230 Glossary
FXDeko User’s Guide
spread justification
Spread justification makes all lines of text flush with both the left
and right sides of the text field box. To do this, space is inserted
between words and between letters, as controlled by the Spread %
in the Style/Layers window.
status bar
The status bar is the line of information, at the bottom of the
screen, which shows FXDeko’s current status.
string
A string is set of characters, such as a word or sentence. A string
that includes spaces or non-alphanumeric characters must be
defined within quotation marks, e.g. “Hello there.”
string operator
A string operator is a command or symbol that operates on
character strings. Most string operations are performed by
commands.
string parameter
A string parameter specifies one or more alphanumeric characters
(e.g. a letter, word or sentence).
A string that contains spaces or non-alphanumeric characters must
be enclosed in quotation marks.
style
A style consists of a font and a look.
A font is a typeface of specified size, shape and orientation.
A look controls how FXDeko renders a font character. Each look is
comprised of a list of details. Each detail is a face, edge, frame,
shadow, or underline, and has its own set of attributes which
dictate its color, size, shape, etc.
FXDeko provides a variety of tools for specifying attributes of
fonts and looks, to create new styles or to revise existing styles.