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supineNY
Inspiring
Jan 13, 2026 6:27 PM UTC
Question

Paragraph rule set to specific length, regardless of width of text box?

Hi

I need a paragraph style for the photo captions on my project that has a rule below that is exactly 2p wide, regardless of the width of the text box. If the photos were all the same size, i could make a "rule below" and have the 'Right Indent' be whatever it needs to be so that the rule is only 2p. But I have photos of various sizes, so this doesn't always work without some fiddling. I was wondering if there was some way to do this?
Thanks,
Kurt

 

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    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    Jan 13, 2026 7:54 PM UTC

    Easy as usual! Use a simple para rule below with an adhoc stroke style! No more!  😉

     

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    (^/)  The Jedi

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    supineNYAuthor
    Inspiring
    Jan 14, 2026 5:23 AM UTC

    Forgive me if I'm being thick, but i don't get how this works. Does the stroke style somehow produce a stroke of the same length? Could you provide more details about how you set this up?

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    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    Jan 14, 2026 10:32 AM UTC

    Basically:

     

    1/ Create a specific "Stroke Style"

     

    The trick is to create a very big "Pattern Length" (e.g. 1000 mm) with the right "Length" (20 mm) and "Corners" as "None".

     

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    2/ Create the "Caption" Para Style "Para Rule"

     

    Now you just need to create your "Para Rule Below" with the right settings.

     

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    As already written, this trick I've given years ago is totally simple to play.

     

    (^/)

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    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Jan 13, 2026 6:47 PM UTC

    Make a table below and set the cell width to your value.

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    supineNYAuthor
    Inspiring
    Jan 13, 2026 6:53 PM UTC

    interesting idea...so to make that part of a style sheet...would it be some kind of script or grep thing? 

     

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    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Jan 13, 2026 7:36 PM UTC

    Tablestyle with cell styles.

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