The X and Y list boxes contain the following choices:

•Absolute from top left (default)

•Absolute from bottom right

•Proportional

•Fixed        

It is also possible to check or clear:

•Snap        (cleared by default)

X-horizontal position (only in replacement mode) defines the X-position of the library object when placed on page, during the replacement of an original object. The default value is Absolute from top left. This setting is suitable for all single objects, and all "first" objects in complex structures.

For horizontally stacked objects, e.g. article legs, the X-position of all legs but the first one must be set to Proportional. Avoid other choices.

Y-vertical position  (only in replacement mode): defines the Y-position of the library object when placed on page, during the replacement of an original object. The default value is Absolute from top left. This setting is suitable for all single objects, and all "first" objects in a complex structure.

For vertically stacked objects, the Y-position of all legs but the first one must be set to Proportional. Avoid other choices

hmtoggle_plus1Absolute from top left

It is a default value for either X or Y. The behavior differs for single and complex library objects and it is explained in the table below:

Object type

Comment

Single

The library object remains on the same Y-position of the selected original object.

Complex: Two or more items one below another

The first item remains on the same Y-position of the selected original object. If the width of the original object is higher than of the library object, other items will overlap. Otherwise, the gutter will be increased. Both effect are undesired. To avoid them, the Y-position of all items but the first one must be set to Proportional.

Complex: Headline and two or more legs

The headline remains on the same Y-position of the selected original object. If the width of the original object is larger than of the library object, other legs will overlap. Otherwise, the gutter will be increased. Also, the headline and legs will overlap. Both effect are undesired. To avoid them, the X-position of all legs but the first one must be set to Proportional, and the Y-position of all legs must be set to Proportional. Anyhow, there's another problem here: the horizontal gutter between headline and legs will be also resized proportionally. To avoid it, the only way is to make the headline Height as Fixed, and the Y-position of all legs as Fixed too.
hmtoggle_plus1Absolute from bottom right

This setting is not suitable for single objects, as it keeps the Y position of the top corner of the library object on the position of the selected original object.

hmtoggle_plus1Proportional

This is a suitable setting for all items one below each other (i.e, developing vertically) but for the first object.

hmtoggle_plus1Fixed

The result depends on the position of the library object in the library window, and the position of cursor when placing the object:

If the libr. object is

In replacement

In placement

on LM

X is moved to Xo

Xo offset from cursor

not on LM

X is moved to Xo

Xo offset from cursor