PLineStyle

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Command constructor

short cLineStyle;

kParmDontCare to leave the line style unchanged
kLineNone or 0 (zero)
kLineHairline or 1
kLineHalfPoint or 2
kLineOnePoint or 3
kLineTwoPoint or 4
kLineFourPoint or 5
kLineSixPoint or 6
kLineEightPoint or 7
kLineTwelvePoint or 8
kLineThinThin or 9
kLineThickThin or 10
kLineThinThick or 11
kLineThinThickThin or 12
kLineThinDash or 13
kLineMediumDash or 14
kLineThickDash or 15
kLineSquares or 16
kLineDots or 17
kLineCustomSolid or 31 for a solid line of weight specified by dWeight

short bReverse;

false for normal
true to reverse line
kParmDontCare to leave reverse setting unchanged

short dWeight;

Weight of custom line from 0.1 to 800 points in tenths of a point (5.5 = 55).
kParmDontCare to leave line weight unchanged or for predefined line weights (e.g., hairline)

short bOpaque;

false to make transparent backgrounds for compound, dashed, or dotted lines
true to make opaque backgrounds for com pound, dashed, or dotted lines
kParmDontCare to leave background unchanged

kParmDontCare for single object only. Use kParmDontCare only if a single object is selected. If multiple objects are selected, you must set all the PLineStyle attributes for the objects; you cannot leave certain attributes unchanged. For example, you cannot change just the color.

Reversing lines. If multiple lines with different weights are selected, then linestyle kParmDontCare, 1 sets them all to reverse without affecting weights.

Conversely, if multiple lines with mixed reverse and nonreversed styles are selected, then PLineStyle(kLineOnePoint, kParmDontCare); will set their weights without affecting the reverse style.

dWeight parameter overrides cStyle. Set the dWeight parameter to kParmDontCare unless you are defining a custom line. The value of dWeight overrides the line weight specified in cStyle.

Text tool, story editor, or no object. If the text tool is active, the PLineStyle command results in an error. If either the story editor is active or no PageMaker objects are selected, the specified line style becomes the default line for the publication.

Example. The following example selects the first object drawn and applies a line style that is four points wide and reversed. It then selects the second object drawn and applies a custom weight of 2.5 points. The line background is transparent.

PSelect(1);
PLineStyle(kLineFourPoint, true);
PSelect(2);
PLineStyle(kLineCustomSolid, false, 25, false);

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See also

The PGetFillAndLine and PGetLineStyle query

Adobe PageMaker 6.5 Help > Commands > Element > Line

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