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<column> element

The <column> element contains the data for a single column within a section. There can be one or more columns per section.

Attributes

Attribute Description
width The width of the column in pixels.
height The height of the column in pixels.
left The left offset of the column in pixels.
top The top offset of the column in pixels.
styles Contains a semicolon delimited list of name:value pair style information values.

Styles

Style Description
iCol Index of the column when multiple columns exist within the section.
width Width to use for the column, -255 indicates that it is autosized.
space Spacing to use between columns, -255 indicates default space.
drawSeparator Indicates whether a vertical line should be drawn between columns.

Children

Node Description
<p> A column can contain zero or more <p> elements.
<float> A column can contain zero or more <float> elements.

Example

<page styles="..." left="0" top="0" width="816" height="1056">
    <header styles="..." left="96" top="48" width="624" height="81">
        <p styles="..." left="96" top="48" width="624" height="19" paragraphId="0">
            <line left="96" top="48" width="624" height="19">
                ...
            </line>
        </p>
    </header>
    <section styles="...">
        <column styles="iCol: 1; width: -255; spacing: 255;" left="96" top="144" width="624" height="635">
            <p styles="..." left="76" top="160" width="663" height="24" paragraphId="6">
            </p>
        </column>
    </section>
</page>