void = MoveBoxLeft(nFixedUnits)
the XYWH measurements palettes of QuarkXPress and InDesign
This macro function moves the left position of the current textbox by nFixedUnits, without changing the position of the other 3 sides.
nPos = SizeMm(10000) // 10 mm or about 0.25 inches
MoveBoxLeft(nPos)
A positive value of nFixedUnits means that the textbox will get narrower, while a negative value of nFixedUnits means that the textbox will get wider.
Non-Rotated Boxes
Looking at the XYWH measurements palette of QuarkXPress and InDesign, as shown in the image on the right, the effect of this function is to change the value of X by nFixedUnits, and the value of W by minus nFixedUnits (where nFixedUnits can be a negative number).
Rotated Boxes
Textbox resizing functions only work on textboxes whose angle is a multiple of 90 degrees (0°, 90°, 180°, or 270°).
When using this function with QuarkXPress, you should not use this function on a rotated box. Instead you should rotate the text inside a non-rotated box, as explained in the gridtemplate construction guidelines.
When using this function with InDesign, it is the visual left of the box that is moved and therefore the changes to the values of XYWH will differ depending on the rotation of the box, ensuring that the visual result of this function is always the same.
See also: MoveBoxHor, SizeMm, SizePt, SizeIn and textbox resizing macro functions.
Topic 181625, last updated on 15-Feb-2025
