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RS/2 RedTitan Script 2

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POLY.RS2 uses the COL object to display a nicely formatted caption. RS/2 COL overcomes the weaknesses of the DDF/FDL formatted text in column model.

• Measure before display.
• Carry orphan paragraphs between pages.
• Count lines and stretch height to fit.

12 Basic functions

COL_CREATE	Create a new formatting object	cx:=col_create;
COL_TEXT	Add a text element to the column. Repeat as required.	col_text(cx,'Any string');
COL_COMPOSE	Set column width and choose formatting option from LJ, RJ, CJ and FILL	col_compose(cx,2400,'fill');
COL_DISPLAY	Draw the formatted column on the page	col_display(cx,1600,600);
COL_FREE	Discard column object	col_free;