II. DATAformTags
Developer handbook DATAformXTension © 1992-2004 www.gassenhuber.de
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{4} *G Group Nº.
[Long integer]
This Tag creates a group number on the placed object. The number is saved along with the box
by QuarkXPress. It can be read and changed via the Box properties dialogue in the DATAform
Menu. (See under DATAformXTension Box properties
, page: 21.)
The group number allows the integration of several boxes into one group. The number is
important in three aspects:
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The command Export group exports all boxes of a document, that have the same group
number. (See under Export group, page: 20.)
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The command Group groups integrates all boxes with the same group number into a
QuarkXPress group. (See under Group group, page: 23.)
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If Group is active in the preferences dialogue, all boxes with the same group number are
grouped upon import. (See under Preferences
, page: 24.)
In practice several boxes that are e.g. part of an article (text, picture, eye catcher), are assigned
the same group number for the transfer to QuarkXPress. They can therefore be imported as a
QuarkXPress group and easily be identified and shifted after placement.
¶*T3*G1*#1*$Text1¶*T3*G1*#2*$Text2¶*G1*#3*T12*$:MyPicture¶
creates three boxes all of which have the group number 1.