BottomCenter, BottomRight | TopLeft |
| Constant Width | When the text content is on a single line, should we keep the width? No: 0, Yes: 1 | 0 |
| Minimum Height | Fit the frame not smaller than this minimum height. Specify as Float: 3.14. Leave at 0 to not set a minimum height. | 0 |
| Maximum Height | Fit the frame not larger than this maximum height. Specify as Float: 3.14. Leave at 0 to not set a maximum height. Set to -1(or any value < 0) to expand frame to bottom of pagetemplate. | 0 |
Justify Frame at Pageborder
Id: 1105
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Lean at | left, center (x), right, top, center (y), bottom | left |
| Offset (mm) | float-value | 0.0 |
| Fix opposite edge | no, yes | no |
Position Frame Below Several Frames
Id: 1106
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| y-Offset in mm | | |
| Frames list | commaseparated e.g. a,b,c | |
| Following frames | commaseparated e.g. a,b,c | |
Position Frame Next to several Frames
Id: 1107
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| x-offset in mm | | |
| Frame List | commaseparated e.g. a,b,c | |
Scale Frame
Id: 1108
Resize a frame based on a scaling-factor (default is 1.0).
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Scaling X | | 1.0 |
| Scaling Y | | 1.0 |
| Fixpoint X | left, center, right | |
| Fixpoint Y | top, center, bottom | |
Set Overset Marker
Id: 1109
Places an icon similar to the overset-marker of InDesign at the bottom-right corner of an element. By default the rule checks for overset, before placing the marker; can be disabled.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Check for Overset | true, false | true |
| Only during trace-mode | true, false | true |
Expand to Bleed
Id: 1112
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Bleed Left or Inner | none, doc, page or float-value | none |
| Bleed Top | none, doc, page or float-value | none |
| Bleed Right or Outer | none, doc, page or float-value | none |
| Bleed Bottom | none, doc, page or float-value | none |
Resize Keep Distance to Frame
Id: 1113
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Reference Frame | One of the template's frames by label | |
| Reference Point (fixed side) | TopCenter, LeftCenter, RightCenter, BottomCenter | TopCenter |
| Distance | Float-value | |
Set Size
Id: 1114
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Width in mm | Integer or Float in mm; Empty = leave unchanged. --pageelement-- = Width of current pageelement | |
| Height in mm | Integer or Float in mm; Empty = leave unchanged. --pageelement-- = Height of current pageelement | |
| Limit to Edge of Pageelement | true, false | true |
Apply Style
Id: 1115
Applies a style-property based on the selected options. For examplenamed styles or fill-color based on values or swatchname.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Style Type | cmyk-values-fill, rgb-values-fill, hex-values-fill, swatch-fill, objectstyle, paragraphstyle, tablestyle | cmyk-values-fill |
| Style Definition | Stylename or Colorvalues matching the selected style-type. Styles by name need to exist in the document. Colorvalues need to match the selected color-model. | 0,100,0,0 |
Draw Line
Id: 1116
Draw a line between two points of the current frame.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Point 1 | TopLeft
TopCenter
TopRight
LeftCenter
Center
RightCenter
BottomLeft
BottomCenter
BottomRight | TopLeft |
| Point 2 | TopLeft
TopCenter
TopRight
LeftCenter
Center
RightCenter
BottomLeft
BottomCenter
BottomRight | TopLeft |
| Line Thickness (mm) | Value in mm as float | 0.5 |
| Fillcolor | Commaseparated cmyk- or rgb-values or swatchname | 0,100,0,0 |
Magnets
My fix magnets
Id: 1200
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
Turn on placeholders magnets
Id: 1201
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
Remove magnets
Id: 1202
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
Tables
Delete row if no value
Id: 1300
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Column Indexes | 0-based, commaseparated list | 0 |
| Placeholder-Indexes | commaseparated list of placeholder-indexes in cells (0-based) | none |
| Row-Indexes | Limit the action to certain rows specified by index (0-based, commaseparated list) | none |
| Ignore Headerrows | No: 0, Yes: 1 | 0 |
Delete empty row of main table
Id: 1301
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
Intelligent Table Adaption
Id: 1302
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Tables | List of chosen tables of the active frame [1,2,3,...] or starting at the last table [-1,-2,-3,...], 0 = all tables | 0 |
| Fixed Column | List of columns that shall get a fixed width [1,2,3,...] or starting at the last column [-1,-2,-3,...] | |
| Fixed Width | List of column widths [in mm] in the same order as gParam2 [20.5,28.0,35.2,...] | |
Set Table Style
Id: 1303
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Column index | | |
| Style | | |
| Apply on headers? | no, yes | |
Change row style if value in cell
Id: 1304
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
Remove Cell Style Overrides
Id: 1305
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
Reorder table
Id: 1306
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
Remove Rows
Id: 1307
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Table Index | A numeric index of the nth table in the frame | 0 |
| Row Indexes | Commaseparated list of row indexes. For example: 0,1,-2,-1 | -1 |
Remove Column
Id: 1308
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Table Index | int, 0-based | 0 |
| Column Index | int, 0-based | 0 |
Set Cell Style
Id: 1309
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Cellstyle | | |
| Table Index | int, 0-based | 0 |
| Cell range (indexes) | Commaseparated list of indexes for the cellrange (l,t,r,b) | |
| Overrides | Commasepareted list of integers (as boolean-representation): Clear Cellstyle Overrides: 0/1, Apply Paragraphstyl: 0/1 | 1,1 |
Merge Cells with same Content
Id: 1310
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Indexes of Table | Commaseparated list of indexes of tables in the frame in which cells should be merged. Leave empty to search all tables. | |
| Direction | columns or rows | columns |
| Indexes of colums or rows | Commaseparated list of indexes of columns or cells in which cells should be merged. Leave empty to search all columns / rows. | |
| Type of cellcontent for comparison | taggedtext or placeholders or plaintext or netweight | taggedtext |
Text
Activate textwraps
Id: 1400
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| placeholderID | Type: Integer | 0 |
Search and Replace in Text
Id: 1401
Implements similar functionality as the default Text-Layoutrule to Search and Replace. The search string may be a regular expression. Use prefix regexp: or pcre: to mark a search string as a regular expression.
Comet-PDF doesn't support Text-Layoutrules currently.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Search | The search string may be a regular expression. Use prefix regexp: or pcre: to mark a search string as a regular expression. To escape (in regex usually backslashes) use // (double forwardslashes). Example: (//d+) | |
| Replace by | Replacement-String can include Regex-Groupreferences. To escape (in regex usually backslash) use // (double forwardslashes). | |
| Placeholder Indexes | 0-based indexes of placeholders within the Frame (commaseparated list). If no values are given, complete frame content is used. Example: "number: //1" | |
| Search Counter | all, first | all |
Transform Date Text
Id: 1402
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Placeholder ID | | |
| Input Date Type | ddmmyyyy
ddmmyyyy_hhmm
ddmmyyyy_hhmmss
dmyy
hhmm
hhmmss
hmm
hmmss
yyyymmddhhmmss
xmldatetime
iso_time_colon
iso_time_hyphen
iso_date
iso_date_time_colon
iso_date_time_hyphen | ddmmyyyy |
| Output Date Type | ddmmyyyy
ddmmyyyy_hhmm
ddmmyyyy_hhmmss
dmyy
hhmm
hhmmss
hmm
hmmss
yyyymmddhhmmss
xmldatetime
iso_time_colon
iso_time_hyphen
iso_date
iso_date_time_colon
iso_date_time_hyphen | ddmmyyyy |
Replace Placeholder Content
Id: 1403
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Placeholder Id | ID of placeholder to limit search to. If ID=0 search is not filtered for placeholder IDs | 0 |
| Index | Index of Placeholder in Frame. If Placeholder ID is given, the Index counts only for placeholders with this ID. | |
| Replacement Text | | 0 |
Insert Delimiters between Placeholders
Id: 1404
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Delimiter | | |
Reduce Fontsize On Overset
Id: 1405
Resizes text if the frame has overset until a minimum size is reached. Supports applying a cached minimum value from a previous execution of the rule using the same caching-key.
For full syncing of minimum size between frames using the same caching-key, implement the function sync_fontsize_in_frames of the pageitems-library in the buildscript after the desired frames have been established.
| Parameters | Explanation | Default |
|---|
| Minimum Fontsize | Minimum Size of Font. As Floatvalue in Points. Below 0.1 is not allowed. | 0.1 |
| Steps for Resizing and Leading | Size of Steps by which the fontsize is reduced and the difference to Leading. As Floatvalue in Points | 0.1,0.0 |
| Placeholder Index | Index and Id of placeholder, where the fontsize should be reduced. Empty to resize complete text of frame. | all,0 |
| Caching Key | Key of Comet-Attribute in which the new smallest Fontsize is saved. If a value is found upon execution, resizing starts at this value. | minimum_fontsize |