\bml

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The bml statement displays a specified bitmap or metafile at the left margin of the Help window. The first line of subsequent text aligns with the upper-right corner of the image and subsequent lines wrap along the right edge of the image.

Parameters

filename

Specifies the name of a file containing either a Windows bitmap, a placeable Windows metafile, a multiresolution bitmap, or a segmented graphics bitmap.

Comments

Since the bml statement is not a standard RTF statement, the Help compiler relies on the opening and closing braces, including the backslashes (\), to distinguish the statement from regular text.

If a file containing a metafile is specified, the file must contain a placeable Windows metafile; the Help compiler will not accept standard Windows metafiles. Furthermore, Windows Help sets the MM_ANISOTROPIC mode prior to displaying the metafile, so the placeable Windows metafile must either set the window origin and extents or set some other mapping mode.

Example

The following example places a bitmap at the left margin. The subsequent paragraph wraps around the bitmap:

\par
\
The map at the left shows the easiest route to the school. 
Although many people use Highway 125, there are fewer stops 
and less traffic if you use Ames Road. 

See Also

bmc, bmr, \wbitmap