group

Represents a layout group (a group of areas) on an Escenic section page.

Syntax

<group
    name="text"
  >
  <options>...</options>?
    <area>...</area>+
</group>

Examples

• This example shows a group element that defines a two-column layout.

  <group name="twoCol">
    <area name="left">
      <list-ref source="ex" sourceid="s12" name="important" number-of-items="2"/>
    </area>
    <area name="right">
      <content-ref source="ex" sourceid="19">
        <field name="leadtext">New lead text</field>
      </content-ref>
      <content-ref source="ex" sourceid="20"/>
    </area>
  </group>

Attributes

name="text"

The name of this layout group. This must be the name of a group that is:

• Defined in the layout-groups resource of the target publication.

• Allowed in the current context.

"Allowed in the current context" means that it must be one of the groups defined in the layout-groups resource as a child of the area with the same name as this element's parent area element.