void = SetBoxRight(nFixedUnits)
the XYWH measurements palettes of QuarkXPress and InDesign
This macro function is used to specify the right position of the textbox that contains the macro token as nFixedUnits, without changing the position of the other 3 sides.
nPos = SizeMm(100000) // 100 mm or about 2.5 inches
SetBoxRight(nPos)
This function will affect the width of the textbox, depending on the value of nFixedUnits in comparison to the right position of the textbox before the function was called.
Non-Rotated Boxes
Looking at the XYWH measurements palette of QuarkXPress and InDesign, the effect of this function is to change the value of W so that X+W equals nFixedUnits and leave the 3 other values unchanged.
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 right of the box that is specified 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 179915, last updated on 15-Feb-2025
