Version 5.7.12

# `Section`

since version 5.3.24

Groups layout instructions. This element has no effect on the output and is used solely for organizing the layout file, e.g. for code folding in text editors.

## Child elements

`AddSearchpath`, `AttachFile`, `Compatibility`, `DefineColor`, `DefineColorprofile`, `DefineFontalias`, `DefineFontfamily`, `DefineGraphic`, `DefineMatter`, `DefineTextformat`, `Function`, `Hyphenation`, `LoadFontfile`, `Loop`, `Message`, `Options`, `PDFOptions`, `Pageformat`, `Pagetype`, `PlaceObject`, `Record`, `Section`, `SetGrid`, `SetVariable`, `StructureElement`, `Stylesheet`, `Switch`, `Trace`, `While`

## Parent elements

`AtPageCreation`, `AtPageShipout`, `Case`, `Contents`, `ForAll`, `Include`, `Layout`, `Loop`, `Otherwise`, `Record`, `SavePages`, `Section`, `Until`, `While`

## Attributes

`name` (text)
  A name for this section. Used only for documentation purposes.

## Example

    <Layout xmlns="urn:speedata.de:2009/publisher/en"
      xmlns:sd="urn:speedata:2009/publisher/functions/en">

      <Section name="Fonts and colors">
        <LoadFontfile name="title" filename="title.otf" />
        <DefineFontfamily name="title" fontsize="14" leading="16">
          <Regular fontface="title"/>
        </DefineFontfamily>
        <DefineColor name="highlight" value="#cc0000" />
      </Section>

      <Section name="Page setup">
        <Pageformat width="210mm" height="297mm" />
        <SetGrid height="12pt" width="5mm" />
      </Section>

      <Record element="data">
        <PlaceObject>
          <Textblock>
            <Paragraph><Value>Hello</Value></Paragraph>
          </Textblock>
        </PlaceObject>
      </Record>
    </Layout>

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