Re: Picturebox to graphic box
Re: Picturebox to graphic box
- Subject: Re: Picturebox to graphic box
- From: Jan Bultereys <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:36:30 +0100
- Thread-topic: Picturebox to graphic box
Yes that's the syntax I was looking for.
Very basic but clean and working :)
Thanks Stan and Peter for your investigation work in this one.
Happy holidays
jan
> From: Stan Cleveland <email@hidden>
> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:49:26 -0800
> To: Peter Waibel <email@hidden>, "email@hidden"
> <email@hidden>
> Conversation: Picturebox to graphic box
> Subject: Re: Picturebox to graphic box
>
> On 12/18/06 11:08 AM, Peter Waibel wrote:
>
>> I think there is a bug in Quark. The 'coercion' from picture to
>> graphic box does not work!
>> Maybe someone knows a hidden trick. If you don't find the guy with
>> the trick
>> you must catch all the properties and set those you need to the new
>> graphic box.
>
> With a bit of experimentation, I've figured out the "hidden trick". Rather
> than changing the 'class' of the box, change its 'content' property, like
> this:
>
> tell application "QuarkXPress"
> tell document 1
> set content of picture box 1 to none content
> end tell
> end tell
>
> Doing this ALSO changes the class of the picture box to graphic box and
> preserves the appearance of the original picture box (minus any image).
> Strange, but true!
>
> Stan C.
>
>
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