Having delved into paragraphs and paragraph formats, text might seem like the next logical topic. I am going to defer the discussion of text for a while for a number of reasons.
First, in FrameMaker documents, text can appear in paragraphs or in text lines. Text lines are actually a type of graphic object. So graphics need to come before text.
Text also contains anchored objects such as markers, tables, anchored frames. A basic understanding of these is helpful when working with text.
Finally, in the FDK at least, text is managed quite differently from everything else. The F_ApiGetText() function works with text items rather than text objects. These text items contains the actually text characters but also information on changes in text formatting. This makes working with text a bit harder than working with other document objects. I suspect the same will hold true with scripting.
So, if you are hoping to hear about text in detail, hang onto your hats, it is coming!
First, in FrameMaker documents, text can appear in paragraphs or in text lines. Text lines are actually a type of graphic object. So graphics need to come before text.
Text also contains anchored objects such as markers, tables, anchored frames. A basic understanding of these is helpful when working with text.
Finally, in the FDK at least, text is managed quite differently from everything else. The F_ApiGetText() function works with text items rather than text objects. These text items contains the actually text characters but also information on changes in text formatting. This makes working with text a bit harder than working with other document objects. I suspect the same will hold true with scripting.
So, if you are hoping to hear about text in detail, hang onto your hats, it is coming!
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