Tag Definition: textBox

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Attributes

Name	Required?	Default_Value	Values
align	implied	None
borderSpec	implied	None
boxFillColor	implied	None
boxHeight	required	None
boxStrokeColor	implied	None
boxWidth	required	None
fontName	implied	None
fontSize	implied	None
label	implied	None
labelFontName	implied	None
labelFontSize	implied	None
labelOffsetX	implied	None
labelOffsetY	implied	None
labelTextColor	implied	None
lineWidth	implied	None
shrinkToFit	implied	None
style	none
textColor	implied	None
vAlign	implied	None
x	required	None
y	required	None
Can contain (#PCDATA \| name \| getName \| pageNumber \| evalString \| loop_i \| switch_i \| assign_i \| if_i \| expr)*

Purpose

This lets you create a textbox you can use within forms requiring specific placement of fields.

Example usage

<story>
    <illustration width="8cm" height="5cm">
        <textBox x="1cm" y="-4cm" boxWidth="15cm" boxHeight="1cm">Filling in a text box</textBox>
    </illustration>
</story>

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