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l Only UTF8 text can be displayed in a PlanetPress Talk object defined using the beginUTF8paragraph …

endUTF8paragraph structure. Non-UTF8 static text should therefore be converted to its UTF8 reference using the

Ansi/UTF8 Converter (place the cursor within the string and press CTRL+N). Variable text should be converted using

MapUTF8 (function).

Syntax

beginUTF8paragraph( lmargin, rmargin, firstindent, align, leading, majormode, [forcedwordwrap] )

%Your Paragraph data here

endUTF8paragraph()

Arguments

Same as BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure).

Code Sample Example

This example displays a justified paragraph with the UTF8 text running from right to left.

Example

setlinewidth(0.007)moveto(0,0)

rlineto(&width,0)

rlineto(0,&height)

rlineto(neg(&width),0)

rlineto(0,neg(&height))

closepath()

stroke()

moveto(&width/2,&height/18)

BeginUTF8Paragraph(0.0000,&width,0.0000,'leftright',0.1667,'rtl')

SetStyleExt(&Style1,12.0000,0,[100],100)

ShowUTF8('\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0633\u064B\u0627\u060C')

EndUTF8Paragraph()

BitmapWidth/BitmapHeight (function)

Returns the width or height, in inches, of a bitmap image resource, at the specified resolution.

Syntax

Bitmapwidth( name, resolution ) measure value

Bitmapheight( name, resolution ) measure value

Argument

name

String value that specifies the name of the bitmap image resource.

resolution

Integer value that specifies the resolution at which you want to measure the width or height of the bitmap.