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Print Features Available with PTC Advanced Print Publisher
All Arbortext Styler UI options can be handled via all three print engines available in a PTC Arbortext environment — PTC APP, FOSI, and XSL-FO. Certain print/PDF output requirements require the use of PTC Advanced Print Publisher to handle them fully, either by selecting the PTC APP print engine in the Arbortext Styler UI or by extending Arbortext Styler to access some more advanced formatting options. These can be arranged into nine distinct categories:
• Output
• Post-publishing touchup
• Language formatting, especially Asian languages
• Color handling
• Rules
• Region control
• Typography
• Testing
• Content streams
Refer to Accessing PTC Advanced Print Publisher Features for a summary of the methods by which you can access these features.
For information on how to set the print engine for your environment, please refer to file:///E:/HelpCenterPipeline/Ref-Repos/source/arbortext/r8.1.2.0/en/source/notrans/styler/topics/help12045.dita.
Accessing PTC Advanced Print Publisher Features
The table below summarizes how each PTC Advanced Print Publisher feature can be accessed:
Feature
Arbortext Styler UI
Source code edit
Associated PTC APP template
Native PTC APP template
Multiple files from single composition
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Graphical output formats
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Output from single frame
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Post-publishing touchup
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Ruby
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Warichu (annotation)
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Yakumono
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Thai
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Hanging punctuation
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Vertical formatting
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Right-to-left formatting
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Named colors
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Color spaces
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Gradients
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Rasters as colors
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Tint and brightness
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Color mode
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Rounded corners
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Rule patterns
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Rule numbers
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Side rules / accolades
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Number of regions
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Region placement
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Region properties
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Region content
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Hyphenation
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Spacing
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Kerning
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Ligatures
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Character effects
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Blocks
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Drop capitals and words
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Paragraph reposition
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Tab stops
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Justification
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Text decoration
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Format result testing
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Content as trigger for style change
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Direct use of attribute values
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Multiple main content streams
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External content streams
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Arbortext Styler UI
Can be selected/configured in the Arbortext Styler UI, when working with a .style stylesheet
You may need to select the PTC APP print engine to fully support the feature. You will see a note in the UI to indicate if this is required.
Source code edit
Requires the extension of the .style stylesheet with PTC APP Javascript code
Refer to Stylesheet Developer’s Guide to APP Code for some samples of source code edits.
Refer to Formatting Object Model Reference for descriptions of the objects in PTC Advanced Print Publisher’s Formatting Object Model, accessed via JavaScript.
Associated PTC APP template
Requires native PTC APP code compatible with a .style stylesheet. Associate the template (.3f file) with the .style stylesheet using the option in the Stylesheet Properties dialog box.
Native PTC APP template
Requires native PTC APP code not compatible with a .style stylesheet. Must be configured in an PTC APP template in a standalone PTC Advanced Print Publisher desktop installation.
You may need to work with GSO or an PTC APP partner to provide code of this nature.