attributes

Specifies attribute values. Attributes are predefined text strings residing in the files (including overlays) used to assemble the published output. These text strings are identified by special opening and closing delimeter characters (e.g. “<” and “>”). These delimiters must be different from each other. The string may contain whitespace that may be used to define the alignment of the resulting string.

The character size, typeface and color of the opening delimiter for the attribute string are used to define the appearance of the overlay, it is recommended that the font of the text within the delimiters is the same as the font used for the opening delimiter.

The distance between the opening and closing delimiter determines the maximum length of the overlaid attribute. The alignment of the string within this field is determined by its position relative to the delimiters.

<ATTRIB     > Left aligned

<ATTRIB> Left aligned

<     ATTRIB> Right aligned

<   ATTRIB   > Centered (at least one character width of whitespace must separate the attribute name from each of the delimiters)

There are three types of attributes: simple, dynamic, and text box. A simple attribute is one that specifies a name and value only. Whenever an attribute is encountered with the specified name then it is replaced with the value. A dynamic attribute also has a name and value but the value is dynamic because it can change as publishing occurs based on specified rules. A text box attribute defines an area of the page which can contain a value in multiple lines of text.