GraphicMasterPage

A master page with free-form page decorations.

Description

A graphic master page describes a physical page free-form page "decoration". The decoration can include simple headers and footers, but can also include content within the left and right margins, as well as watermarks under the content area. The page can contain multiple columns. In a multi-column report, the content area is the area inside the margins defined by each column. Note that each page has only one content area, though that content area can be divided into multiple columns. That is, a page has one content area. If a page has multiple columns, the column layout is "overlaid" on top of the content area.

Graphic Pages in HTML and FO Output.

Graphic pages contain free-form content. However, simple HTML output, and FO output do not support arbitrary free-form items on a page. If a graphic master page is used for such formats, BIRT will automatically convert the graphic page to a simple page at run time, following these rules:

columns

The number of columns on the page

Description

The number of columns on the page. A multi-column page prints like a phone book or a dictionary: the left column is filled from top to bottom, then the next column, and so on until all columns are full.

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columnSpacing

The amount of space between columns.

Description

The amount of space between columns.

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