LayoutOptions class
LayoutOptions class
Holds the options that allow controlling the document layout process. To learn more, visit the Converting to Fixed-page Format documentation article.
Remarks
You do not create instances of this class directly. Use the Document.layout_options property to access layout options for this document.
Note that after changing any of the options present in this class, Document.update_page_layout() method should be called in order for the changed options to be applied to the layout.
Constructors
Name | Description |
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LayoutOptions() | The default constructor. |
Properties
Name | Description |
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callback | Gets or sets IPageLayoutCallback implementation used by page layout model. |
comment_display_mode | Gets or sets the way comments are rendered. Default value is CommentDisplayMode.SHOW_IN_BALLOONS. |
continuous_section_page_numbering_restart | Gets or sets the mode of behavior for computing page numbers when a continuous section restarts the page numbering. |
ignore_printer_metrics | Gets or sets indication of whether the “Use printer metrics to lay out document” compatibility option is ignored. Default is True . |
keep_original_font_metrics | Gets or sets an indication of whether the original font metrics should be used after font substitution. Default is True . |
revision_options | Gets revision options. |
show_hidden_text | Gets or sets indication of whether hidden text in the document is rendered. Default is False . |
show_paragraph_marks | Gets or sets indication of whether paragraph marks are rendered. Default is False . |
text_shaper_factory | Gets or sets Aspose.Words.Shaping.ITextShaperFactory implementation used for Advanced Typography rendering features. |
Examples
Shows how to hide text in a rendered output document.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
# Insert hidden text, then specify whether we wish to omit it from a rendered document.
builder.writeln('This text is not hidden.')
builder.font.hidden = True
builder.writeln('This text is hidden.')
doc.layout_options.show_hidden_text = show_hidden_text
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Document.LayoutOptionsHiddenText.pdf')
Shows how to show paragraph marks in a rendered output document.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
# Add some paragraphs, then enable paragraph marks to show the ends of paragraphs
# with a pilcrow (¶) symbol when we render the document.
builder.writeln('Hello world!')
builder.writeln('Hello again!')
doc.layout_options.show_paragraph_marks = show_paragraph_marks
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Document.LayoutOptionsParagraphMarks.pdf')
Shows how to alter the appearance of revisions in a rendered output document.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
# Insert a revision, then change the color of all revisions to green.
builder.writeln('This is not a revision.')
doc.start_track_revisions(author='John Doe', date_time=datetime.datetime.now())
builder.writeln('This is a revision.')
doc.stop_track_revisions()
builder.writeln('This is not a revision.')
# Remove the bar that appears to the left of every revised line.
doc.layout_options.revision_options.inserted_text_color = aw.layout.RevisionColor.BRIGHT_GREEN
doc.layout_options.revision_options.show_revision_bars = False
doc.layout_options.revision_options.revision_bars_position = aw.drawing.HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Document.LayoutOptionsRevisions.pdf')
See Also
- module aspose.words.layout