Ever since early versions, TX Text Control has shipped with a horizontal ruler bar, with which a multitude of different tabs, indentations and table cell widths could be set.
TX Text Control 13.0 sees an overhaul of the horizontal ruler bar and the addition of a vertical ruler bar.
In addition to previous functionality, end-users can now set the following parameters, using the updated and new ruler bars:
- Page margins
- Headers and footers margins
- Width and height of table cells
- Width and height of text frames
- Width and height of images
 | Page marginsPage margins define the amount of white space around a document and the edge of the piece of paper on which the document will be printed. New in TX Text Control 13.0 is the ability to set the vertical page margins, using the upward ( ) and downward ( ) markers in the new vertical ruler bar. The horizontal ruler bar has been updated to allow the horizontal page margins to be set, using the right ( ) and left ( ) markers. By click and dragging the markers, an end-user can thus easily set all page margins. Previously, this was only possible via a dialog box or programmatically. |
 | Headers and footers marginsHeaders and footers refer to the text and/or images that appear at the top and bottom of all pages. Instead of adding this type of information to every page of a word processing document, headers and footers can be defined once and are added automatically. By dragging the upward () and downward () markers of the new vertical ruler bar, end-users can set the following two parameters: - Distance between top of page and beginning of header.
- Distance between top of page and beginning of main body.
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 | Width and height of table cellsThe function of tables in TX Text Control is to convey important information to readers as quickly as possible. Typically, end-users use tables to define their key objectives, sales projections and other statistical information. When the focus is in a table, end-users can used the new right () and left () markers in the horizontal ruler bar to change the width of cells. Similarly, using the gray markers ( ) in the vertical ruler bar, end-users can change the height of cells or the entire table. Previously, this was only possible using the Table Format dialog box. |
 | Width and height of text framesA text frame is a rectangle in TX Text Control that can be filled with text and/or graphics by the end-user. Text frames can be edited and dragged around the document just like any other element in TX Text Control. Using the updated horizontal and new vertical ruler bar, the width and height of text frames can changed by dragging the new markers ( ). Similarly, when the focus is inside a text frame, end-users can set the white space around the content of a text frame and its border. These new methods of adjusting text frame sizes are in addition to previous methods (dialog box, text frame handles). |
 | Width and height of imagesMost word processing documents contain some kind of diagram, chart or photo. They are typically used to visually illustrate the text, to show sales projections or to convey technical information in a specification document. TX Text Control has supported multiple import methods for images for several generations. New in TX Text Control 13.0 is the ability to re-size images, using the markers in the updated horizontal ruler bar and new vertical ruler bar
(). Previously, images could only be re-sized by dragging the handles on the image's frame. |
Download TX Text Control 13.0 Trial Version
If you would like to try out this new or updated feature, you can download one of the following fully-featured sixty day trial versions. No features have been disabled - the only limitation is that they will expire after sixty (60) days at which point, your application will cease to function:
TX Text Control .NET Server Trial Version
TX Text Control .NET Trial Version
TX Text Control ActiveX Server Trial Version
TX Text Control ActiveX Trial Version
Request a Free Update
If you purchased TX Text Control 12.0 four weeks previous to the release of TX Text control 13.0, you are entitled to a free update.
Order Update Online
Please take a look at the pricing tables for update pricing information and use the TX Text Control Store to place your order online. As soon as your credit card has been charged, you will be able to download the update immediately (ESD).
