arl

Build 1501 on 14/Nov/2017  This topic last edited on: 24/Oct/2016, at 14:39

Description

This tag fills one column horizontally or vertically with the color and to draw vertical/horizontal rule in width of column or in height of text.

Parameters and typographical expressions

1.Horizontal offset from the default starting point. A decimal number of a measure type, or a typographical expression that results in such number (default=0)

2.Vertical offset from the default starting point. A decimal number of a measure type, or a typographical expression that results in such number (default=0)

3.Position identifier for starting point. One of predefined symbols.

4.Horizontal offset from the default ending point. A decimal number of a measure type, or a typographical expression that results in such number (default=0) NOTE: for vertical rules, the difference #4-#1 specifies the weight of the rule.

5.Vertical offset from the default ending point. A decimal number of a measure type, or a typographical expression that results in such number (default=0) NOTE: for horizontal rules, the difference #5-#2 specifies the weight of the rule.

6.Position identifier from the default ending point. One of predefined symbols.

7.Color name. String (default=current color)

You can specify a direct CMYK color using the syntax #cXmXyXkX, for example, >co !#c20m20y0k10!< sets the current color to 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% black. It is possible to specify the color components in any order and omit some of them - that is equivalent to set them to 0 - so that >co '#k10c20m20'< has the exact same effect of the previous example. _important NOTE: when using in styles, double the # sign, e.g. >co !##c20m20y0k10!<

8.Tint. A positive integer in range of 0 and 100 (default=current tint).

Symbol  

Position

Symbol

Position

Symbol

Position

NW

left upper corner

N

upper center

NE

right upper corner

W

left middle

C

middle

E

right middle

BW

left baseline

B

middle baseline

BE

right baseline

SW

left bottom corner

S

middle bottom

SE

right bottom corner

9. Name of the dash, e.g. Dots or !Double 1!. If empty, standard default rule is used.

Tag Effects

Effects are visible in the WYSIWYG pane of the Articles main tab or on a page on the Pages main tab. However, because this tag may change the way how the text lines are justified, its effect is indirectly visible in the source pane of the Articles or Pages main tab.

Type and scope

Should be inserted only at the beginning of the paragraph, after or before other tags, but before any printable character. Local for the paragraph where is inserted, therefore effects cease on the end of that paragraph. May be globalized, by appending the >default< tag after, but only before any printable character.

Remarks

•Bottom rules will fail to displace correctly on the multiline paragraph with the leading variation. Ensure that the >ld...< tag has 2nd and 3rd parameters set to zero, to have the bottom rule displaced correctly

Click to toggle expandExamples

gnml_arl1

This example creates a 3pt column-wide horizontal rule (the #5 parameter minus #2 parameter i.e. 3pt-0pt=3pt) above the paragraph (from the left upper corner NW to the upper right corner NE) with width of one column. >ta CapH+5pt< is needed to push down the text, otherwise, it would overlap with the rule.

gnml_arl2

This example creates a 1pt horizontal rule (the #5 parameter minus #2 parameter i.e. 3pt-2pt=1pt) , shifted 2pt down the baseline below the paragraph (from the left bottom corner SW to right bottom corner SE) with width of one column.

 

gnml_arl3

This example creates a 2pt vertical rule (the #4 parameter minus #1 parameter i.e. 2pt-0pt=2pt) left of the paragraph (from the left upper corner NW to left bottom corner SW), high as a paragraph. If you add more text in this paragraph, the rule will follow.

gnml_arl4

This example creates a black background for the current paragraph. >ta CapH+3pt< is required to create a space between the top of the background and the first line of text. >ilr 3pt< is needed to create a space left and right.

gnml_arl5

To create a background which goes over all pagragraphs in text, you have to use a small trick: use two >arl..< tags, whereas one which is after >default< is used only for the first paragraph, and it is taller than the one which was globalized by >default<. In that way, you will avoid that background of lower paragraphs(s) overlaps with the descenders in the upper paragraph(s).