editbox
editcolumn
editcompound
editdrawing
editellipse
editeps
editgrid
editline
editobject
editpalette
editpicture
editpoint
editpolygon
editgroup
editpath
edittext
edittextobj
endcommandcapture
endstyletag
exporttext
exportgraphic
Sets the coordinates of a selected box.
editbox [POSITION left top right bottom] [type] [CORNER radius | ECORNER radiusx radiusy] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the box.
type/k The corner type. Options: NORMAL | ROUND | SCALLOP | BEVEL | INSET.
CORNER/d The corner radius.
ECORNER/d The elliptical corner radius.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editbox position 1.75 1.5 2.75 2.5 editbox position 3 3 6 6 page 'project.doc~8' editbox position 6 7 8 9 ecorner 0.1 0.2 skew 0 45
Sets the coordinates of a selected text column frame.
editcolumn [POSITION left top right bottom] [GUTTER space] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangletwistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointxpointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the text column frame.
COLUMNS/i The number of columns in a text frame.
GUTTER/d The space between columns.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editcolumn position 1 1 7.5 10 columns 2 gutter 0.25 editcolumn position 1 1 5 6 rotate 45 page 'MyDoc~8'
Sets the bounding box coordinates of a selected compound object.
editcompound [POSITION left top right bottom] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the frame.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editcompound position 1 1 5 6 rotate 5 page 'MyDoc~8'
Sets the coordinates of a selected drawing.
editdrawing [POSITION left top right bottom [SCALECONTENT]] [CONTENTOFFSET offsetx offsety] [CONTENTSCALE scalex scaley] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [frame] [stored] [FILE filepath] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the frame.
SCALECONTENT/k Scales the contents with the frame.
CONTENTOFFSET/d The offset in the frame.
CONTENTSCALE/d The scale of the object in the frame.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT. frame/k Specifies whether the object is framed.
Options: FRAMED|FRAMELESS. stored/k Specifies if the object is internal.
Options: INTERNAL|EXTERNAL.
FILE/s The filepath and name of the drawing.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editdrawing position 1 1 5 6 rotate 45 page ¨ internal 'MyDoc~8' editdrawing external file ¨ 'Graphics:drawings/house.dr2d' editdrawing external file ¨ 'Macintosh HD:Graphics:House'
Sets the coordinates of a selected ellipse.
editellipse [POSITION centerx centery radiusx radiusy] [ANGLES startangle endangle] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the object.
type/k The ellipse type.
Options: PIE | ARC | ELLIPSE.
ANGLES/d The starting and ending angles.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editellipse position 3 3 1.5 1.5 editellipse position 3 3 1.5 1.5 page 'MyDoc~6' free editellipse pie angles 45 90 print
Sets the coordinates and options of an EPS illustration.
editeps [POSITION left top right bottom [SCALECONTENT]] [CONTENTOFFSET offsetx offsety] [CONTENTSCALE scalex scaley] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [frame] [stored] [FILE filepath] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the frame.
SCALECONTENT/k Scales the contents with the frame.
CONTENTOFFSET/d The offset in the frame.
CONTENTSCALE/d The scale of the object in the frame.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT. frame/k Specifies whether the object is framed.
Options: FRAMED|FRAMELESS. stored/k Specifies if the object is internal.
Options: INTERNAL|EXTERNAL.
FILE/s The filepath and name of the object.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editeps position 1.75 1.5 2.75 2.5 editeps offset -2 -2 contentscale 80 constrain
Sets the coordinates of a selected grid object.
editgrid [POSITION pointx1 pointy1 pointx2 pointy2 | POINTS pointx1 pointy1 pointx2 pointy2 pointx3 pointy3 pointx4 pointy4> [DIVISIONS horz vert] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of a rectangular grid.
POINTS/d The coordinates of the vertices of a non-rectangular grid. (Numbered counterclockwise)
DIVISIONS/i The number of grid cells in each direction.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editgrid position 2 2 6 6 divisions 5 10 noprint editgrid position 2 2 6 6 divisions 5 10 constrain editgrid points 1 1 1 3 5 6 2 3 page 'MyDoc~6'
Sets the coordinates of a selected group.
editgroup [POSITION left top right bottom] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the object.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editgroup position 1.75 1.5 2.75 2.5 constrain editgroup position 2 2.5 3.125 5.625 page 'MyDoc~6'
Sets the coordinates of a selected line.
editline [POSITION left top right bottom] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the object.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editline position 1 1 5 5 editline position 2 1.25 8 10 page 'MyDoc~6' noprint
Sets the edit options for any object(s). This command allows you to edit different types of objects without changing their coordinates.
editobject [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editobject rotate 45 about 1 2.25 page 'MyDoc~6' editobject noprint
Displays the Edit palette.
editpalette [status] [AT pointx pointy] [SAVE]
status/k The palette's display status.
Options: SHOW|HIDE|TOGGLE.
AT/i The palette position in pixels.
SAVE Saves the palette settings to the PageStream3 Preferences file.
Notes:
TOGGLE may not be used in conjunction with SAVE.
Examples:
editpalette toggle editpalette show at 0 350 save editpalette hide
Sets the bounding box coordinates of a selected path.
editpath [POSITION left top right bottom] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the object.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editpath position 1.75 1.5 2.75 2.5 editpath position 3 3 6 6 constrain editpath position 2 2.5 3.125 5.625 page 'MyDoc~6'
Sets the coordinates and options of a picture frame.
editpicture [POSITION left top right bottom [SCALECONTENT]] [CONTENTOFFSET offsetx offsety] [CONTENTSCALE scalex scaley] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DPI xdpi ydpi] [frame] [stored] [FILE filepath] [DOCUMENT name/S | WINDOW name/S | OBJECTID number/I]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the object.
SCALECONTENT/k Scales the contents with the frame.
CONTENTOFFSET/d The offset in the frame.
CONTENTSCALE/d The scale of the object in the frame.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT. frame/k Specifies whether the object is framed.
Options: FRAMED|FRAMELESS. stored/k Specifies if the object is internal.
Options: EXTERNAL|INTERNAL (default).
FILE/s The filepath and name of the image.
DPI/i The resolution of the picture.
Default=actual.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editpicture internal editpicture contentoffset -0.5 -9.25 ¨ contentscale 225 200
Edits the coordinates of a path point.
editpoint [ANCHOR x y] [CONTROLBEFORE x y] [CONTROLAFTER x y] [join] [POINTINDEX point] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
ANCHOR/d The new coordinates of the point.
CONTROLBEFORE/d The new coordinates of the previous curve handle.
CONTROLAFTER/d The new coordinates of the next curve handle.
POINTINDEX/i The number of the point to edit.
Default=selected point.
join/k Specifies the join type: cornerjoin
(default)|smoothjoin.
DOCUMENT/s The document name. Default=current.
WINDOW/s The window name. Default=current.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to manipulate.
Notes:
Pointindex identification numbers are numbered from 0 starting with the first moveto in a path.
Examples:
editpoint anchor 1.15 3.43 controlbefore 0.75 1.792 editpoint cornerjoin pointindex 5
Sets the coordinates of a selected regular polygon.
editpolygon [POSITION centerx centery radiusx radiusy] [type] [SIDES number] [OFFSETANGLE angle] [DEFLECTION amount] [ANGLEDEFLECTION amount] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the object.
type/k The polygon type.
Options: NORMAL|STAR|PUFFY|SCALLOP|WAVY.
SIDES/i The number of sides.
Must be >2.
OFFSETANGLE/d The pre-rotation angle.
DEFLECTION/d The spike depth.
ANGLEDEFLECTION/d The spike angle.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
Examples:
editpolygon sides 11 wavy editpolygon offsetangle 0 deflection 40% ¨ angledeflection 50%
Deletes the character or word to the left or right of the cursor.
edittext <deletewhat> [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name]
deletewhat/k Specifies the text to delete.
Options: BACKSPACE | DELETE | DELETEWORDLEFT | DELETEWORDRIGHT.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
Examples:
edittext delete edittext backspace
Sets the coordinates of a selected frameless text object.
edittextobj [POSITION left top right bottom] [ROTATE angle | SKEW slantangle twistangle | SLANT angle | TWIST angle] [ABOUT pointx pointy | ABOUTCENTER] [constraint] [printable] [TEXTFX <type> [DISTORTX toggle] [BENDLINES toggle] [SCALETOFIT toggle] <TEXTFXPATH [placement] <[MOVETO pointx pointy] | [LINETO pointx pointy] | [CURVETO curvex1 curvey1 curvex2 curvey2 pointx pointy] | [CLOSEPATH]>>>] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
POSITION/d The coordinates of the text block.
ROTATE/d The rotation angle.
SKEW/d The slant and twist angle.
SLANT/d The slant angle.
TWIST/d The twist angle.
ABOUT/d The rotation point.
ABOUTCENTER Rotates around its center.
constraint/k The aspect ratio constraint toggle.
Options: CONSTRAIN|FREE (default). printable/k The print object toggle.
Options: PRINT (default)|NOPRINT.
TEXTFX Sets a TextFX shape or curve.
type/k Specifies the type of TextFX.
Options: NONE | WARP | BETWEEN | ALONG.
DISTORTX/k When warping in a shape, TRUE specifies horizontal distortion instead of vertical distortion. When warping between paths, TRUE specifies horizontal distortion in addition to vertical distortion.
BENDLINES/k Curves are converted to lines during warping. When set to TRUE, specifies that lines are converted back to curves for higher quality but slower speed.
SCALETOFIT/k Specifes that text should be scaled to fit the curve, rather than being spaced to fit.
toggle/k Toggles a feature.
Options: TRUE | FALSE.
TEXTFXPATH Specifies a closed shape in which text is warped, two open subpaths between which text is warped or the open path on which text is set. placement/k Specifies the placement of text on a curved path.
Options: ABOVEPATH | ONPATH | BELOWPATH.
MOVETO/d Starts the warp shape or curve path.
LINETO/d Adds a TextFX path line to the point.
CURVETO/d Adds a TextFX path bezier curve to the point.
CLOSEPATH Closes the TextFX path.
DOCUMENT/s The document name.
WINDOW/s The window name.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Notes:
All options default to the current values if not specified.
TEXTFX and its related parameters require the TextFX 2 extension, which is sold separately.
Examples:
edittextobj position 1 1 7.5 10 edittextobj position 1 1 5 6 rotate 45 page 'MyDoc~8' edittextobj textfx between textfxpath moveto 0 0.25 ¨ curveto 1 0 5 0 5.5 1 moveto 2 3 ¨ curveto 3 2 5 2 6 2
End buffering text commands. This is used to avoid a separate redraw for each text attribute application.
endcommandcapture [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name]
DOCUMENT/s The document name. Default=current.
WINDOW/s The window name. Default=current.
Examples:
endcommandcapture endcommandcapture document 'project.doc'
Ends modification of a style tag.
endstyletag [STYLETAG name]
STYLETAG/s The style tag being modified.
Examples:
endstyletag styletag 'Headline'
This exports a graphic object.
exportgraphic [FILE filepath] [FILTER name] [progress] [mode] [DOCUMENT name | WINDOW name | OBJECTID number]
FILE/s The filename and path of the file to export.
FILTER/k The filter to use.
Options: PICT | TIFF | IFFILBM|GIF | BMP | IFFDR2D | IFFILUS | JPEG.
progress/k Toggle to display a progress meter.
Options: STATUS | NOSTATUS (default).
mode/k The user prompt mode.
Options: FORCE | ALERT | QUIET (default).
Force overwrites without asking for confirmation, alert opens an alert box for confirmation, and quiet overwrites without confirmation but returns an error if a file is overwritten.
DOCUMENT/s The document name. Default=current.
WINDOW/s The window name. Default=current.
OBJECTID/i The number of the object to edit.
Default=current.
Notes:
If the FILE parameter is not specified, a file selector will open.
If the FILTER parameter is not specified, the Place Graphic dialog box will open.
Examples:
exportgraphic file Ram:Snapshot filter iffilbm status
This exports the selected text.
exporttext [FILE filepath] [FILTER name] <charset> [progress] [mode] [CONVERTQUOTE toggle] [CONVERTDASH toggle] [LINEHASLF toggle] [RETAINFORMAT toggle] [TEXTCODE code] [DOCUMENT name]
FILE/s The filename and path of the file to export.
FILTER/k The filter to use.
Options: ASCII | IFFFTXT | IFFCTXT | WORDWORTH.
charset/k The character set to use.
Options: AMIGA | WINDOWS | MSDOS | MACINTOSH. ASCII only.
progress/k Toggle to display a progress meter.
Options: STATUS | NOSTATUS (default).
mode/k The user prompt mode.
Options: FORCE | ALERT | QUIET (default).
Force overwrites without asking for confirmation, alert opens an alert box for confirmation, and quiet overwrites without confirmation but returns an error if a file is overwritten.
toggle/k Toggles a feature.
Options: TRUE | FALSE.
CONVERTQUOTE Converts typewriter quotation marks to typographic quotation marks. Not applicable to iffctxt. Default=true.
CONVERTDASH Converts double dashes to en dashes and triple dashes to em dashes. Not applicable to iffctxt. Default=true.
LINEHASLF Assumes that each line ends with a line feed rather than each paragraph. Applicable to ascii|iffftxt only.
Default=false.
RETAINFORMAT Exports the attributes as well as the text. Not applicable to ascii.
Default=true.
TEXTCODE/k The text code engine to use.
Options: PAGESTREAM | PAGEMAKER | XPRESS | PROPAGE | NONE
(default).
DOCUMENT/s The document name. Default=current.
Notes:
If the FILE parameter is not specified, a file selector will open.
If the FILTER paragraph is not specified, the Place Graphic dialog box will open.
Examples:
exporttext file ram:MyText.FTXT filter iffftxt status