BT command description
Description: This command creates a new text block in a page of the document. It can also automatically import an external file in the newly created block. The file type may be 0 for a TCL file or 1 for another type of file (XPress tags, Word, etc.).
The linkTo parameter allows to link the new text block with a block previously created. The previous block may contain text. If the previous block is already linked, the new block is inserted in the chain. See [BN] for more information.
Syntax: [ BT =
Block#
;
HPos
;
VPos
;
Width
;
Depth
;
FileType
;
FileName
;
Alignment
;
Offset
;
BackColor
;
BackTint
;
LinkTo
;
LinkBlock
;
ColNum
;
Gutter
;
Indent
;
Angle
;
Anchor
;
AnchorBlock
;
Relative
;
Ref
;
Alignment
;
MaxVertJust
]
Block#
Integer
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Block Number (1-512). |
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HPos
Picas/Points
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Horizontal position. |
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VPos
Picas/Points
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Vertical position. |
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Width
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Block width. |
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Depth
Picas/Points
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Block depth. |
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FileType
Integer
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•
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Type of import file 0-> TCL, 1-> Other. |
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FileName
String
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Import file name. |
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Alignment
Integer
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Vertical alignment 0-> top, 1-> justified, 2-> center 3-> bottom. |
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Offset
Picas/Points
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Baseline offset |
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BackColor
Integer
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Background color.
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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Background tint (0-100%). |
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LinkTo
Boolean
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TRUE= Link with the LinkBlock
FALSE= No link |
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LinkBlock
Integer
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Number of the block to link to (-1 for the current block). |
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ColNum
Integer
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Number of columns. |
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Gutter
Points/Tenths
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Gutters width. |
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Indent
Points/Tenths
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Value of inner indent in the block. |
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Angle
Angle
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Block angle (0-360°) |
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Anchor
Boolean
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TRUE = anchored block, FALSE = free block. |
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AnchorBlock
Integer
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Number of the bloc in which the new bloc will be anchored (_1 = current block). |
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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
Boolean
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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 parameters 'Col', 'GutWidth' and 'MaxVertJust' are unavailable in the Adobe PageMaker version.
Example:
See also:
The • sign indicates a mandatory parameter
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