II. DATAformTags
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Developer handbook DATAformXTension © 1992-2004 www.gassenhuber.de
{72} *± Trapping
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]; own value/user defined [-36 pt...36 pt]
This Tag allows the import and export of the trapping properties of pictures, text boxes and
lines. The properties that are exported and imported are:
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Frame inside and Frame outside in text and picture boxes with frames,
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Background in text and picture boxes without frames,
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Line in lines.
Limitations
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The trapping properties of text i.e. single characters are not supported. The XPressTags fil-
ters in version do not support text trapping properties.
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The trapping properties of the second colour of lines and frame styles are not supported.
Trapping properties examples:
Boxes with frames
The illustration shows the trapping palette for boxes with frames. These settings lead with the
text box shown left hand to the Tag *±[1;0;5;5;0;0.3;0.2]; with the picture box right hand to the
Tag *±[1;0;5;5;0;0.3;0.2;2]
With text boxes, the square brackets always contain seven parameters, with picture boxes
always eigth, activated depending on the box type:
1. version ID, at this time, always 1.
2. pull down menu line Background, numbered from 0 to 5 (not activ for this box).
3. pull down menu line Frame Inside, numbered from 0 to 5, in this example 5.
4. pull down menu line Frame outside, numbered from 0 to 5, in this example 5.
5. custom value for Background, in this case 0 (not activ for this box).
6. custom value for Frame Inside, in this example 0.3 pt.
7. custom value for Frame outside, in this example 0.2 pt.
8. pull down menu line Picture, numbered from 0 to 2 (activ with the right box only).
Boxes with background (without frames)
The left illustration shows the trapping palette for a box with background, but without a frame;
the DATAformTag is: *±[1;3;0;0;0;0;0]; the fourth line Auto Amount (+) is activated in the
pull down menu; the second paramter in the Tag therefore shows 3.
The right illustration shows a picture without frame; the picture is set to knockout; the DATA-