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MIF Book File Statements
MIF book file overview
The following table lists the main statements in a MIF book file in the order that a FrameMaker product
writes them. You should follow the same order that a FrameMaker product uses, with the exception of the
macro statements and control statements, which can appear anywhere at the top level of a file. Each
statement, except the Book statement, is optional. Most main statements use substatements to describe
objects and their properties.
writes them. You should follow the same order that a FrameMaker product uses, with the exception of the
macro statements and control statements, which can appear anywhere at the top level of a file. Each
statement, except the Book statement, is optional. Most main statements use substatements to describe
objects and their properties.
Section
Description
Book
Labels the file as a MIF book file. The Book statement is required and must be the first
statement in the file.
statement in the file.
Macro statements
Defines macros with a define statement and reads in files with an include statement.
These statements can appear anywhere at the top level.
These statements can appear anywhere at the top level.
Control statements
Establishes the default units in a Units statement, the debugging setting in a Verbose
statement, and comments in a Comment statement. These statements can appear
anywhere at the top level.
statement, and comments in a Comment statement. These statements can appear
anywhere at the top level.
BWindowRect
Specifies position of book window on the screen.
View only statements
Specify whether the book is View Only, and how to display View Only book windows
BDisplayText
Specifies the type of text to display in the book window for each book component icon
PDF statements
Specify document info entries and how to handle named destinations when you save
the book as PDF
the book as PDF
BookComponent
Provides the setup information for each file in the book.
Color Catalog
The color definitionss of each document in the book.
Condition Catalog
Defines the condition tags of each document in the book.
Combined Font Catalog
Defines the combined fonts of each document in the book.
FontCatalog
Defines the character formats of each document in the book. The FontCatalog state-
ment contains a series of Font statements that define the tags that appear in the Char-
acter Catalog of generated files.
ment contains a series of Font statements that define the tags that appear in the Char-
acter Catalog of generated files.
PgfCatalog
Defines the paragraph formats of each document in the book. The PgfCatalog state-
ment contains a series of Pgf statements that define the tags that appear in the Include
and Don’t Include scroll lists of the setup dialog boxes for generated files.
ment contains a series of Pgf statements that define the tags that appear in the Include
and Don’t Include scroll lists of the setup dialog boxes for generated files.
BookXRef
Names and defines the book’s internal cross-references. The BookXRef statement con-
tains cross-reference definitions in XRefDef statements, cross-reference text in XRefS-
rcText statements, and the source filename in XRefSrcFile statements.
tains cross-reference definitions in XRefDef statements, cross-reference text in XRefS-
rcText statements, and the source filename in XRefSrcFile statements.
BookUpdateReferences
Specifies whether or not cross-references and text insets are automatically updated
when the book file is opened.
when the book file is opened.