BlendingSetting
The BlendingSetting element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 4 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
BlendingSetting appears in 273 of the 305 documents surveyed (89.5%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 2 of its 4 attributes and writes 2.
Where it appears
Resources/Preferences· 271 documentsMasterSpreads· 178 documentsSpreads· 56 documentsResources/Styles· 1 documents
Inside: TransparencySetting, ContentTransparencySetting, FillTransparencySetting, StrokeTransparencySetting
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlendMode | Normal ·271Multiply ·22Screen ·3Overlay ·4SoftLight ·5HardLightColorDodgeColorBurn ·4Darken ·4Lighten ·8DifferenceExclusionHueSaturationColorLuminosity or a named value | 100% | read · written | frameBlendMode |
| Opacity | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameOpacity |
| IsolateBlending | false ·271 | 99% | not read | |
| KnockoutGroup | false ·271 | 99% | not read |
Values are listed only where real documents use a small, closed set; the number after each is how many documents use it. “Seen in” is the share of documents containing BlendingSetting that set the attribute.
Explained in
Counts come from a survey of 305 IDML documents (2026-10-11); only aggregate facts are published. Paged’s support is read from its importer and exporter source, and the typed properties from the engine catalog.
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