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THE QUARKXPRESS SERVER USER INTERFACE
that contains an automatic text box). The drop-down menu also enables you to
determine where any pages will be inserted.
Preferences — Print Layout Measurements
The Print Layout Measurements pane (Administration > Preferences > Renderer
> Default Print Layout Measurements) includes the following controls.
Use the Horizontal and Vertical drop-down menus to specify the measurement
system for the rulers displayed along the top and left of the layout window.
Horizontal corresponds to the top ruler; Vertical corresponds to the left ruler.
Use the Points/Inch field to override the default value of 72 points per inch. The
application uses the value here as the basis for all point and pica measurements, as
well as for all point- and pica-to-inch conversions. The desktop publishing standard
for points per inch is 72. However, the traditional typographic standard used on
most metal typographic rulers is usually approximately 72.27 or 72.307 points per
inch (range = 60 to 80 pt, measurement system = points, smallest increment = .001).
Use the Ciceros/cm field to specify a ciceros-to-centimeter conversion value
different from the standard 2.1967 (range = 2 to 3 c, measurement system = ciceros,
smallest increment = .001).
Preferences — Paragraph
The Paragraph pane (Administration > Preferences > Renderer > Paragraph)
includes the following controls.
Use the Auto Leading feature to automatically set line spacing. Unlike paragraphs
with absolute leading (identical line spacing above every line), paragraphs with auto
leading may include lines with different leading when fonts and font sizes are
mixed in the same paragraph.
Auto leading starts with a base amount of leading, which the application calculates
by examining the ascent and descent values built into the fonts used in an auto-
leaded line and the line above it; however, the user-specified text size plays the
largest part in determining this base amount. Finally, a value specified by the user in
the Auto Leading field is added to the base amount to arrive at the total amount of
leading.
To specify percentage-based auto leading, enter a value from 0% to 100% in 1%
increments. This value determines the amount of leading between two lines of text
as follows: The largest font size in the line above is multiplied by the percentage
value. This outcome is added to the base amount of auto leading between the two
lines. Although the design of certain fonts complicates the process, here is a
simplified example: 10-point text styled consistently in a “standard” font with Auto
Leading set to 20% has 12 points of leading (10 pts + [20% of 10] = 12 pts).
Use the Maintain Leading check box to control the placement of a line of text that
falls immediately below an obstruction in a column or box. If Maintain Leading is
checked, the line’s baseline is placed according to its applied leading value. If
Maintain Leading is unchecked, the ascent of the line will abut the bottom of the
obstruction or any applied runaround value.
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