ParaStatus Object
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The ParaStatus object provides the control over typographical attributes of paragraphs of a text.
Methods and properties
Leading, space before and after, top compensation
| Leading Property | Returns or sets the paragraph's leading in millipoints. |
| HasLeading Method | Returns true if the HasLeading property has a value. |
| SpaceBefore Property | Returns or sets the additional space above the paragraph expressed in millipoints. |
| HasSpaceBefore Method | Returns true if the SpaceBefore property has a value. |
| SpaceAfter Property | Returns or sets the additional space below the paragraph expressed in millipoints. |
| HasSpaceAfter Method | Returns true if the SpaceAfter property has a value. |
| LeadingCol Property | Returns or sets the leading for the first line in a justification area. |
| HasLeadingCol Method | Returns true if the LeadingCol property has a value. |
| LeadingColOn Property | Returns or sets the status of the LeadingCol attribute. |
| HasLeadingColOn Method | Returns true if the LeadingColOn property has a value. |
Column width and jump
| LineWidth Property | Returns or sets the column width in millipoints. |
| HasLineWidth Method | Returns true if the LineWidth property has a value. |
| AreaBreak Property | Returns or sets the status of the new justification area. |
| HasAreaBreak Method | Returns true if the AreaBreak property has a value. |
Hyphenation
| Hyp Property | Returns or sets hyphenation status for the paragraph. |
| HasHyp Method | Returns true if the Hyp property has a value. |
Alignment
| App Property | Returns or sets the alignment of the paragraph lines. |
| HasApp Method | Returns true if the App property has a value. |
| LastApp Property | Returns or sets the alignment of the last paragraph line. |
| HasLastApp Method | Returns true if the LastApp property has a value. |
| UseLastApp Property | Returns or sets the status of the forced end line for the last paragraph line alignment |
| HasUseLastApp Method | Returns true if the UseLastApp property has a value. |
Indents
| StandardIndent Property | Returns or sets the first line indent. |
| HasStandardIndent Method | Returns true if the StandardIndent property has a value. |
| NStandardIndent Property | Returns or sets the number of lines to be affected by StandardIndent. |
| HasNStandardIndent Method | Returns true if the NStandardIndent property has a value. |
| LeftIndent Property | Returns or sets the left indent expressed in millipoints. |
| HasLeftIndent Method | Returns true if the LeftIndent property has a value. |
| NLeftIndent Property | Returns or sets the number of lines affected by LeftIndent. |
| HasNLeftIndent Method | Returns true if the NLeftIndent property has a value. |
| RightIndent Property | Returns or sets the right indent expressed in millipoints. |
| HasRightIndent Method | Returns true if the RightIndent property has a value. |
| NRightIndent Property | Returns or sets the number of lines affected by RightIndent. |
| HasNRightIndent Method | Returns true if the NRightIndent property has a value. |
Vertical justification
| TopVAdd Property | Returns or sets the max. space that can be added above the paragraph. |
| HasTopVAdd Method | Returns true if the TopVAdd property has a value. |
| TopVSub Property | Returns or sets the max. space to be subtracted above the paragraph. |
| HasTopVSub Method | Returns true if the TopVSub property has a value. |
| VAdd Property | Returns or sets the max. space to be added between lines inside the paragraph. |
| HasVAdd Method | Returns true if the VAdd property has a value. |
| VSub Property | Returns or sets the max. space to be subtracted between lines inside the paragraph. |
| HasVSub Method | Returns true if the VSub property has a value. |
Text flow control
| KeepTop Property | Returns or sets the number of lines to be kept together at the start of the paragraph. |
| HasKeepTop Method | Returns true if the KeepTop property has a value. |
| KeepBot Property | Returns or sets the number of lines to be kept together at the end of the paragraph. |
| HasKeepBot Method | Returns true if the KeepBot property has a value. |
| KeepNext Property | Returns or sets the keep paragraph with next status. |
| HasKeepNext Method | Returns true if the KeepNext property has a value. |
Word spacing
| SpaceW Property | Returns or sets the optimal width of the movable spaces. |
| HasSpaceW Method | Returns true if the SpaceW property has a value. |
| MinSpaceW Property | Returns or sets the minimum width of the movable spaces. |
| HasMinSpaceW Method | Returns true if the MinSpaceW property has a value. |
| MaxSpaceW Property | Returns or sets the maximum width of the movable spaces. |
| HasMaxSpaceW Method | Returns true if the MaxSpaceW property has a value. |
Alignment to grid
| GridH Property | Returns or sets the baseline grid value or 0 if not set. |
| HasGridH Method | Returns true if the GridH property has a value. |
| GridOfs Property | Returns or sets the baseline grid offset . |
| HasGridOfs Method | Returns true if the GridOfs property has a value. |
Fillers
| HasFillMode Method | Returns true if the FillMode property has a value. |
| FillMode Property | Returns or sets fill mode. |
| HasFillSpaceLast Method | Returns true if the FillSpaceLast property has a value. |
| FillSpaceLast Property | Returns or sets the space between the last fill character and the text expressed in millipoints. |
| HasFillSpaceBetween Method | Returns true if the FillSpaceBetween property has a value. |
| FillSpaceBetween Property | Returns or sets the space between repeated fill characters expressed in millipoints. |
| HasFillSpaceAround Method | Returns true if the FillSpaceAround property has a value. |
| FillSpaceAround Property | Returns or sets the space around fill character expressed in millipoints. |
| HasFillChar Method | Returns true if the FillChar property has a value. |
| FillChar Property | Returns or sets the fill character. |
Paragraph shrinking and stretching
| SSLines Property | Returns or sets the number of lines to remove or to add to the current paragraph. |
| HasSSLines Method | Returns true if the SSLines property has a value. |
| SSTrackStretch Property | Returns or sets the change of tracking/stretching expressed in millipoints. |
| HasSSTrackStretch Method | Returns true if the SSTrackStretch property has a value. |
| SSCharBase Property | Returns or sets the change of base of characters. |
| HasSSCharBase Method | Returns true if the SSCharBase property has a value. |
| SSWordSpace Property | Returns or sets the change of space between words. |
| HasSSWordSpace Method | Returns true if the SSWordSpace property has a value. |
| SSCharSize Property | Returns or sets the change of size of characters. |
| HasSSCharSize Method | Returns true if the SSCharSize property has a value. |
| SSScope Property | Returns or sets the scope of the change. |
| HasSSScope Method | Returns true if the SSScope property has a value. |
Drop capitals
| DropLines Property | Returns or sets the number of drop cap lines. |
| HasDropLines Method | Returns true if the DropLines property has a value. |
| DropChars Property | Returns or sets the number of drop cap characters. |
| HasDropChars Method | Returns true if the DropChars property has a value. |
| DropRightMargin Property | Returns or sets the right margin between the drop capital and the text, any positive number. |
| HasDropRightMargin Method | Returns true if the DropRightMargin property has a value. |
| DropVSCapital Property | Returns or sets the vertical shift upwards of the drop capital. |
| HasDropVSCapital Method | Returns true if the DropVSCapital property has a value. |
| DropVSBaseline Property | Returns or sets the vertical shift upwards of the baseline of the drop capital. |
| HasDropVSBaseline Method | Returns true if the DropVSBaseline property has a value. |
| DropRelBase Property | Returns or sets the relative base of the drop capital |
| HasDropRelBase Method | Returns true if the DropRelBase property has a value. |
| DropFont Property | Returns or sets the font for the drop capital. |
| HasDropFont Method | Returns true if the DropFont property has a value. |
| DropNextStyle Property | Returns or sets the style name to activate after drop capital. |
| HasDropNextStyle Method | Returns true if the DropNextStyle property has a value. |
Area and rules
| ARReset Method | Clears all the abs rules. |
| NAbsRules Method | Returns the number of abs rules. |
| HasAbsRules Method | Returns true if the abs rules properties have a value. |
| ARGray Property | Returns or sets the tint of the nIdx abs rule. A positive integer in the range 0 - 100. |
| ARColor Property | Returns or sets the color name of the nIdx abs rule. |
| ARLROrigin Property | Returns or sets the position identifier for the ending point of the nIdx abs rule. |
| ARLRY Property | Returns or sets the vertical offset from the default ending point of the nIdx abs rule. |
| ARLRX Property | Returns or sets the horizontal offset from the default ending point of the nIdx abs rule. |
| ARULOrigin Property | Returns or sets the position identifier for starting point of the nIdx abs rule. |
| ARULY Property | Returns or sets the vertical offset from the default starting point of the nIdx abs rule. |
| ARULX Property | Returns or sets the horizontal offset from the default starting point of the nIdx abs rule. |
Reset and Edit
| Reset Method | Resets all the properties to 'no value'. |
| Edit Method | Edits all the object's properties with a dialog. |
To create a ParaStatus object:
•dim objPS = Text.GetParaStatus
•dim objPS = Text.GetParaParaStatus
•dim objPS = Text.GetDefaultParaStatus
See also