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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 10
MIF Reference
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Usage
A text frame can contain one or more text columns (up to ten text columns). The number of columns and the space
between columns are specified by the
TRNumColumns
and
TRColumnGap
statements, respectively. The space between
columns cannot exceed 50 inches.
FrameMaker can adjust the height of the text columns to evenly distribute the text in the columns if the
TRColumn-
Balance
statement is set to
Yes
.
A text frame also contains the specifications for the placement of side heads. The width and location of the side head
in a text frame are specified by the
TRSideheadWidth
and
TRSideheadPlacement
statements. The side head area
cannot be wider than 50 inches. In the
TRSideheadPlacement
statement, the
Inside
and
Outside
settings corre-
spond to the side closer to the binding and the side farther from the binding, respectively. The spacing between the
side head and the text columns in the text frame is specified by the
TRSideheadGap
statement. The spacing cannot
exceed 50 inches.
TRNext
indicates the ID of the next text frame in the flow. If there is no next
TextRect
, use a
<TRNext 0>
statement
or omit the entire
TRNext
statement. The text frame is rotated by the value specified in an
Angle
statement. The
default angle is 0.
Text flows
Text flows contain the actual text of a FrameMaker document. In a MIF file, text flows are contained in
TextFlow
statements. Typically, the
TextFlow
statement consists of a list of embedded
Para
statements that contain
paragraphs, special characters, table and graphic frame anchors, and graphic objects.
Generic object statements
Information common to all objects (see page 105)
<ShapeRect L T W H >
Position and size of object, before rotation, in page or graphic frame coordi-
nates
<TRNext integer>
ID of next text frame in flow
<TRNumColumns integer >
Number of columns in the text frame ( 1-10 )
<TRColumnGap dimension >
Space between columns in the text frame ( 0"-50" )
<TRColumnBalance boolean >
Yes
means columns in the text frame are automatically adjusted to the same
height
<TRSideheadWidth dimension >
Width of side head area (
0"-50"
)
<TRSideheadGap dimension >
Gap between side head area and body text area ( 0"-50" )
<TRSideheadPlacement keyword >
Placement of side head in text frame
keyword can be one of:
Left
Right
Inside
Outside
<TextFlow
See “Text flows,” next
>
End of TextRect statement