Kim, You've got the right idea, identifying the different possible approaches and trying to determine the pros and cons of each. Here's what I would recommend, based on your ideas:
A) Probably the easiest and fastest method, as those 5 color fill graphics will be easy to create, and be fairly small files. B) Would work, but multiple-page templates and OnRecordStart rules create larger template files, are more complicated to set up the rules, and might take slightly longer to compose. Plus this would be harder to maintain if you make any future template changes, you'd have to edit all 5 layouts. Save this approach for layouts with more complex variations. C) A good idea, but not currently supported by Printable. You can't change properties of a frame (border, fill color, etc.) via rules. Would be great if Printable would add this as an upgrade. There shouldn't be any issue with placing a text frame and a graphic frame in the same position, just make sure that you order the layers properly, so the text comes out on top. If that doesn't work, or you need to simplify it, you could make your colored images contain the text as well, and just make a rule for one graphic frame. But you don't have to, if you prefer to print the text from the data instead. To create the rule, I would recommend the built-in Switch Wizard, as you're trying to choose 1 of 5 images based on a single value (title) in your data. The tutorials and documentation that come with FusionPro (especially the Rules Guide) are pretty good for learning, combined with the different rules templates and wizards that they've built in. Good luck, Paul Paul Klingler Variable Data Project Manager TMR, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi all, > > I'm new to learning how to use rules. I'm hoping some of the Rule > Pros/Javascript Wizards here can offer some guidance. I'm trying to figure > out the most efficient method for a nametag project. I will have 5 > different versions of nametags. The bottom of the nametag will have a box > of color with a title in it. The color box needs to change color based on > what the title is. (For instance a grey box with the word staff in it, a > blue box with the word guest, a green box with speaker, etc.) > > Would it be best to: > a. create 5 different graphics for each box of color and make a rule to > access the image based on the title field? > b. have 5 different layouts and set an OnRecordStart (or would it be > OnJobStart) to use a given layout based on the title field > c. create a rule that fills a color box based on the title field > > or something else I haven't listed? Will there be problems having a > variable text box on top of a variable graphic element? I don't want to > make this harder or more complicated than it should be. But since I'm new > to rules, I'm not sure what procedure gives the fasting processing and > most efficiency, or exactly how to create the rule. > > Thanks for any help. And do any of the javascript gurus here have > recommendations on the best resources for someone new to js to learn it? > (recommended books for beginners, online resources/tutorials, etc?) > > thanks, > kim -- Users of FusionPro Desktop have unlimited free email support. Contact Printable Support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- View FusionPro Knowledge Base, FusionPro Samples at www.printable.com/vdp/desktop.htm -- You are currently subscribed to fusionpro as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Note: All e-mail sent to or from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the e-mail recipients of this forum. It is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to someone other than the recipient. Our privacy policy is posted on www.printplanet.com --
