GetRulerDisplay Document Query Command

GETRULERDISPLAY Document Queries

Gets the ruler display status.

getrulerdisplay [OFFSET stem] [ZERO stem] [MSYS stem] [DIRECTION stem] [WINDOW name]

OFFSET/a Gets the ruler offset in pixels from the top left corner of the window.

ZERO/a Gets the ruler zero point.

MSYS/a Gets the rulers' measurement systems.

DIRECTION/a Gets the rulers' directions.

WINDOW/s The window name. Default=current.

Results:

Returns the ruler display status (ON | OFF) to RESULT.

OFFSET stem

x/i The horizontal display offset.

y/i The vertical display offset.

ZERO stem

x/d The horizontal zero offset.

y/d The vertical zero offset.

MSYS stem

h/k The horizontal ruler measurement system: INCHES | CENTIMETERS | MILLIMETERS | PICAS | POINTS | PRINTERPICAS | PRINTERPOINTS | CICEROS | DIDOTPOINTS | FEET | METERS | SAMEAS.

v/k The vertical ruler measurement system.

Same as above.

DIRECTION stem

h/k The horizontal measurement direction: LEFT | RIGHT.

v/k The vertical measurement direction: UP | DOWN.

Examples:

getrulerdisplay msys system
say 'The rulers are '||result
say 'Horizontal measurement system: '||system.h
say 'Vertical measurement system: '||system.v

 

GetRulerDisplay  Command Definition  url:PGScmd/getrulerdisplay
  created:2006-03-30 22:20:08   last updated:2006-03-30 22:20:08
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User Contributed Comments For GetRulerDisplay
Dan Kilroy wrote...2006-05-04 17:17:34

Script command submitted from PageStream internal documentation. Needs to be checked and merged with the command documentation above.

Gets the {...} .

mode<ON|OFF> = GetRulerDisplay ([OFFSET &coord/.X.Y] [ZERO &coord/.X.Y] [MSYS &msys/.H<msys>.V<msys>] [DIRECTION &direction/.H<LEFT|RIGHT>.V<UP|DOWN>] [WINDOW document-window])


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User Contributed Comments For GetRulerDisplay