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Language Reference
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Syntax
arcn( x, y, arc_length, start_angle, end_angle )
Arguments
x, y — Measure values representing the x and y coordinates respectively of the center of the circle.
arc_length — Measure value representing the length of the arc.
start_angle — Measure value representing the start angle, in degrees, for the arc. Degrees are relative to
a standard X, Y axis, with a value of 0 degrees lying flush with the X axis. The value of the start angle can
be either positive or negative.
end_angle — Measure value representing the end angle, in degrees, for the arc. Degrees are relative to a
standard X, Y axis, with a value of 0 degrees lying flush with the X axis. The value of the end angle can be
either positive or negative.
BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure)
Delimits a paragraph of formatted text.
The beginparagraph … endparagraph structure can contain only the following commands: setstyle(),
setstyleext(), show(), and % (indicating a commented line). Any other command included within this
structure will yield unpredictable results. A margin() command should precede the
beginparagraph...endparagraph structure, and each variable you reference within the structure must
have its own procedure., as demonstrated in the second of the examples below. Also note that the first
command within a beginparagraph...endparagraph structure must be the setstyle() command.
No crlf procedures are permitted inside a paragraph structure, since crlfs are paragraph delimiters.
If you do not need to change fonts or use variables within a paragraph, it is strongly recommended you use
the text object in PlanetPress Design, as PlanetPress Design optimizes text objects to improve
performance.
When a long string containing no spaces between its characters appears in the context of a show()
command and the beginparagraph ... endparagraph() command, the line of text will not wrap. The
same is true for a text object; no wrapping occurs when a long string has no spaces between its characters.
Note that when a Text object is converted to PlanetPress Talk, an extra argument is is added to the
beginparagraph … endparagraph syntax. Ignore this argument since it is strictly for internal use.
Syntax
beginparagraph( lmargin, rmargin, firstindent, align, leading )
…
endparagraph()