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When the MIF interpreter encounters the first
default environment consists of the current text frame, current paragraph properties, and current font properties.
The statement can override all of these defaults.
TextFlow
TextFlow statement
The statement defines a text flow. It can appear at the top level or in a
TextFlow
after all other main statements in the file.
Syntax
<TextFlow
<TFTag tagstring>
<TFAutoConnect boolean>
<TFPostScript boolean>
<TFFeather boolean>
<TFSynchronized boolean>
<TFLineSpacing dimension>
<TFMinHangHeight dimension>
<TFSideheads boolean>
<TFMaxInterLine dimension>
<TFMaxInterPgf dimension>
<Notes...>
<Para...>
>
Usage
Most MIF generators will put all document text in one
statements, the interpreter assumes they have the same settings (current paragraph format, current font,
TextFlow
and so forth) as the previous text flow.
To divert the flow into a new, unlinked text frame, there must be a
statement of the new
TextFlow
definition so subsequent text is placed within the identified text frame; this is necessary only if you want to reset the
text frame defaults.
If the text flow contains side heads, the
(under paragraph properties) identifies the side heads, and the
size and placement.
For information about text flow properties, see your user's manual.
statement, it sets up a default text flow environment. The
TextFlow
Text flow tag name
Yes adds text frames as needed to extend flows
identifies text in the flow as printer code
Yes
adjusts vertical space in column so that last line of text lies against the
Yes
bottom of the column
aligns baselines of text in adjacent columns
Yes
Line spacing for synchronized baselines
Maximum character height for synchronization of first line in column; if charac-
ters exceed this height, FrameMaker doesn't synchronize the first line
means text flow contains side heads
Yes
Maximum interline spacing
Maximum interparagraph spacing
Defines a footnote (see "Notes statement, " next)
Defines a paragraph (see
End of
TextFlow
TextFlow
statement (see page 125). The
statement is set to
TFSideheads
TextRect
"Para statement" on page
statement
statement. However, if there are subsequent
statement in the first
TextRectID
statement resets the current text frame
TextRectID
. The
Yes PgfPlacementStyle
statement contains specifications for their
TextRect
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statement. It must appear
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ParaLine
statement
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