2018.2
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to PrintShop Mail Connect 2018.2
- Setup And Configuration
- System and Hardware Considerations
- Installation and Activation
- Where to obtain the installers
- Installation - important information
- Installation - How to guides
- Activation
- Installation Prerequisites
- User accounts and security
- Installing PrintShop Mail Connect on Machines without Internet Access
- Installation Wizard
- Running Connect installer in Silent Mode
- Activating a License
- Migrating to a new workstation
- Preferences
- Connect: a peek under the hood
- Known Issues
- Job Creation Presets: External Sorting
- Business Graphics: Backward Compatibility Issues
- Known Font issues
- Minor differences in PCL, AFPDS and IPDS output introduced in 2018.1
- Windows Server 2016 issue
- Limit of 100MB of image files within a single job
- Print Output: Booklet Impositioning changes introduced in 2018.1
- Installation Paths with Multi-Byte Characters
- Switching Languages
- GoDaddy Certificates
- MySQL Compatibility
- Available Printer Models
- Color Model in Style Sheets
- Image Preview in Designer
- VIPP Output
- Magic Number changes when installing Docker
- Uninstalling
- Connect: a peek under the hood
- Connect File Types
- The Designer
- Australia Post 4 State Settings
- Codabar Settings
- Code 128 Settings
- Code 39 Settings
- Datamatrix Settings
- EAN-128 Settings
- EAN-13 Settings
- EAN-8 Settings
- Interleaved 2 of 5 Settings
- KIX Code (Dutch Post) Settings
- PDF417 Settings
- QR Code Settings
- Royal Mail 4 State Settings
- Royal Mail 2D Settings
- UPC-A Settings
- UPC-E Settings
- US Postal Service IMB Settings
- US Postal Service IMPB Settings
- Designer Script API
- Standard Script API
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Example
- Example
- Example
- Example
- Example
- Examples
- Creating a table of contents
- Example
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Replace elements with a snippet
- Replace elements with a set of snippets
- Example
- Example
- Creating a Date object from a string
- Control Script API
- Examples
- Post Pagination Script API
- Designer Script API
- Generating output
- Print Manager
- Print Manager Introduction Video
- Print Manager usage
- Print Manager Interface
- Overview
- Connect 2018.2 Enhancements
- Connect 2018.2 Designer Updates
- JSON support added to the Data Model Panel
- Minimum Pages option added to Print Sections
- Color Output option added to Print Contexts
- Breadcrumb Improvements
- Paste as Plain Text option added
- Scripting Improvements
- Post Pagination Improvements
- Barcode Improvements
- Business Graphics Improvements
- General Designer Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Output updates
- Print Wizard and Preset Wizard Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Print Manager updates
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 2018.2.1 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.2 Enhancements
- Connect 2018.2 Designer Updates
- JSON support added to the Data Model Panel
- Minimum Pages option added to Print Sections
- Color Output option added to Print Contexts
- Breadcrumb Improvements
- Paste as Plain Text option added
- Scripting Improvements
- Post Pagination Improvements
- Barcode Improvements
- Business Graphics Improvements
- General Designer Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Output updates
- Print Wizard and Preset Wizard Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Print Manager updates
- Known Issues
- Previous Releases
- Overview
- Connect 2018.1.6 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.5 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.4 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.3 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.2 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.1 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1 General Enhancements
- Connect 2018.1 Designer Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1 Output Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1 Print Manager Enhancements/Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.8 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Performance Related Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Print Manager Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.7.1 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.7.1 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.7.1 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.6.1 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.6.1 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.6.1 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.5 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.5 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.5 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.4.2 Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.4.1 New Features and Enhancements
- Connect 1.4.1 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.4.1 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Legal Notices and Acknowledgements
section.sheetConfig.positions.all.masterBack = undefined; // or
null, or an empty string
The following script ensures that empty backsides of single sheets are omitted.
let section = merge.template.contexts.PRINT.sections["Section 1"];
section.sheetConfig.positions.single.omitMasterOnEmptyBackside =
true;
template
The template object represents the template with all its contexts and sections. It is used
frequently in Control Scripts (see "Control Scripts" on page369 and "Control Script API" on
page749).
It is retrieved via the merge object: merge.template (see "merge" on page753).
Which contexts are available in the template can be queried using merge.template.contexts.
To get access to a specific context, you have to specify the ContextType (see "ContextType" on
page772).
Field Type Description
contexts Array Array of contexts (see "context" on page775)
available in the template. The contexts contain
the sections (see "section" on page782).
masterpages Array Array of Master Pages available in the template.
"media" on
page752
Array Media available to this template (see "Media" on
page139). For each of them you can specify,
enable and position the stationery's front and
back.
"properties"
on the next
page
Properties
This object contains all default properties of the
template as well as any custom properties. (On
the menu, select File > Properties to view and
complement the file properties. See File
Properties).
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