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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 6.0
Introduction
MIF data items
There are several general types of data items in a MIF statement. This manual uses the following terms and
symbols to identify data items.
This term or symbol
Means
string
Left quotation mark ( ` ), zero or more standard ASCII characters, and a straight quotation mark
(' ). Example: . To include extended ASCII characters in a string, you must use a backslash
sequence (see
“Character set in strings” on page 13
).
tagstring
A string that names a format tag, such as a paragraph format tag. A
tagstring
value must be
unique; case is significant. A statement that refers to a
tagstring
must exactly match the
tag-
string
value. A
tagstring
value can include any character from the FrameMaker character
set.
pathname
A string specifying a pathname (see
“Device-independent pathnames” on page 13
).
boolean
A value of either or . Case is significant.
integer
Integer whose range depends on the associated statement name.
ID
Integer that specifies a unique ID. An ID can be any positive integer between 1 and 65535, inclu-
sive. A statement that refers to an ID must exactly match the ID.
dimension
Decimal number signifying a dimension. You can specify the units, such as , , and . If no units are
specified, the default unit is used (see
“Units statement” on page 68
).
degrees
A decimal number signifying an angle value in degrees. You cannot specify units; any number is
interpreted as a degree value.
percentage
A decimal number signifying a percentage value. You cannot specify units; any number is inter-
preted as a percentage value.
metric
A dimension specified in units that represent points, where one point is 1/72 inch (see
“Math val-
ues” on page 12
). Only used in statements.
W H
Pair of dimensions representing width and height. You can specify the units.
X Y
Coordinates of a point. Coordinates originate at the upper-left corner of the page or graphic
frame. You can specify the units.
L T R B
Coordinates representing left, top, right, and bottom indents. You can specify the units.
L T W H
Coordinates representing the left and top indents plus the dimensions representing the width and
height of an object. You can specify the units.
X Y W H
Coordinates of a point on the physical screen represented by
X
and
Y
plus dimensions describing
the width and height. Used only by the and statements within the statement and the statement
within the statement. The values are in pixels; you cannot specify the units.
keyword
A token value. The allowed token values are listed for each statement; you can provide only one
value.
<token…>
Ellipsis points in a statement indicate required substatements or arguments. The entire expanded
statement occurs at this point.
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