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@Section
@Title { "@HExpand" and "@VExpand" }
@Tag { hexpand }
@Begin
@PP
hexpand. @Index { @@HExpand symbol }
vexpand. @Index { @@VExpand symbol }
expansion @Index { Expansion of object }
The @@HExpand symbol causes its right parameter to be as wide as it
possibly could be without violating a @@Wide symbol or intruding into
the space occupied by neighbouring gaps or objects. The @@VExpand
symbol is similar, but it affects height. For example, in the object
@ID @Code {
"8i @Wide 11i @High {"
" //1i ||1i @HExpand @VExpand x ||1i"
" //1i"
"}"
}
object @Code x could have any size up to six inches wide by nine inches
high, so the @@HExpand and @@VExpand symbols cause it to have exactly
this size. This is important, for example, if @Code x contains
@Code "|1rt" or {@Code "/1rt"}; without the expansion these might not
move as far across or down as expected.
@PP
As Section {@NumberOf size} explains in detail, most objects are
already as large as they possibly could be. Consequently these symbols
are needed only rarely. @@HExpand includes a @@OneCol effect, and
@@VExpand includes a @@OneRow effect.
@End @Section
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