TextFramePreference
The TextFramePreference element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 34 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
TextFramePreference appears in 274 of the 305 documents surveyed (89.8%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 12 of its 34 attributes and writes 5.
Where it appears
Resources/Preferences· 271 documentsResources/Styles· 271 documentsSpreads· 94 documentsMasterSpreads· 43 documentsStories· 2 documents
Inside: ObjectStyle, idPkg:Preferences, TextFrame
Contains: Properties
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoSizingReferencePoint | CenterPoint ·271 | 99% | read · written | |
| AutoSizingType | Off ·270HeightOnlyWidthOnlyHeightAndWidthHeightAndWidthProportionally | 99% | read · written | textFrameAutoSizing |
| FirstBaselineOffset | AscentOffset ·272CapHeightXHeightEmBoxHeightLeadingOffsetFixedHeight | 99% | read | textFrameFirstBaseline |
| InsetSpacing | bounds (pt) | 99% | read | frameInsetSpacing |
| TextColumnCount | number (count) | 99% | read | textFrameColumnCount |
| TextColumnGutter | length (pt) | 99% | read | textFrameColumnGutter |
| VerticalJustification | TopAlign ·272CenterAlign ·22BottomAlign ·16JustifyAlign | 99% | read | textFrameVerticalJustification |
| IgnoreWrap | false ·271 | 99% | not read | |
| MinimumFirstBaselineOffset | integer | 99% | read | |
| TextColumnFixedWidth | integer / real | 99% | not read | |
| UseFixedColumnWidth | false ·271 | 99% | not read | |
| VerticalThreshold | integer | 99% | not read | |
| MinimumHeightForAutoSizing | integer | 99% | read · written | |
| MinimumWidthForAutoSizing | integer | 99% | read · written | |
| TextColumnMaxWidth | integer / real | 99% | not read | |
| UseFlexibleColumnWidth | false ·270 | 99% | not read | |
| UseMinimumHeightForAutoSizing | false ·270 | 99% | read · written | |
| UseMinimumWidthForAutoSizing | false ·270 | 99% | not read | |
| UseNoLineBreaksForAutoSizing | false ·270 | 99% | not read | |
| VerticalBalanceColumns | false ·270true ·7 | 99% | read | textFrameColumnBalance |
| FootnotesEnableOverrides | false ·84 | 31% | not read | |
| FootnotesMinimumSpacing | integer | 31% | not read | |
| FootnotesSpaceBetween | integer | 31% | not read | |
| FootnotesSpanAcrossColumns | false ·84true ·11 | 31% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleBottomInset | integer / real | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleInsetChainOverride | true ·74 | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleOffset | integer | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleOverprintOverride | false ·74 | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleOverride | false ·74 | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleStrokeColor | reference to ColorSwatch | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleStrokeTint | integer | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleStrokeType | reference to StrokeStyle | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleStrokeWidth | integer / real | 27% | not read | |
| ColumnRuleTopInset | integer / real | 27% | 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 TextFramePreference that set the attribute.
Examples
- A two-column text frame with balanced columns
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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