Postscript Emulation; Userdict Operators For Page Type - Xerox 4213 Programmer's Reference Manual

Userdict operators for page type

XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE
4.
This chapter highlights certain programming features specific to
the 4213's
Language (PDL) and describes how this PDL differs from other
implementations of the PostScript language.
chapter serves as a supplement, we have omitted the standard
information
Reference Manual and related publications.
The reference
programmers who design host software to be used on the 4213
or who write their own programmes in the PostScript page
description language.
The following operators are defined in userdict; they accept no
arguments and yield no results. They select the imageable area
that corresponds to each type of paper, with the width referring
to the imageable area extending in the direction of the x-
coordinate, and the height referring to the y-coordinate.
papername —papername—
Only the imageable area, and not the paper type, can be
selected with papername. Valid strings for papername are
shown in table 4-1 on the next page.

PostScript emulation

emulation of the Postscript
already described in
material in this
Page Description
Because this
the PostScript® Language
chapter is intended for
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