ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 10
MIF Reference
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Group statement
The Group statement defines a group of graphic objects and allows objects to be nested. The Group statement must
appear after all the objects that form the group. It can appear at the top level or within a
Page or Frame statement.
Syntax
Usage
When the MIF interpreter encounters a Group statement, it searches all objects within the current graphic frame for
those group IDs that match the ID of the
Group statement. These objects are then collected to form the group. All
objects with the same group ID must be listed in the MIF file before their associated
Group statement is listed. If
multiple
Group statements have the same ID, the results will be unpredictable. For more information about the group
ID, see “Generic object statements” on page 105.
ImportObject statement
The ImportObject statement describes an imported graphic. It can appear at the top level or within a Page or Frame
statement.
The imported graphic is either copied into the document or imported by reference:
• If the imported graphic is copied into the document, the data describing the graphic is recorded within the
ImportObject statement. The description of a graphic in a given format is called a facet.
• FrameMaker uses facets to display graphics, print graphics, or store additional graphic information. Imported
graphics can have more than one facet, which means that the graphic is described in more than one format.
• If the graphic is imported by reference, the data describing the graphic is not stored within the ImportObject
statement. Instead, a directory path to the file containing the graphic data is recorded in the
ImportObject
statement.
Syntax
<Group
<ID ID
>
Group ID
<Unique ID
>
ID, persistent across sessions, assigned when FrameMaker generates a MIF file; used by the FDK client
and should not be used by filters
<Angle…>
Rotation angle of group (see page 105)
>
End of Group statement
<ImportObject
Generic object statements
Information common to all objects (see page 105)
<ImportObFile
pathname
>
Object’s UNIX-style pathname; no longer used, but written out by FrameMaker
for backward-compatibility
<ImportObFileDI
pathname
>
Object’s device-independent pathname (see page 7)
<ImportHint
string
>
Record identifying the filter used for graphics imported by reference (see
“Record of the filter used to import graphic by reference” on page 116)
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