Page grids

Page grids

static int left(
  int gridID,
  int placeID,
  int page = -1,
  int flag = 0)

Get the X value of the left upper point of a grid place. Grid and grid place can be ascertained by means of the ID or name. Those values that are given are defined by the parameter flag :

flag	Grid	Placeholder
0	int	int
1	int	string
2	string	int
3	string	string

The function independently checks of the ascertained grid matches the type of the given page (left, right, unisex) and, where relevant, attempts to access the alternative grid referred to in the grid for the page type.

Name	Type	Default	Description
Return	float		X co-ordinate of the left upper grid point. If the result is smaller than 1,000,000.0, a error has occurred when ascertaining the value.
gridID|gridName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
placeID|placeName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid place The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
page	int	-1	Target page -1 is the current document page
flag	int	0	Data type of the parameter, see above

float	x0	= grid::left (1, 1);
float	x1	= grid::left (1, "1st Placeholder", -1, 1);
float	x2	= grid::left ("1st Grid", 1, -1, 2);
float	x3	= grid::left ("1st Grid", "1st Placeholder", -1, 3);

Since

Version 1.2.1, 14 July 2005

Available

priint:comet InDesign^® Plug-Ins

See Also

page::get
page:get_type

static int top(
  int gridID,
  int placeID,
  int page = -1,
  int flag = 0)

Get the Y value of the left upper point of a grid place. Grid and grid place can be ascertained by means of the ID or name. Those values that are given are defined by the parameter flag :

flag	Grid	Placeholder
0	int	int
1	int	string
2	string	int
3	string	string

The function independently checks of the ascertained grid matches the type of the given page (left, right, unisex) and, where relevant, attempts to access the alternative grid referred to in the grid for the page type.

Name	Type	Default	Description
Return	float		Y co-ordinate of the left upper grid point. If the result is smaller than 1,000,000.0, a error has occurred when ascertaining the value.
gridID|gridName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
placeID|placeName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid place The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
page	int	-1	Target page -1 is the current document page
flag	int	0	Data type of the parameter, see above

float	x0	= grid::left (1, 1);
float	x1	= grid::left (1, "1st Placeholder", -1, 1);
float	x2	= grid::left ("1st Grid", 1, -1, 2);
float	x3	= grid::left ("1st Grid", "1st Placeholder", -1, 3);

Since

Version 1.2.1, 14 July 2005

Available

priint:comet InDesign^® Plug-Ins

See Also

page::get
page:get_type

static int right(
  int gridID,
  int placeID,
  int page = -1,
  int flag = 0)

Get the X value of the right lower point of a grid place. Grid and grid place can be ascertained by means of the ID or name. Those values that are given are defined by the parameter flag :

flag	Grid	Placeholder
0	int	int
1	int	string
2	string	int
3	string	string

The function independently checks of the ascertained grid matches the type of the given page (left, right, unisex) and, where relevant, attempts to access the alternative grid referred to in the grid for the page type.

Name	Type	Default	Description
Return	float		X co-ordinate of the right lower grid point. If the result is smaller than 1,000,000.0, a error has occurred when ascertaining the value.
gridID|gridName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
placeID|placeName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid place The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
page	int	-1	Target page -1 is the current document page
flag	int	0	Data type of the parameter, see above

float	x0	= grid::right (1, 1);
float	x1	= grid::right (1, "1st grid ", -1, 1);
float	x2	= grid::right ("1st grid", 1, -1, 2);
float	x3	= grid::right ("1st grid", "1st place", -1, 3);

Since

Version 1.2.1, 14 July 2005

Available

priint:comet InDesign^® Plug-Ins

See Also

page::get
page:get_type

static int bottom(
  int gridID,
  int placeID,
  int page = -1,
  int flag = 0)

Get the Y value of the right lower point of a grid place. Grid and grid place can be ascertained by means of the ID or name. Those values that are given are defined by the parameter flag :

flag	Grid	Placeholder
0	int	int
1	int	string
2	string	int
3	string	string

The function independently checks of the ascertained grid matches the type of the given page (left, right, unisex) and, where relevant, attempts to access the alternative grid referred to in the grid for the page type.

Name	Type	Default	Description
Return	float		Y co-ordinate of the right lower grid point. If the result is smaller than 1,000,000.0, a error has occurred when ascertaining the value.
gridID|gridName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
placeID|placeName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid place The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
page	int	-1	Target page -1 is the current document page
flag	int	0	Data type of the parameter, see above

float	x0	= grid::bottom (1, 1);
float	x1	= grid::bottom (1, "1st grid place", -1, 1);
float	x2	= grid::bottom ("1st grid", 1, -1, 2);
float	x3	= grid::bottom ("1st grid", "1st grid place", -1, 3);

Since

Version 1.2.1, 14 July 2005

Available

priint:comet InDesign^® Plug-Ins

See Also

page::get
page:get_type

static int width(
  int gridID,
  int placeID,
  int page = -1,
  int flag = 0)

Get the width of a grid place. Grid and grid place can be ascertained by means of the ID or name. Those values that are given are defined by the parameter flag :

flag	Grid	Placeholder
0	int	int
1	int	string
2	string	int
3	string	string

The function independently checks of the ascertained grid matches the type of the given page (left, right, unisex) and, where relevant, attempts to access the alternative grid referred to in the grid for the page type.

Name	Type	Default	Description
Return	float		Width of the grid place. If the result <= 0, an error has occurred in ascetaining the value.
gridID|gridName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
placeID|placeName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid place The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
page	int	-1	Target page -1 is the current document page
flag	int	0	Data type of the parameter, see above

float	x0	= grid::width (1, 1);
float	x1	= grid::width (1, "1st grid place", -1, 1);
float	x2	= grid::width ("1st grid", 1, -1, 2);
float	x3	= grid::width ("1st grid", "1st grid place", -1, 3);

Since

Version 1.2.1, 14 July 2005

Available

priint:comet InDesign^® Plug-Ins

See Also

page::get
page:get_type

static int height(
  int gridID,
  int placeID,
  int page = -1,
  int flag = 0)

Get the height of a grid place. Grid and grid place can be ascertained by means of the ID or name. Those values that are given are defined by the parameter flag :

flag	Grid	Placeholder
0	int	int
1	int	string
2	string	int
3	string	string

The function independently checks of the ascertained grid matches the type of the given page (left, right, unisex) and, where relevant, attempts to access the alternative grid referred to in the grid for the page type.

Name	Type	Default	Description
Return	float		Height of the grid place. If the result <= 0, an error has occurred in ascetaining the value.
gridID|gridName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
placeID|placeName	int|char*	-	ID or name of the grid place The data type of the parameter must be specified in the flag, see table above.
page	int	-1	Target page -1 is the current document page
flag	int	0	Data type of the parameter, see above

float	x0	= grid::height (1, 1);
float	x1	= grid::height (1, "1st grid place", -1, 1);
float	x2	= grid::height ("1st grid", 1, -1, 2);
float	x3	= grid::height ("1st grid", "1st grid place", -1, 3);

Since

Version 1.2.1, 14 July 2005

Available

priint:comet InDesign^® Plug-Ins

See Also

page::get
page:get_type

Author

Paul Seidel

Version

12.03.2024, 15:56 Uhr

Deprecated

v4.0, Grids and grid based product building are deprecated since v4.0. Please use page templates instead.

Since

Plugin Version 1.2.1, 14. Juli 2005

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