SatinSetting
The SatinSetting element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 9 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
SatinSetting appears in 272 of the 305 documents surveyed (89.2%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 9 of its 9 attributes and writes 8.
Where it appears
Resources/Preferences· 271 documentsSpreads· 2 documents
Inside: TransparencySetting, ContentTransparencySetting, FillTransparencySetting, StrokeTransparencySetting
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angle | number (degrees) | 100% | read · written | frameSatinAngle |
| Applied | bool | 100% | read · written | frameSatin |
| Distance | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameSatinDistance |
| EffectColor | color | 100% | read · written | frameSatinColor |
| Opacity | number (percent) | 100% | read · written | frameSatinOpacity |
| Size | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | frameSatinSize |
| BlendMode | NormalMultiply ·271ScreenOverlaySoftLightHardLightColorDodgeColorBurnDarkenLightenDifferenceExclusionHueSaturationColorLuminosity or a named value | 100% | read · written | frameSatinBlendMode |
| InvertEffect | false ·271 | 100% | read · written | frameSatinInvert |
| Invert | boolean | 0% | 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 SatinSetting 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.