PageStream - Documents:DrawEllipse

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Draws a new ellipse.

center.../d The coordinates of the center point.

radius.../d The radius of the ellipse.

type/k The ellipse type.

Options: PIE|ARC|ELLIPSE (default).

ANGLES/d The starting and ending angles.

ROTATE/d The rotation angle. Default=0.

SKEW/d The slant and twist angle. Default=0.

SLANT/d The slant angle. Default=0.

TWIST/d The twist angle. Default=0.

ABOUT/d The rotation point.

ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center. Default.

constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.

Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default).

printable/k The print object toggle.

Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.

stack/k The stack position.

Options: INFRONT (default)|INBACK.

PAGE/s The page number. Default=current.

MPG/s The master page name and side. Default=current.

DOCUMENT/s The document name. Default=current.

WINDOW/s The window name. Default=current.

Results:

The identification number (handle) of the new object is returned to RESULT.

Examples:
ARexx:

drawellipse 3 3 1.5 1.5
drawellipse 3 3 1.5 1.5 page 'MyDoc~6' constrain
drawellipse 5.25 6.125 1.5 2.5 pie angles 45 90 print

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Dan Kilroy wrote...	2006-05-03 15:18:07
Script command submitted from PageStream internal documentation. Needs to be checked and merged with the command documentation above. Gets the {...} . objectid = DrawEllipse (xcenter ycenter xradius yradius [PIE \| ARC \| ELLIPSE] [ANGLES bangle eangle] [ROTATE rotation \| SKEW slant twist \| SLANT slant \| TWIST twist] [ABOUT x y \| ABOUTCENTER] [INFRONT \| INBACK] [CONSTRAIN \| FREE] [PRINT \| NOPRINT] [PAGE document:...-pagenum \| MPG document:...-masterpage:side \| DOCUMENT document \| WINDOW document-window]) Parameters: Results: Notes: See Also: Examples: Python: ARexx: Applescript:
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