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Table Of Contents

Example, Object

Model

Creating a new Box: You can add a new box of a specified type to an existing

spread in a QuarkXPress project at the specified position using the following code

snippet with the Box object.

Spread spread = new Spread();

Box box = new Box();

box.name = "textbox1";

Geometry geometry = new Geometry();

Position position = new Position();

position.top = "110";

position.left = "89";

position.bottom = "220";

position.right = "300";

geometry.position = position;

geometry.shape = "SH_RECT";

geometry.page = "1";

geometry.layer = "Default";

box.geometry = geometry;

box.boxType = "CT_TEXT";

box.operation = "CREATE";

spread.box = new Box[]{box};

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While creating a box, position attributes need to be specified.

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Box is linked to Spread, Spread to Layout, which is further linked with

ModifierRequestContents

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An existing box can be deleted by providing the ID name for a box and the

operation attribute as “DELETE”