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Layout theme attributes (FileMaker Pro Advanced)

The following tables describe the multi-line and single-line XML elements supported by FileMaker Pro Advanced in a layout theme document. Unknown elements are ignored by FileMaker Pro Advanced.

Table of multi-line elements

 

These multi-line elements	May contain these elements
FMTHEMES (required)	FMTHEME The FMTHEMES root element can contain multiple FMTHEME elements.
FMTHEME (required)	VERSION THEMENAME (required) THEMEDEFAULT Any or all layout part elements
TITLEHEADERPART HEADERPART LEADGRANDSUMPART BODYPART TRAILGRANDSUMPART FOOTERPART TITLEFOOTPART	FILL FIELD TEXT TEXTLABEL
LEADSUBSUMPART TRAILSUBSUMPART	FILL FIELD PARTNUMBER TEXT TEXTLABEL
FIELD (text/data in a field)	BASELINE BORDER CHARSTYLE EFFECT FILL
TEXT (text in a part, except field labels or field data)	CHARSTYLE EFFECT FILL PEN
TEXTLABEL (text in a field label)	CHARSTYLE EFFECT FILL PEN
BASELINE (underlining field data)	ONOFF PEN
BORDER (field border)	PEN SIDES

BORDER and EFFECT elements share the same line size. When used together, the line size value that you set for BORDER will also apply to the EFFECT width. The line size value must be greater than zero for an effect or a border to appear.

Table of single-line elements

The following table describes the correct syntax for all single-line elements and their attributes. Examples of attribute values are indicated in boldface. For a list of the possible values you can use for these attributes, see the next section, Valid values for theme attributes

 

These single-line elements	Must contain these attributes
CHARSTYLE	COLOR FONT SIZE STYLE Syntax example: <CHARSTYLE FONT=“Verdana, Helvetica, Arial” SIZE=“18” STYLE=“BOLD, ITALIC” COLOR=“#FFFFFF” />
EFFECT	<EFFECT VALUE=“EMBOSS” />
FILL	COLOR PATTERN Syntax example: <FILL COLOR= “#000066” PATTERN= “2” />
ONOFF	<ONOFF VALUE=“OFF” />
PARTNUMBER	<PARTNUMBER VALUE=“0” />
PEN	COLOR PATTERN SIZE Syntax example: <PEN COLOR=“#000066” PATTERN=“2” SIZE=“0” />
SIDES	<SIDES VALUE=“BOTTOM” />
THEMENAME	HINT (optional) VALUE Syntax examples: <THEMENAME VALUE=“Fern Green Print” /> <THEMENAME HINT=“MAC” VALUE=“Grün Druck” />
THEMEDEFAULT	VALUE Syntax example: <THEMEDEFAULT VALUE=“CURRENT”/>
VERSION	VALUE Syntax example: <VERSION VALUE=“ver. 1.0”/> The VERSION element is currently not used by FileMaker Pro Advanced, but may be used in future versions.

Valid values for theme attributes

The following table describes the attribute values supported by FileMaker Pro Advanced in a layout theme. Values must be enclosed within quotation marks (“ ”). If a quotation mark is missing, FileMaker Pro Advanced is unable to parse the XML and cannot display the theme in the New Layout/Report assistant.

 

This attribute	Is used to describe these characteristics	And may contain these values
COLOR	RGB color hex values for background fills, text, and borders in layout parts, fields, text blocks, and field labels. To display a color, the PATTERN attribute must not be set to “1” (which is transparent). FileMaker Pro Advanced themes use web-safe palette colors to ensure the color will appear the same on all computers. See Using values for patterns and colors (FileMaker Pro Advanced).	COLOR = “#FFFFFF” COLOR = “#33FF00” COLOR = “#CC9966” Or any 6-digit hex value (a combination of numbers 0-9 or letters A-F) preceded by the # symbol.
EFFECT	Embossing, engraving, or drop shadow 3-D effects for a field, text, or field label. When used with a field border, the line width of the effect will be the same as the border line size. The line size value must be greater than zero for the effect or border to appear.	VALUE = “EMBOSS” VALUE = “ENGRAVE” VALUE = “DROPSHADOW” VALUE = “NONE”
FONT	The name of the font. More than one font name can be specified, separated by commas. The first font available on a user’s computer will be used in the layout. Note Font values are case sensitive and must be entered in title case with initial capitals.	FONT = “Times New Roman” FONT = “Geneva” FONT = “New York, Times, Helvetica, Arial” Or any other available font. (In FileMaker Pro Advanced, choose Format menu > Font to see the available fonts.)
HINT	The name of the platform that the theme name is edited on and the character set. This attribute ensures that any upper-ASCII characters present in the THEMENAME value (for example, an accent over a letter in the theme’s name) will appear in FileMaker Pro Advanced on both Windows and Mac OS X. Japanese characters are supported if SHIFTJIS is specified.	HINT = “WIN” HINT = “MAC” HINT = “WIN/ROMAN” HINT = “MAC/ROMAN” HINT = “WIN/SHIFTJIS” HINT = “MAC/SHIFTJIS”
ONOFF	Whether a field’s border should be displayed.	VALUE =“ON” VALUE =“OFF”
PARTNUMBER	To distinguish multiple leading or trailing subsummary parts in a layout. This attribute is ignored for all other parts. FileMaker Pro Advanced supports values 0 through 9 and ignores any other value.	VALUE =“0” VALUE =“1” VALUE =“2” VALUE =“3” VALUE =“4” VALUE =“5” VALUE =“6” VALUE =“7” VALUE =“8” VALUE =“9”
PATTERN	One of 64 valid patterns from the Fill Pattern palette in FileMaker Pro Advanced. Used for background fills in layout parts, fields, text, and field labels, and for borders of fields, field labels, and text.	PATTERN = “1” PATTERN = “47” PATTERN = “64” PATTERN = “NONE” PATTERN = “SOLID” PATTERN = “LTGRAY” PATTERN = “GRAY” PATTERN = “DKGRAY”
SIDES	One to four sides on a field’s border. To describe all four sides, you can combine all four values.	VALUE="TOP" VALUE="BOTTOM" VALUE="LEFT" VALUE="RIGHT" Or any combination, such as: VALUE= “TOP BOTTOM LEFT RIGHT” VALUE= “LEFT TOP”
SIZE (for the FONT element)	The point size for a font. Any valid point size can be specified. If a font size is unavailable on the computer or for a particular font, FileMaker Pro Advanced will substitute the closest size.	SIZE = “36” SIZE = “12” SIZE = “9”
SIZE (for the PEN element)	Thickness in pixels for the outline of text blocks, field labels, and field borders. The value for NONE is “0” and the value for HAIRLINE is “-1.” When applied to field borders, this line size also applies to the line width of an EFFECT attribute (such as DROPSHADOW) and must have a value greater than zero.	SIZE = “0” SIZE = “-1” SIZE = “1” through SIZE = “8” SIZE = “12”
STYLE	Character styles for text in fields, text blocks, and field labels. More than one style can be specified, separated by commas or spaces. No error checking is done for contradicting styles, such as UPPERCASE and LOWERCASE. The PLAIN style value overrides all other style values. STRIKEOUT and STRIKETHRU values are the same.	STYLE = “PLAIN” STYLE = “BOLD” STYLE = “ITALIC” STYLE = “STRIKEOUT” STYLE = “STRIKETHRU” STYLE = “SMALLCAPS” STYLE = “UNDERLINE” STYLE = “WORDUNDERLINE” STYLE = “DBLUNDERLINE” STYLE = “UPPERCASE” STYLE = “LOWERCASE” STYLE = “TITLECASE” STYLE = “SUPERSCRIPT” STYLE = “SUBSCRIPT” STYLE = “CONDENSE” STYLE = “EXTEND” STYLE = “ITALIC, BOLD, SMALLCAPS”

Related topics 

Creating custom layout themes (FileMaker Pro Advanced)

Layout theme elements (FileMaker Pro Advanced)

Removing elements from theme files (FileMaker Pro Advanced)

Specifying default values for themes (FileMaker Pro Advanced)

Troubleshooting custom layout themes (FileMaker Pro Advanced)