II. DATAformTags
Developer handbook DATAformXTension © 1992-2004 www.gassenhuber.de
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Box font
The 10 Tags {28} up until {37} define the box font of a text box. The box font is the font of a
new box which is manually drawn in QuarkXPress. If you write in the box, the text will use
this font. If various fonts are used in the box, the properties of the first character in the box
count as the box font.
{28} *F Font mode
[0;1;2]
This Tag chooses one of three (four in QuarkXPress Windows) possible variants, to treat the
font and style properties of new and updated text boxes.
If the Tag is missing, the font will be treated by *F2.
*F0
Update contents retains the box font.
When updating the previous QuarkXPress box font will be used, i.e. a change of the box font in
QuarkXPress will be retained when updating. With *F0 all the text placed in the box will take
the properties of the first character in the box. The DATAform command “Update contents”
overwrites the old text, but uses the previous box font.
*F1
Replace box font
With this value the box font of text boxes is replaced via the Tags *1 up until *9. New boxes
are created with this box font. The command “Update content” updates the box font.
¶*F1*1"Times"*22*324*T3*$Text ¶
creates a text box and sets the text to 24 pt times italic.
*F2
Apply XPressTags
With *F2 the XPressTags contained in the text are interpreted.
If a text contains XPressTags, *F2 must be transferred. Otherwise the XPressTags will appear
in the text and won´t be translated into font and style properties.
If text boxes are exported including XPressTags (See under DATAformXTension “Prefer-
ences...”.), the Tag *F will be transferred as *F2 again otherwise *F1 is exported. (See in
appendix under “Text with XPressTags”, page: 132)
¶*T3*F2*$<*f"Times"z24PI>text ¶
delivers the same result as the above example with *F1.
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