Simple Text Formatting in QuarkXPress |
  
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Simple Text Formatting in QuarkXPress |
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Q++ is interfaced to QuarkXPress through a series of Q++ Text Formatting (QTF) commands of the form :
{TextIn}={attributes|TextOut}
where attributes consists of a series of comma delimited attributes settings :
Simple Text Formatting Keywords |
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Keyword |
Example |
Description |
B |
B+ or B- |
Add/remove Bold |
I |
I+ or I- |
Add/remove Italic |
UL |
UL+ or UL- |
Add/remove Underline |
O |
O+ or O- |
Add/remove Outline |
SHD |
SHD+ or SHD- |
Add/remove Shadow |
SUP |
SUP+ or SUP- |
Add/remove Superscript |
SUB |
SUB+ or SUB- |
Add/remove Subscript |
NONB |
NONB+ or NONB- |
Add/remove Non Breaking |
SPR |
SPR+ or SPR- |
Add/remove Superior |
STRK |
STRK+ or STRK- |
Add/remove Strike Thru |
ALLC |
ALLC+ or ALLC- |
Add/remove All Caps |
SCAP |
SCAP+ or SCAP- |
Add/remove Small Caps |
WUL |
WUL+ or WUL- |
Add/remove Word Underline |
f |
f Arial |
Font Name |
s |
s 8.5 |
Font Size |
hs |
hs 100 |
Horizontal Scale |
c |
c(65535,0,0) |
RGB color (each integer value ranges from 0 to 65535) |
COLOR |
COLOR(Pantone 231U) |
Color name as specified in QuarkXPress |
cmyk |
cmyk(65535,0,0,0) |
CMYK color (integer values ranging from 0 to 65535). You can also use hard-coded string values which will work regardless of the language of your Quark UI> These are: BLACK WHITE CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW. |
sh |
sh 30 |
Shade (decimal 0 to 100) |
k |
k -5.0 |
Kerning |
t |
t 12.5 |
Tracking |
bs |
bs 10.5 |
Baseline Shift |
vs |
vs 90 |
Vertical Scale (0 to 100) |
Each specifier is separated from the next by a comma (no space). Any value which can be specified in decimal form must use a period as decimal separator, regardless of the workstation's Windows settings.
Sample formatting may look as follows :
{[1d]}={B+,I+,c(65535,0,0),f Times New Roman|28}
Formatting will fail if the text formatting string contains the same attributes repeated with a different values (eg. f Arial and f Garamond) or with inherently conflicting different attributes (eg: hs90,vs75).
For more information about the context in which QTF is used, see Viewing p-Code.