paged.IDML Reference
Element reference

ContourOption

The ContourOption element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 3 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.

Tier: ProProIIIreference

ContourOption appears in 271 of the 305 documents surveyed (88.9%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 2 of its 3 attributes and writes 3.

Where it appears

  • Resources/Preferences · 271 documents
  • Resources/Styles · 271 documents
  • Spreads · 42 documents
  • MasterSpreads · 1 documents
  • Stories · 1 documents

Inside: TextWrapPreference

Attributes

AttributeValuesSeen inPagedpaged.set
ContourPathNamebuiltin100%written
ContourTypeBoundingBoxDetectEdgesAlphaChannelPhotoshopPathGraphicFrameSameAsClipping ·271UserModifiedPath or a named value100%read · writtenframeTextWrapContourType
IncludeInsideEdgesfalse ·271100%read · writtenframeTextWrapContourIncludeInside

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 ContourOption that set the attribute.

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.