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Handling Text Frames

DeleteText([``name''])
Deletes the text of the text frame ``name''. if there is some text selected, this text will be deleted. if ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used.
GetLineSpacing([``name''])
Gets the lines pacing of the text frame ``name'' expressed in points. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used.
GetFont([``name''])
Returns the font for the text frame ``name''. If this text frame has some text selected the value assigned to the first character of the selection is returned. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
GetFontSize([``name''])
Returns the font size for the text frame ``name''. If this text frame has some text selected the value assigned to the first character of the selection is returned. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used.
GetText([``name''])
Returns the text of the text frame ``name''. If this text frame has some text selected, this text is returned. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used.
GetTextColor([``name''])
Returns the name of the text color of the object ``name''. If this text frame has some text selected the Value assigned to the first character of the selection is returned. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
GetTextLength([``name''])
Returns the length of the text in the text frame ``name''. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
GetTextShade([``name''])
Returns the shading Value of the text c olor of the object ``name''. If this text frame has some text selected the Value assigned to the first character of the selection is returned. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used.
InsertText(``text'', pos, [``name''])
Inserts the text ``text'' at the position ``pos'' into the text frame The first character has an index of 0. ``name'' If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
SetTextAlignment(align, [``name''])
Sets the text alignment of the text frame ``name'' to the specified alignment. if ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used. ``align'' can have the following values:
0 = Left Aligned
1 = Centered
2 = Right Aligned
3 = Forced
SelectText(start, count, [``name''])
Selects ``count'' characters text of the text frame ``name'' starting from the character ``start''. character counting starts at 0. if ``count'' is zero, any text selection will be cleared. if ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used.
SetLineSpacing(size, [``name''])
Sets the line spacing of the text frame ``name'' to the point size ``size''. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
SetFont(''font'', [``name''])
Sets the font of the text frame ``name'' to ``font'', if there is some text selected only the selected text is changed. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected item is used.
SetFontSize(size, [``name''])
Sets the font size of the text frame ``name'' to the point size ``size'', if there is some text selected only the selected text is changed. ``size'' must be in the range 1 to 512. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
SetText(''text'', [``name''])
Sets the text of the text frame ``name'' to the text of the string ``text''. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
SetTextColor(''color'', [``name''])
Sets the text c olor of the object ``name'' to the color ``color'', if there is some text selected only the selected text is changed. If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.
SetTextShade(shade, [``name''])
Sets the shading of the text c olor of the object ``name'' to ``shade'', if there is some text selected only the selected text is changed. ``shade'' must be an integer value in the range from 0 (lightest) to 100 (full color intensity). If ``name'' is not given the currently selected Item is used.


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