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Inside Macintosh: Apple Guide Complete / Part 4 - Scripting Guide Files

Chapter 10 - Guide Script Command Reference / Guide Script Command Descriptions

Formatting Text and Objects in a Panel

If you don't use the <Default Format> or <Define Format> commands to specify one or more formats, Guide Maker applies its own default formatting when placing objects within panels. Guide Maker applies full-width panel formatting by default. This built-in default format uses the full panel width (less an 11-pixel margin at each side) as a single column. It uses the default text attributes 10-point Espy Serif plain, black. Guide Maker also aligns the prompt on a panel with the left edge of the text object that appears first in the panel definition; so by default, the prompt is aligned to the panel's left edge (less 11 pixels). Guide Maker uses these defaults as the panel's format for any panel text or objects that appear before a <Default Format> or <Format> command in your source file.

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<Define Format>

<Define Transparent Format>

<Format>