Adobe FRAMEMAKER 6.0 Manual page 122

<ImportObUpdater string>
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Usage
The ImportObject statement describes the imported graphic's position, size, and angle. If the graphic is
imported by reference, the statement describes the path to the graphic file. If the imported graphic is
copied into the document, the statement contains the data describing the graphic. Data describing the
graphic is stored in one or more facets. If the graphic is linked with an application (through FrameServer
or an FDK client), the statement also describes the path to the application used to edit the graphic.
Usage of some of the aspects of the ImportObject statement is described in the following sections.
Graphic file formats
You can import different types of graphic files into a FrameMaker document.
: The term bitmap graphics (also called raster graphics) refers to graphics represented by bitmap
Bitmaps
data. Graphics file formats recognized by FrameMaker products include FrameImage, Sun™ rasterfile,
xwd, TIFF, MacPaint, PCX, and GIF files.
Vector : The term vector graphics (also called object-oriented graphics) refers to graphics represented by
geometric data. Graphics file formats recognized by FrameMaker products include FrameVector, CGM,
Corel Draw, Micrografx Drawing Format, DXF, EPS, GEM, HPGL, IGES, PICT, WMF, and WPG. Note
that some of these graphic file formats can also contain bitmap data.
Size, position, and angle of imported graphics
When you import a MIF file, a FrameMaker product determines the size of the graphic by the graphic type
and the value of the ImportObFixedSize statement.
If the file format is
Bitmap with
<ImportObFixedSize Yes>
Bitmap with
<ImportObFixedSize No>
Vector
Encapsulated PostScript,
QuickDraw PICT
Position and coordinate systems:
position of the graphic. When these types of graphics are imported into a FrameMaker document, the
NativeOrigin statement specifies the coordinates of the origin of the graphic within the page or frame. If
the imported graphic is updated, FrameMaker products use the coordinates from the NativeOrigin
statement to prevent the graphic from shifting on the page or frame.
Identifies the imported graphic as a Macintosh subscriber or an
embedded Windows OLE object (for a description of the syntax of the
string, see "Methods of importing graphics" on page 123)
End of ImportObject statement
Image scaled
No
Yes
Yes
No
Some types of graphics (such as EPS) use coordinate systems to specify the
ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 6.0
MIF Document Statements
Size determined by
ShapeRect statement
BitMapDpi statement
Dimensions specified in the
vector data
Bounding box information in imported image
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