Attribute Data Type:
Attribute Default Value:
Attribute Group:
Attribute Purpose:
Attribute Inherited from Preferences?
Attribute UI-configurable?
Attribute Read-Only?
Attribute Intrinsic?
Attribute First Added:
Attribute in Current Baseline:
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number [other number-type attributes]
(calculated)
General [other General Group attributes]
Calculated data
No
No
Yes [other read-only attributes]
Yes [other intrinsic attributes]
v1.2.0
Baseline
As at baseline
Sequential position in the overall document hierarchy (read-only).
It can be used by agents to judge the position of a note within the document. Note that some items not displayed in the Outline view, such as adornments, are still included in the $OutlineOrder. This should be borne in mind if doing calculations based on comparing sibling $OutlineOrder values as the 'next' item may not be a note (and there is no way to test this fact).
The order of notes within the current container is shown by $SiblingOrder.
The lowest number is drawn at the front in a map. If notes with outline orders #1 and #5 overlap, part of #5 will be behind the icon for #1.
The note menu command to move a note forward/backward or all the way to the back/front will alter both $OutlineOrder and $SiblingOrder for the affected note(s).
Aliases do not inherit this property from their original but have their own value.
See also—notes linking to here:
- nextSibling
- next
- prevSibling
- previous
- cover
- child[N]
- lastSibling
- firstSibling
- Smart Adornments
- SiblingOrder
- Stacking and overlapping items
- Separators
- Intrinsic attributes
- Duplicating items
- Item Note Designators
- Outline vs. Map Interface
- Updates and cascading actions
- Adding or Moving Items
- Maps, stacking and overlapping
- Referencing root-level items
- Drag re-arranging notes in Outline view
- Note menu
- Cleanup view tab
- Agents & Rules tab
- Prototype pop-up list
- Crosstabs controls
- Adding notes to an existing map
- Adornments
- Aliases
- Export templates are notes
- Re-arrangeable Agent Maps
- Uniqueness, duplicates and matching notes
- nextItem
- previousItem
- previousSiblingItem
- nextSiblingItem