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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 6.0
Facet Formats for Graphics
Metric data
Metric data describes a graphic in terms of units of measurement. The following table shows the abbrevi-
ations used to denote units within a facet.
Graphic insets (UNIX versions)
A graphic inset contains graphic data that can be written by a graphic application and used by FrameMaker
products to display and print an imported graphic. A graphic inset can also specify a live link, which
associates an imported graphic in a FrameMaker document with the graphic application used to edit the
graphic. A live link can be set up through FrameServer functions or through an FDK client.
When a live link is established between an imported graphic and a graphic application, users can edit the
graphic in a graphic application and directly import the graphic into a FrameMaker document. For more
information on live links, see the FDK Programmer’s Guide, which is provided with the FDK, or the online
manual, Using FrameServer with Applications and Insets, which is provided with the UNIX version of the
FDK.
To set up a live link between a graphic application and a FrameMaker document, you need to add functions
to your application to write out graphic data as a graphic inset.
A graphic inset consists of an
ImportObject
statement that contains one or more facets for display and
print. If your application requires additional information not supported by the display and print facet, the
graphic inset also needs one or more application-specific facets to store this additional information.
The two types of graphic insets are internal graphic insets and external graphic inset files. Each type results
in a slightly different type of integration between FrameMaker products and your application. You can
choose the type of graphic inset that your application supports. In most cases, one format is adequate, but
you might want to give users more than one option. Both types require a display and print facet.
External graphic insets
An external graphic inset file remains independent of the FrameMaker document. The FrameMaker
document contains only a pathname for the graphic inset file. Because the graphic inset data is not
contained in the FrameMaker document, users can access the graphic inset data from the FrameMaker
product, from your application, or from another application.
Units
Abbreviation
Centimeters
cm
Ciceros
cicero
,
cc
Didots
dd
Inches
in
,
"
Millimeters
mm
Picas
pica
,
pi
,
pc
Points
point
,
pt
Summary of Contents for FRAMEMAKER 6.0
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