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QUARKXPRESS SERVER LAYER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE
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ou can use QuarkXPress Server Layer XTensions software to control the
visibility of specific layers in a rendered QuarkXPress project. You can also
add layers, delete layers, edit layer attributes, and control whether layers
are rendered.
When you use the getdocinfo namespace, QuarkXPress Server returns infor-
mation about items on all of the layers in the QuarkXPress project, including
layers that are not visible.
QuarkXPress Server Layers XTensions software adds a
Layers pane to the
Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences). For more
information, see “Server preferences” in Chapter 2, “The QuarkXPress
Server user interface.”
USING QUARKXPRESS SERVER LAYER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE
Clients can use the layer parameter to specify a layer (even a hidden layer) to
be rendered. For example, the URL
http://QXPServer7:8080/doc.qxp?layer=
layer1
renders only the layer named “layer1” in the project named “doc.qxp.”
Clients can specify more than one layer in a single URL. For example, the
URL
http://QXPServer7:8080/doc.qxp?layer=layer1,layer2 renders the
layers named “layer1” and “layer2.”
If Suppress Output is selected for a layer, QuarkXPress Server does not render
that layer when producing PDF, EPS, or PostScript files.
QUARKXPRESS SERVER LAYERS PARAMETERS
The following parameters work with QuarkXPress Server Layers
XTensions software.
ADDLAYER
Use the addlayer parameter to add a layer in a QuarkXPress project. For
example, the URL
http://QXPServer7:8080/project.qxp?addlayer=a1
adds a new layer named “a1” to the project named “project.qxp.” Y
ou can
set the attributes of a new layer by including additional parameters in the URL;
for example, the URL
http://QXPServer7:8080/project.qxp?addlayer=
newlayer&visible=no&suppressoutput=yes
adds a new layer, makes the
layer invisible, and suppresses output for the layer.
DELETELAYER
Use the deletelayer parameter to delete a layer from a QuarkXPress project.
For example, the URL
http://QXPServer7:8080/project.qxp?deletelayer=
layer2
deletes the layer named “layer2” from the project named “project.qxp.”
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