BM command description
Description: This command modifies a text block in a page.
Syntax: [ BM =
Block#
;
HPos
;
VPos
;
Width
;
Depth
;
VAlignment
;
Offset
;
BackColor
;
BackTint
;
NbCol
;
Gutter
;
Indent
;
Angle
;
Relative
;
Ref
;
Alignment
;
MaxVertJust
]
Block#
Integer
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•
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Number of the block to be modified (1-990). |
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HPos
Picas/Points
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•
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Horizontal position of the block in the page |
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VPos
Picas/Points
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•
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Vertical position of the block in the page. |
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Width
Picas/Points
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•
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Block width. |
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Depth
Picas/Points
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•
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Block depth. |
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VAlignment
Integer
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Vertical alignment. 0-> title 1-> justified 2-> top 3-> bottom |
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Offset
Points/tenths
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Baseline offset. |
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BackColor
Integer
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Color applied to the background of the block.
0->White, 1->Blue, 2->Cyan, 3->Yellow,
4->Magenta, 5->Black, 6->Registration, 7->Red, 8->Green. 9->None
If the value is >= 10, PageMakeUp will use the internal color table. (see [dc] command). |
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BackTint
Percent
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Value of the background tint (0-100%). |
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NbCol
Integer
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Number of columns. |
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Gutter
Picas/Points
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Gutter width. |
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Indent
Points/Tenths
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Value of indent inside the block. |
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Angle
Angle
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Block rotation angle (0-360°). |
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Relative
Boolean
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TRUE = The block is relative to the bloc specified in the ref. parameter. (value-1 = current block, value=0 -> welcome block)
FALSE = The ref. parameter specifies the number of the page in which the new block will be created. |
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Ref
Integer
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Number of the page in which the block will be located (1-128). 0 = current page. (Relative = FALSE).
Number of the reference block. -1 = current block. (Relative = TRUE). |
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Alignment
Integer
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In relative mode, this option allows the alignment on the bottom of the reference block instead of the top of the border or at the current cursor position.
0-> top of the block
1-> bottom of the bloc
2-> current cursor position |
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MaxVertJust
Points/Tenths
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Defines the vertical space between paragraphs for vertical justification with QuarkXPress for the block. |
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Note: The block becomes the current block.
The parameters 'Col', 'GutWidth' et 'MaxVertJust' are unavailable in the PageMaker version.
Example:
See also: [fh] Horizontal Line, [fv] Vertical Line
The • sign indicates a mandatory parameter
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