DropShadowSetting
The DropShadowSetting element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 12 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
DropShadowSetting appears in 273 of the 305 documents surveyed (89.5%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 6 of its 12 attributes and writes 8.
Where it appears
Resources/Preferences· 271 documentsSpreads· 12 documents
Inside: TransparencySetting, ContentTransparencySetting, FillTransparencySetting, StrokeTransparencySetting
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EffectColor | reference to Color | 100% | read · written | frameDropShadowColor |
| Mode | None ·271Drop ·10 or a named value | 100% | read · written | frameDropShadowMode |
| Opacity | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameDropShadowOpacity |
| Size | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameDropShadowSize |
| XOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameDropShadowXOffset |
| YOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameDropShadowYOffset |
| BlendMode | Multiply ·271 | 99% | not read | |
| HonorOtherEffects | false ·271 | 99% | not read | |
| KnockedOut | true ·271 | 99% | written | |
| Noise | integer | 99% | not read | |
| Spread | integer | 99% | not read | |
| UseGlobalLight | false ·271 | 99% | written |
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 DropShadowSetting that set the attribute.
Examples
- A rectangle with a drop shadow
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.