under

Note related to the underline used as background on multiple lines of text: since underline is drawn after each line of text, if the top starting point overlaps with the baseline of the previous line, the descenders will be displayed/printed only partially (see the 'y' in 'may' on the yellow underline). If you increase overlapping furtherly, it will affect all characters (see the last example). Have this in mind when defining the starting point of the under tag (the first parameter).

Note related to margins of text with underline used as background: underline is drawn right on the first letter, providing no left margin between text and underline. This is inconvenient when you use underline as a background (see the headline on the magenta background). One possible solution is to insert non-breaking space before and after the headline (see the headline on the cyan background). A special solution for automatic left margin for multilines is provided in the third example (headline on the light-gray background - see more general solution in "Underexlft and Underexrgt" paragraphs). Unfortunately, the same approach is not valid for the right margin on the left aligned text (the last example) - thus, it may be solved only by inserting non-breaking spaces on the wrap points).

UNDEREXLFT AND UNDEREXRGT

In a temporary text in Ted4, paste the below string of GNML tags:

>under -CapH*13/10,LD*11/10,!#1!<>arl 0,-CapH*13/10,BW, #2,LD*11/10-CapH*13/10,SW,!#1!<>il #2<

Select it in Ted4, change font in what you want and then run the script:

If Len(text.gettxt) > 1 Then text.instedtext (replace(text.gettxt,"$",""))

This converts the selection in GNML tags. Create a hidden style in EdAdmin4, select and paste there the string of tags from Ted4. Add to it two parameters: first is of color type, let it default to M color, and the second is of the measure type, let it default to 0, in range of 0 to 100pt. Use it as underex !colorname!, leftindentvalue<. It allows multiline text to have left margin when underlined or reversed. Note: the starting indent (>is..<) has to be 0, and the text has to be left aligned.

For right-aligned solution, use this string of tags, and follow the same procedure as explained above. Note: the starting indent (>is..<) has to be 0, and the text has to be right aligned.

>under -CapH*13/10,LD*11/10,!#1!<>arl 0,-CapH*13/10,BE, -#2,LD*11/10-CapH*13/10,SE,!#1!<>ir #2<

USING CASCADING STYLES FOR REVERSE

In a temporary text in Ted4, paste the below string of GNML tags:

>sav 1<>under -CapH*11/10,LD*82/100,M<>co Y<>r 1pt<>f 9011<>h 7pt<#T>res 1<>r 1pt<

Select it in Ted4, change font in what you want and then run the script:

If Len(text.gettxt) > 1 Then text.instedtext (replace(text.gettxt,"$",""))

This converts the selection in GNML tags. Create a paragraph style in EdAdmin4, select and paste there the string of tags from Ted4. When applied in an empty paragraph, the style formats what you type as a reverse label, and on insertion of the Bell special character, it switches to the default text.

USING DROP CAPITAL FOR REVERSE

A solution with drop capital may be useful if the length of the text in reverse is alway the same, e.g. 5 characters, as in 22:45. In a temporary text in Ted4, paste the below string of GNML tags:

>sav 1<>under -CapH*11/10,LD*82/100,M<>co Y<>dropc 1,0,1,-1pt,0,1000,9011,resex<>r 1pt<

Select it in Ted4, and then run the script:

If Len(text.gettxt) > 1 Then text.instedtext (replace(text.gettxt,"$",""))

This converts the selection in GNML tags. Create a paragraph style in EdAdmin4, select and paste there the string of tags from Ted4. When applied in an empty paragraph, the style formats first five characters as a reverse label, and then it switches to the default text.

Note: the above solution requires the custom tag >resex< to be available in the J library. It's content is simple: >res 1<.