B* command description

Description: This command creates an image frame (a polygon or a composition of polygons) in a page of a document. The box may be placed in absolute, relative or anchored in an existing box.

Syntax: [ B* =  Block#  ;  HPos  ;  VPos  ;  Width  ;  Height  ;  NbPaths  ;  NbPointsN  ;  IsClosedN  ;  XPosNLeftAnchorK  ;  VPosNLeftAnchorK  ;  HPosNMiddleAnchorK  ;  VPosNMiddleAnchorK  ;  HPosNRightAnchorK  ;  VPosNRightAnchorK  ;  Alignment  ;  TopOffset  ;  BackColor  ;  BackTint  ;  LinkTo  ;  LinkToBlock  ;  NbCol  ;  Gutter  ;  Inset  ;  Angle  ;  Anchored  ;  AnchorBlock  ;  Relative  ;  Ref  ;  Alignment  ;  MaxVertJust  ;  TopAlignment    ]

Block#
Integer 		  Reference of the new text frame
     
HPos
Picas/Points 		• Horizontal position of the frame
     
VPos
Picas/Points 		• Vertical position of the frame
     
Width
Picas/Points 		  Not used
     
Height
Picas/Points 		  Not used
     
NbPaths
Integer 		  Number of polygons in the frame
     
NbPointsN
Integer 		  Number of points in the Nth polygon of the frame
     
IsClosedN
Boolean 		  TRUE if the path of the Nth polygon is closed, FALSE if it's open
     
XPosNLeftAnchorK
Points/tenths 		• Horizontal position of the Kth left anchor point of the Nth polygon
     
VPosNLeftAnchorK
Points/tenths 		• Vertical position of the Kth left anchor point of the Nth polygon
     
HPosNMiddleAnchorK
Points/tenths 		• Horizontal position of the Kth middle anchor point of the Nth polygon
     
VPosNMiddleAnchorK
Points/tenths 		• Vertical position of the Kth middle anchor point of the Nth polygon
     
HPosNRightAnchorK
Points/tenths 		• Horizontal position of the Kth right anchor point of the Nth polygon
     
VPosNRightAnchorK
Points/tenths 		• Vertical position of the Kth right anchor point of the Nth polygon
     
Alignment
Integer 		 
     
TopOffset
Picas/Points 		 
     
BackColor
Integer 		 
     
BackTint
Percent 		 
     
LinkTo
Boolean 		 
     
LinkToBlock
Integer 		 
     
NbCol
Integer 		 
     
Gutter
Points/tenths 		 
     
Inset
Points/tenths 		 
     
Angle
Integer 		 
     
Anchored
Boolean 		 
     
AnchorBlock
Integer 		 
     
Relative
Boolean 		 
     
Ref
Integer 		 
     
Alignment
Integer 		 
     
MaxVertJust
Points/tenths 		 
     
TopAlignment
Integer 		 
     

Note: See [BN] command for parameter description, since they are identical from Alignement.

Example:

See also:

The • sign indicates a mandatory parameter

 

 

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