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Table 4.5
Character — Properties (Continued)
Property
alignment
alternate glyphs
alternate ligature
auto leading
baseline direction
baseline position
baseline shift
best type
R/O
Value Type
Valid values:
• bottom
• center
• icf bottom
• icf top
• roman
baseline
• top
Valid values:
• default
• expert
• full width
• half width
• jis78
• jis83
• proportional
width
• quarter
width
• third width
• traditional
boolean
boolean
Valid values:
• standard
• Tate Chu
Yoko
• vertical
rotated
Valid values:
• normal
• subscript
• superscript
real
R/O
type class
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What it is
The character alignment type
Specifies which kind of alternate glyphs should
be used
If true, the alternate form of a ligature should
be used
If true, automatic leading must be used
The Japanese text baseline direction
The baseline position of text
The amount of shift (in points) of the text
baseline
The best type for the object's value