Insert Leaders, Rule or Space Dialog Box
The Insert Leaders, Rule or Space dialog box displays when you select > in the Generated Text Editor for an element or for a header, footer or cross reference object. It allows you to insert fills such as leader dots, rules, space and character fills in generated text.
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Fixed length space and fixed length rules will display in Arbortext Editor but, otherwise, the properties set in this dialog box are only applicable to Print and PDF output.
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The Insert Leaders, Rule or Space dialog box contains the following controls:
• Type - Allows you to select the type of character fill you require: Space, Rule, Leader dots, or Leader text.
• Thickness - This field is activated when Type is set to Rule and allows you to set the thickness of the rule.
• Text - This field is activated when Type is set to Leader text and allows you to identify the character or characters to be used as leader text. If you choose more than one character, the fill area will include as many repetitions of the complete text as possible. This may result in the fill area not being completely filled since a subset of the text string will not be used.
• Spacing of leader dots and text - This field is activated when Type is set to Leader dots or Leader text and controls the spacing between leader dots, or between the leader text repetitions specified in the Text field. The options are as follows:
◦ Normal font spacing: select this option to use default global settings for spacing
◦ Other: select this option if you want to override the default setting and use a specific amount of space between the fill characters. The specific amount is the space to allow for each dot, or each repetition of leader text characters, with the dot or text flushed left in each occurrence.
◦ Amount: enter the specific amount of space to apply between fill characters. If the value is smaller than the width of the dot or the text, it causes text to overlap, and no warning is issued.
• Length - This field allows you to set the width of the fill area and is active for all fill types. The options are:
◦ Specified: select this option to draw a fill area of a specific width
◦ Amount: enter the specific width to which to draw the fill area.
◦ Stretch to fit: select this option if you want to set the fill area to stretch so the content on the line always extends to the margin
◦ Minimum: enter the minimum width to which the fill area should always be drawn. If there is insufficient room in the line to insert the minimum length, the space, rule, or leaders will start on the following line.
• Formatting - This field allows you to apply additional formatting properties to the fill characters. The available settings are for:
◦ Color: Click the button to open a color palette, within which you can select a default color or create a custom color.
◦ Vertical offset: Enter a measure by which to lift the rule or leaders from the horizontal text baseline. A positive offset raises the rule or leaders, while a negative offset lowers them.
