Elixir - Xerox DocuPrint 180 Solution Manual

IPS APPLICATION MIGRATION
IBM

Elixir

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As part of the AFP architecture, IBM provides several products which
you can use to create resources. Some of these products are
explained in this section.
Font Library Services Facility (FLSF)
This product allows you to define, rename, or delete fonts, code
pages, and character sets. You can also add or remove characters
from a font or copy characters between fonts.
Note: This product is no longer supported by IBM.
IBM AFP Font Collection
The IBM font collection offers over 1000 fonts in various formats that
can be used on all AFP printers. Type Transformer can be used to
convert any Adobe Type 1 font into raster or outline AFP font.
FontLab can be used to design or modify fonts.
Overlay Generation Language (OGL)
This product allows you to create the overlays (electronic forms)
used in your applications. It defines the constant text, lines, boxes,
and shading elements that make up the electronic form. You can also
include page segments in the overlay.
Graphical Data Display Manager (GDDM)
This product is a collection of programs used to edit graphics and
images, create composite documents, and convert files to different
formats.
Page Printer Formatting Aid (PPFA)
PPFA is a batch utility that generates the page definitions and form
definitions used in your AFP applications. You can use this program
to specify how the printer controls will process the physical sheet of
paper and how the data should appear on the logical page. You can
also specify colorization commands for text or overlays within the
PageDef.
IBM AFP Windows Printer Driver
The IBM Windows Printer Driver allows you to convert a form created
in any Windows application into a compiled OGL. This product also
allows you to create page segments. The IBM AFP Windows Printer
Driver also supports the basic AFP colors.
Elixir provides a suite of products to convert your existing AFP
resources for use on DocuPrint IPS printers. Each of these products
is explained in the following sections. You can purchase most of
these applications through Xerox.
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