Trueview options

Trueview options

The trueview_options XML element defines settings for generating TrueView output when calling the designTrueview API. The entire <trueview_options> block is optional. It lets you control the DPI of the generated TrueView preview image.


XML structure

<trueview_options dpi="120" <!-- DPI of the TrueView image --> />

Attribute

dpi

  • Type: integer
  • Specifies the output resolution (dots per inch) of the TrueView image.
  • Default: 96 dpi if:
    • The attribute is missing, or
    • The value is less than or equal to 0.
  • Maximum: 300 dpi.

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