Re: FrameScript Bug

[Frank Elmore <elmsoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

This is not actually a FrameScript bug. This is the way Adobe treats Sub
Columns. Although a sub column belongs to a text frame, Frame treats its
starting X and Y locations as if it were a separate object.

Frank Elmore
Project leader for FrameScript

Rick Quatro wrote:

> Hi Framers,
>
> I wanted to let you know of a FrameScript bug that is not fatal, but can be
> annoying if you don't know about it. The Sub Column property SubCol.LocY is
> supposed to be the offset from the top of the TEXT FRAME that contains the
> subcolumn. Instead SubCol.LocY will give you the offset from the top of the
> PAGE that contains the subcolumn. The property SubCol.LocX is also
> incorrect; it is relative to the page instead of the text frame.
>
> If you need the actual offset from the top of the text frame, use this
> instead:
>
> Set vSubColTrueLocY = vSubCol.LocY - vSubCol.ParentTextFrame.LocY;
>
> where vSubCol is a Sub Column object.
>
> If you need the actual offset from the left of the text frame, use this
> instead:
>
> Set vSubColTrueLocX = vSubCol.LocX - vSubCol.ParentTextFrame.LocX;
>
> where vSubCol is a Sub Column object.
>
> Rick Quatro
> Carmen Publishing
> frameexpert@mindspring.com
> FrameScript Information at http://www.mindspring.com/~frameexpert
>
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