Xerox 4450 Forms Creation Manual page 24

FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
Command summary
Command types and
commands
FORM/RESOLUTION
PAPER
LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT
GRID
FONT
LINE
BOX
TEXT AT
TEXT IN BOX
LOGO
GRAPHIC
SECTION
END SECTION
DO SECTION
COMMENT
END
2-2
The five types of commands and the associated FDL commands
are described in table 2-1.
Table 2-1.
Command function
Identifies the name of a form in the forms library and the resolution at which
the form should be compiled for printing.
Identifies the paper size for which the form is designed.
Specifies the page orientation and virtual page size.
Specifies the grid units used in describing the form and the origin of the form
relative to the virtual page origin. In most cases, a standard format
specification can be entered, which provides standard character and line
spacing, page orientation, and form origin.
Specifies which fonts to use when creating a form.
Specifies the length, position, direction, and thickness (hairline, 0, 1, or 2) of
lines.
Specifies the location of the upper left corner and the dimensions of square
or rectangular boxes. All boxes in FDL are fixed-size. Backgrounds for text
must use the BOX command.
Specifies the positioning of text (written matter) such as form titles, headings,
and labels in specific locations.
Specifies the positioning of text in a box.
Specifies the positioning of logos and signatures.
Specifies a graphic image to be merged with the form and its placement and
relative scale.
Defines a portion of a form as a relocatable section.
Terminates a section.
Invokes and places a previously defined section of a form.
Inserts comments.
Terminates a form description.
FDL command summary
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