PageStream - Documents:DrawTextObj

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Starts a new text block.

left.../d The top left corner of the text block.

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:

drawtextobj 1 1 drawtextobj 1 1 rotate 45 inback page 'project.doc~8'

User Contributed Comments For DrawTextObj	sign in to add a comment
Dan Kilroy wrote...	2006-05-04 16:58:54
Script command submitted from PageStream internal documentation. Needs to be checked and merged with the command documentation above. Gets the {...} . objectid = DrawTextObj (left top [POINTISBASELINE] [ROTATE rotation \| SKEW slant twist \| SLANT slant \| TWIST twist] [ABOUT x y \| ABOUTCENTER] [INFRONT \| INBACK] [CONSTRAIN \| FREE] [PRINT \| NOPRINT] [TEXTFX <NONE \| BETWEEN \| ALONG \| WARP> ] [DISTORTX <TRUE\|FALSE>] [BENDLINES <TRUE\|FALSE>] [SCALETOFIT <TRUE \| FALSE>] [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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