Text Flows - Adobe FRAMEMAKER 6.0 Manual

Text flows

Text flows contain the actual text of a FrameMaker document. In a MIF file, text flows are contained in
TextFlow statements. Typically, the TextFlow statement consists of a list of embedded Para statements that
contain paragraphs, special characters, table and graphic frame anchors, and graphic objects.
When the MIF interpreter encounters the first TextFlow statement, it sets up a default text flow
environment. The default environment consists of the current text frame, current paragraph properties,
and current font properties. The TextFlow statement can override all of these defaults.
TextFlow statement
The TextFlow statement defines a text flow. It can appear at the top level or in a TextRect statement. It must
appear 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 TextFlow statement. However,
if there are subsequent TextFlow statements, the interpreter assumes they have
the same settings (current paragraph format, current font, and so forth) as the previous
text flow.
Text flow tag name
Yes adds text frames as needed to extend flows
Yes identifies text in the flow as printer code
Yes adjusts vertical space in column so that last line of text lies against
the bottom of the column
Yes aligns baselines of text in adjacent columns
Line spacing for synchronized baselines
Maximum character height for synchronization of first line in column;
if characters exceed this height, a FrameMaker product doesn't syn-
chronize the first line
Yes means text flow contains side heads
Maximum interline spacing
Maximum interparagraph spacing
Defines a footnote (see "Notes statement," next)
Defines a paragraph (see "Para statement" on page 133)
End of TextFlow statement
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MIF Document Statements