There are five types of effects: real size, fit to paper, normal size, change paper and fit to paper and change.
Real size
The size of the content does not change
Fit to paper
The content will be resized to fit the new paper size.
Normal size
The size of the content will be adjusted according to the selected scale in percentage. Subsequently, the new position of the content on the page can be determined.
Change paper
Sets the paper size, you can also specify a new paper orientation. Subsequently, the new position of the content on the page can be determined.
Fit to paper and change
Combine "Fit To Paper" and "Change paper".
For simpler settings, you can use the appropriate methods described below.
Print and export has separate effect settings.
The effect parameter object
Methods:
| Name | Description | XFRX version |
|---|---|---|
| SetRealSize | This method set real size. | 22.0 |
| SetFitToPaper | This method set color. Parameters: m.liPaperIndexFit – Paper size index with content size adjustment. | 22.0 |
| SetNormalSize | This method set font. Parameters: m.lnSize – new contents's size in percent m.lcRelativePos – define new position of content, values can be: "left", "center", "right", "top", "middle", "bottom" or their combination sepparated by comma. | 22.0 |
| SetChangePaper | This method set horizontal and vertical aligment. Parameters: m.liPaperIndexChange – Paper size index for paper's change. m.luOrientaion – orientation; values: "portrait" (0), "landscape" (1), "reverse" (2), "nochange" (3) m.lcRelativePos – define new position of content, values can be: "left", "center", "right", "top", "middle", "bottom" or their combination sepparated by comma. | 22.0 |
| SetFindAndChange | This method set text orientation. Parameters: m.liPaperIndexFit – Paper size index with content size adjustment. m.liPaperIndexChange – Paper size index for paper's change. m.luOrientaion – orientation; values: "portrait" (0), "landscape" (1), "reverse" (2), "nochange" (3) m.lcRelativePos – define new position of content, values can be: "left", "center", "right", "top", "middle", "bottom" or their combination sepparated by comma. | 22.0 |
Properties:
| Name | Type | Description | XFRX version |
|---|---|---|---|
| iHAlign | number | Horizontal alignment. Values are: 0 - left, 1 - center, 2 - right. | 22.0 |
| iVAlign | number | Vertical alignment. Values are: 0 - top, 1 - middle, 2 - bottom. | 22.0 |
| iOrientation | number | Paper orientation. Values are: 0 - portrait, 1 - landscape, 2 - reverse, 3 - nochange | 22.0 |
| iPaperIndexChange | number | Paper size index for paper's change. | 22.0 |
| iPaperIndexFit | number | Paper size index with content size adjustment. | 22.0 |
| lAutoSize | boolean | Auto size flag. If value is true, then content will be calculated by page size. | 22.0 |
| nSize | number | New content size in percents. | 22.0 |
| lShowPreview | number | Show preview of effect. | 22.0 |
| iType | number | Type effect: 0 - real size, 1 - fit to paper, 2 - normal size, 3 - change paper, 4 - fit and change paper | 22.0 |
Effect examples
USE invoices
ORDER customer
LOCAL m.loSession, m.lnRetval, m.loXFF, m.loPreview, m.loScripts
m.loSession=EVALUATE([xfrx("XFRX#LISTENER")])
m.lnRetVal = m.loSession.SetParams("",,,,,,"XFF") && no name = just in memory
IF m.lnRetVal = 0
REPORT FORM invoices OBJECT m.loSession
m.loXFF = m.loSession.oxfDocument
*
* initialize the previewer
* SET CLASSLIB TO xfrxlib ADDITIVE
m.loPreview = CREATEOBJECT("frmMPPreviewer")
m.loPreview.windowType = 0
m.loPreview.iBook = 0
WITH loPreview.oExportOptions
.oEffect.lShowPreview=.T.
.oEffect.SetFitToPaper(11) && fit to paper to A5
ENDWITH
m.loPreview.PreviewXFF(loXFF)
m.loPreview.show(1)
ENDIF