ArborX

alt

Longname: alt ernatives   Open the Documentation Legend
Released: 7.96e 
Created: 7.96e 
See also: tpacopy repeat repeat_alt single

Summary
 Specifies the alternatives/conditions for the repeat_alt keyword.
Example (n/a)
 No example is available for this feature.

Syntax (7.96e)
alt layer_name:s  page_pos:n?  oddeven:n?  blank:n?
layer_name:s

Creates a single instance of the specified page.
page_pos:n

The page_pos condition is used to test if the page is the first, middle or last page in the sequence.

0  Any - Can occur anywhere in the Page Sequence.
1  First - Only selected if it is the first page in the Page Sequence.
2  Rest - Only selected if it is neither the first or the last page in the Page Sequence.
3  Last - Only selected if it is the last page in the Page Sequence.
oddeven:n

The oddeven condition is used to test if the page is on an odd or even page number.

0  Any - Can occur anywhere in the Page Sequence.
1  Odd - Only selected if the page number is odd.
2  Even - Only selected if the page number is even.
blank:n

The blank condition is used to test if the page is blank.

0  Any - Can occur anywhere in the Page Sequence.
1  Blank - Only selected if the page is blank.
2  Even - Only selected if the page is not blank.
Note that as of version 7.95e, the page is only considered blank if the page was inserted as a result of the Force condition placed on the page sequence.

The conditions placed on the Repeat Alternatives (repeat_alt) determine which page to use depending upon factors such as the position of the page in the document, whether or not the page is on an odd or even page, or if the page is blank or not. The conditions on the alt entries are tested in turn, and the first rule for which all conditions are met is used to determine which page is generated. If none of the conditions are met, then this is an error and the formatting is halted. It is therefore advisable to have a default case that will always get selected as the last condition.

Document created on 12-Jul-2003, last reviewed on 30-Sep-2004 (revision 002)