OuterGlowSetting
The OuterGlowSetting element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 8 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
OuterGlowSetting appears in 272 of the 305 documents surveyed (89.2%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 7 of its 8 attributes and writes 7.
Where it appears
Resources/Preferences· 271 documentsSpreads· 1 documents
Inside: TransparencySetting, ContentTransparencySetting, FillTransparencySetting, StrokeTransparencySetting
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | bool | 100% | read · written | frameOuterGlow |
| Opacity | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameOuterGlowOpacity |
| Size | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameOuterGlowSize |
| Spread | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameOuterGlowSpread |
| BlendMode | NormalMultiplyScreen ·271OverlaySoftLightHardLightColorDodgeColorBurnDarkenLightenDifferenceExclusionHueSaturationColorLuminosity or a named value | 100% | read · written | frameOuterGlowBlendMode |
| EffectColor | color | 100% | read · written | frameOuterGlowColor |
| Noise | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameOuterGlowNoise |
| Technique | Softer ·271 | 100% | 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 OuterGlowSetting 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.