Design & Print: different containers for portrait/landscape orientation?

[rreyer]

Hi,

for contact sheets I'd like to have different layouts for the containers in Design & Print.

The container shape is quadratic.
Landscape images should align to the top so that the bottom part is for text/info.
Portrait images should align to the left and the right part is for text/info.

Is that possible?

Thank you

[Mario]

You could use two containers sharing the same place.
Then show/hide the container depending on a variable, e.g comparing width to height to tell if a file is portrait or landscape.

[BanjoTom]

A clever solution, Mario! I am continually impressed by the myriad possibilities of IMatch. .  .

[Mario]

Yep. Me too 

[rreyer]

Thank you Mario, I'll give it a try.

[sinus]

You could use two containers sharing the same place.
Then show/hide the container depending on a variable, e.g comparing width to height to tell if a file is portrait or landscape.

Yes, this show/hide possibility is great. I use it often for containers and even more for whole pages.

[Mario]

Just put two containers into the same grid cell. Then show/hide them using a variable to control the Hidden property.

{File.Width|numcomp:lt,{File.Height},1,0}

returns 1 for portrait and 0 for landscape, and

{File.Width|numcomp:lt,{File.Height},0,1}

the opposite.

[rreyer]

Can it be that there is a bug that keeps the image container expression from working?
I'm getting always the same results as if it was reading the values only from the first image.

The expression for the text container works ok.

[Mario]

Not that I know of.
Do you use a dynamic or static template?
What is your expression? Did you try it in the Var Toy? ...
What's your container setup?

Just tried it with two containers in the same cell, different margins(bottom/top) and frame colors to check:



Did you consider the "consumes file" property?

[rreyer]

It is a dynamic template.

Here's an example:

Image1: Containers on the page

Expressions are:
Landscape Container: {File.Width|numcomp:lt,{File.Height},0,1}
Portrait Container: {File.Width|numcomp:lt,{File.Height},1,0}

The Text Containers carry the respective expression.

Image2: Result

It always chooses portrait orientation as in the first image.

EDIT: I've reversed the order and it always picks portrait orientation even if the first image is landscape.
EDIT: Var Toy says that this expression always returns a 0: {File.Width|numcomp:lt,{File.Height},1,0}
and that this one works: {File.MD.Exif::Main\274\Orientation\0|is:1,Landscape,Portrait}

[rreyer]

When I use that second expression:

{File.MD.Exif::Main\274\Orientation\0|is:1,1,0}

then the result goes nuts: image3
(I reversed the order, no effect of the expression)

[Mario]

As explained, I used

{File.Width|numcomp:lt,{File.Height},1,0}

for container 1 and the reversed

{File.Width|numcomp:lt,{File.Height},0,1}

for container 2.
Don't forget to reset the "consumes file" for the first container.

[rreyer]

Yep, I used these expressions.
,,Consumes file" is on.

[Mario]

Works great here. Consumes must be off for the first container.
Send me your template and a list of the files (orientation) you use.
You are apparently combining multiple containers (image/text) and this may complicate matters.
Although D&P is awesome powerful, it cannot do everything...