Skip to content

piSpacingAfter - DfBaseRichEdit

Determines the spacing below selected paragraph or paragraphs

Type: Property
Access: Read/Write
Data Type: integer
Parameters: None

Syntax

Property integer piSpacingAfter
Access Type Syntax
Read Access: Get piSpacingAfter to integerVariable
Write Access: Set piSpacingAfter to integerVariable/Value

Description

If any part of a paragraph is selected, this property applies to the entire paragraph. If the cursor is in a paragraph, this property applies to the entire paragraph.

This property uses twips, which are 1/1440 of an inch, or 1/20 of a printer's point.

This property has no effect if control is not paged.

Use piSpacingBefore to determine the spacing below selected paragraph or paragraphs.

Sample

This sample increases the spacing below the selected paragraph or paragraphs by half an inch.

Procedure IncreaseSpacingAfter
    integer iTwips iCurrentSpacing

    // number of twips per inch
    move 1440 to iTwips

    get piSpacingAfter to iCurrentSpacing
    set piSpacingAfter to (iCurrentSpacing + (iTwips * 0.5))
End_Procedure // IncreaseSpacingAfter