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To edit the properties of an existing text box in a QuarkXPress project, use the following object
hierarchy:
ModifierRequest < Project < Layout < Spread <
Box < Text < Story < Paragraph < RichText
Example 2,
object model
For a list of the RichText object's properties, see the JavaDoc installed with QuarkXPress
Manager.
The Story object also contains some text-related properties: fitTextToBox,
includeStylesheets, convertQuotes, and clearOldText.
The <FITTEXTTOBOX> attribute depends on two preferences: Allow Text to Grow and Font
Size. To set these preferences in QuarkXPress Server, choose QuarkXPress > Server > Preferences
and then click Modifier in the list on the left.
Notes
Modifying picture properties
You can modify the properties (such as origin, scale, angle, skew, and orientation) of
pictures in a QuarkXPress project with XML. To modify picture properties, use the
following parameters in the Modifier DTD:
"BOX (Modifier schema)"
"ID (Modifier schema)"
"PICTURE (Modifier schema)"
The following XML shows how some of these parameters work.
<PROJECT>
<LAYOUT>
<ID UID="1"/>
<SPREAD>
<ID UID="1"/>
<BOX BOXTYPE="CT_PICT">
<ID NAME="PEOPLE"/>
<PICTURE SCALEACROSS="50" SCALEDOWN="50" OFFSETACROSS="20"
OFFSETDOWN="20"/>
</BOX>
<BOX BOXTYPE="CT_PICT">
<ID NAME="MOUNTAINS"/>
<PICTURE FIT="CENTERPICTURE" ANGLE="30" SKEW="30"
FLIPHORIZONTAL="false"/>
</BOX>
<BOX BOXTYPE="CT_PICT">
<ID NAME="OFFICES"/>
<PICTURE FIT="FITPICTURETOBOX" ANGLE="30" SKEW="30"
FLIPHORIZONTAL="false"/>
</BOX>
<BOX BOXTYPE="CT_PICT">
<ID NAME="PRODUCTS"/>
<PICTURE FIT="FITPICTURETOBOX" ANGLE="30" SKEW="30"
FLIPHORIZONTAL="false"/>
</BOX>
<BOX BOXTYPE="CT_PICT">
<ID NAME="SERVICES"/>
<PICTURE FIT="FITPICTURETOBOXPRO"/>
</BOX>
</SPREAD>
</LAYOUT>
</PROJECT>
A preview of the QuarkXPress project with image modifier tags applied to the picture boxes.Response
HTTP Error #404
File not found.Alerts
QuarkXPress Server Error #43
This alert displays if you specify an invalid XML file or request a document
that is not available to QuarkXPress Server.
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