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3) Picture name
If only a picture name is transferred, the picture is looked for in the QuarkXPress folder only.
¶*T12*$MyPicture¶
creates a picture box and looks for the file named “MyPicture” in the QuarkXPress folder.
The purpose of this feature is the option to keep pictures together with their QuarkXPress doc-
ument in one folder and to place them by using :PictureName. Text with DATAformTags
hence becomes independent of the filing structure of the computer with which the text with
DATAformTags will be placed in QuarkXPress.
If a picture is not found, the DATAform load picture dialogue opens and a picture can be
placed. (See under DATAformXTension “Import boxes”.)
Pictures are placed as if they were manually placed in QuarkXPress meaning that DATAfor-
mXTension gives QuarkXPress the picture path and lets QuarkXPress load the picture. All
QuarkXPress functions related to updating and printing pictures, remain at your disposal.
When exporting picture boxes with DATAformXTension, the complete path will be exported,
independent of the type of import path given after the Tag *$.
Pictures which have been placed via the clipboard (without a link to a picture file), are not
exported. In this case only the picture box with an empty path after the Tag *$ is exported.
*$ with empty picture boxes
If a picture box without path details is imported, an empty picture box is created. The picture is
not looked for; The DATAform load file dialogue is not opened.
¶*T12*-0*B"Black"*b0,30*$¶
creates a 30% grey rectangle.
¶*T14*-0*B"Red"*b0,5*$¶
creates a red circle with 50% shade.
*$ with lines
With lines no details are required after *$. Nevertheless the Tag *$ must be the last Tag for the
object. The shortest text for a line is: ¶*T0*$¶
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