Adobe 26001360 Scripting Guide - Page 232

232 AppleScript Reference Table 4.98 text frame, text frames - Properties (Continued) Property R/O Value type What it is optical alignment previous frame properties row count boolean text frame record integer If true, the optical alignment is active The linked text frame preceding this one All of the tag's properties returned in a single record The row count in the text frame (area text only) row gutter row major order selection spacing start T value story text orientation text path text range real The row gutter in the text frame (area text only) boolean If true, the area text uses row major order R/O object reference The reference to the text range in this text frame's current selection, if any real The amount of spacing real The start position of text along a path, as a value relative to the path's segments (path text only) R/O story The story of the text frame Valid values: The orientation of the text in the frame • horizontal • vertical list of path point info The path points defining the path for the text frame (area and path text) R/O Unicode text The text range of the text frame Valid Commands • count • delete • duplicate • exists • make • move • rotate • scale • transform • translate Notes There are three types of text art in Illustrator, as specified by the text frame's kind property. See "Working with text art" on page 53 for more information on working with the three kinds of text frames. 12 Aug 03