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CHAPTER 8 Interactive Features
KEY TYPE VALUE
D number (Optional) The duration of the transition effect, in seconds. Default value: 1.
Dm name (Optional; Split and Blinds transition styles only) The dimension in which the specified
transition effect occurs:
H Horizontal
V Vertical
Default value: H.
M name (Optional; Split, Box and Fly transition styles only) The direction of motion for the speci-
fied transition effect:
I Inward from the edges of the page
O Outward from the center of the page
Default value: I.
Di number or (Optional; Wipe, Glitter, Fly, Cover, Uncover and Push transition styles only) The direction
name in which the specified transition effect moves, expressed in degrees counterclockwise
starting from a left-to-right direction. (This differs from the page object’s Rotate entry,
which is measured clockwise from the top.)
The following numeric values are valid:
0 Left to right
90 Bottom to top (Wipe only)
180 Right to left (Wipe only)
270 Top to bottom
315 Top-left to bottom-right (Glitter only)
The only valid name value is None, which is relevant only for the Fly transition when
the value of SS is not 1.0.
Default value: 0.
SS number (Optional; PDF 1.5; Fly transition style only) The starting or ending scale at which the
changes are drawn. If M specifies an inward transition, the scale of the changes drawn
progresses from SS to 1.0 over the course of the transition. If M specifies an outward
transition, the scale of the changes drawn progresses from 1.0 to SS over the course of
the transition
Default: 1.0.
B boolean (Optional; PDF 1.5; Fly transition style only) If true, the area to be flown in is rectangu-
lar and opaque. Default: false.
Figure 8.1 illustrates the relationship between transition duration (D in the transi-
tion dictionary) and display duration (Dur in the page object). Note that the tran-
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