Questions tagged [xml]
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C. The design goals of XML emphasize simplicity, generality, and usability over the Internet.
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Tell InDesign how to insert an XML structure
I have a few questions about the InDesign XML import.
So, when I import my XML file, I get a structure which I can insert into the document. I would like to customize the way that InDesign puts the ...
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InDesign XML import -- am I missing something?
I'm trying to create a flyer, using InDesign CS6, for which the content is imported from XML, but I'm struggling...
This is my InDesign template:
I've tagged the individual text elements I need to ...
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InDesign: How to import frame breaks with XML?
I use linked XML to import content for my book into my InDesign document. It's one text flow across multiple pages, and certain content deserves to have its own frame (e.g., pull quotes, images, ...
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Adobe Illustrator Variable Data - XML & CSV data drops apostrophes and quotation marks in data
I am generating a custom report with custom graph data for each record. Since I need to generate the graph data I am stuck with Illustrator as the program to develop the unique designs for each record....
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Indesign - scriping xlink:href via scripts
I have xml in the following format:
<WebsiteAsHyperLink><websitewithURL xlink:href="http://www.google.com"> Click to view website </websitewithURL></WebsiteAsHyperLink>
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Populate InDesign document with XML
I am looking to populate an InDesign document with multiple pages from an XML file, with one textbox per-page and a page break after each page's text.
This is what the XML file looks like:
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Building tag structure when exporting to XML from InDesign
I have to export a lot of InDesign documents to HTML. I need to have total control over exported tags, attributes etc., so I've decided to use XML features (HTML export is just too "weak" for this ...
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XML in Indesign - how to use attributes to assign formating
I wanted to use XML to design a big festival programme. Unfortunately the XML consist only of text elements that have certain attributes (like date, time, type, etc) assigned to them.
I can rename ...
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When designing an Android app, will the "default" theme be different on different devices?
I am currently designing the UI for my first Android app. Android (obviously) lets you design any and every element in your app using XML.
On any elements where you leave the "default" (holo) theme ...
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Indesign Automation
We are planning to automate in-design flow
Create a base design with place holders
Tag all the placeholders
Export the content as xml/ export as Idml
Update xml/idml (html form to update conent)
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Replace the path of an image in XML export
I am exporting articles from InDesign to XML to import it on our website.
Now I want to import the images. I put it in a tag in InDesign called "IMG". The standard output without XSL looks ...
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Is there a way to create persistent bullets in Power Point?
I have added thee custom bullets to the Style Master Text placeholder, however I would like to have a choice to choose one of those three bullets on the fly. These come through a custom font.
This ...
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variable data-set for large scale
Im trying to print sheets with multiple numbers on them. I have set up 12 variables on my file that will change from 00001 to 00012 and change with each new set from 00013 to 00024 and so on it ...
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Adobe Indesign CS4 XML Import Problem(Missing Elements After Import)
I have been troubleshooting this problem for hours now. It's quite puzzling since a few hours back this did not happen at all. So I have completed placing the tags on individual text frame and was ...
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How to change html tags into xml elements with xslt in InDesign xml import
I'm importing XML into InDesign (with merge content mode) and using XSLT to pick specific XML elements from the XML file. Problem is that some of the text inside XML elements contain HTML entities (...
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Automatically Create Chapters with Master Pages and XML
I'm working on a catalog that contains several chapters and well over 100 pages. Luckily, I know that each chapter will be four pages long and use the same four Master Pages.
In a perfect world, I ...
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Can you make a variable image depending on page number using one master
I've searched in vain for at method for changing a footer logo dependent on page number. I want a different image on every other even page but as I am already using a number of master pages to ...
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After exporting xml from Indesign, the code is not well structured any more
I tried to import some XML (well structured code) to add some data to my Indesign Identifications Cards. But it wasn't well structured in the Story Editor. So first I designed one of the pages with ...
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