If Frame handles lines like most other tools do, the line object you draw has 0 width. Then when you add width to the line, 1/2 of that width gets added to all "sides" of the line, including the ends. In other words, the line takes on an "end cap" that is as thick as 1/2 of the line width you've specified.
Some tools let you specify the shape of the end cap (e.g., square, miter, rounded), or to specify no cap. But when there is a cap, it always adds to the length of the underlying line object. -FR ________________________________ From: Framers <framers-bounces+docudoc=hotmail....@lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of Doug <dbailey4...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 1:06 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: [Framers] Lines I just noticed something annoying. Draw a line using the Line tool. Set it to one point in height, and the top to something arbitrary, say 50. Now zoom in close and set the height to 10 points. Notice that the line height expands both up and down. That's annoying. I would expect the height to expand down, not both up and down. Why? Because now that the line is 10 points in height, the top of the line is no longer at 50 pts. It's at 45 points. And the implication is that even a 1 point high line set at 50 actually set to 49.5 and not really 50. This makes using the Top field to set the line's position much less reliable. Is there something I'm missing? It doesn't make sense that one field's value would make the value of other fields inaccurate. --Doug _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.frameusers.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C50be1c54bb47439c113008d80bce4a77%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637272327919648545&sdata=gzA1Qak%2Bvf%2B4t2cjs%2BhIGgWY%2B1danH5k3bcz9ZfR8fs%3D&reserved=0 Archives located at https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fframers%2540lists.frameusers.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C50be1c54bb47439c113008d80bce4a77%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637272327919648545&sdata=jvgSea26NB4dc73RnUuBJpeqlfIcbQbgiFp%2FKIvBm1s%3D&reserved=0 Subscribe and unsubscribe at https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.frameusers.com%2Flistinfo.cgi%2Fframers-frameusers.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C50be1c54bb47439c113008d80bce4a77%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637272327919648545&sdata=DIyDpK3OYYTPDnVoEO11hMhCyJCvyymuikblnPmaDTs%3D&reserved=0 Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com