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Xerox 4450 Forms Creation Manual

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Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650
Laser Printing Systems
Forms Creation Guide
April 1995
720P93990
XEROX

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  • Page 1 Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 Laser Printing Systems Forms Creation Guide April 1995 720P93990...
  • Page 2 Xerox Corporation 701 S. Aviation Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245 © 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Output performance considerations Form origin Grids Data types 2. Forms Description Language FDL command overview Form creation process Setup commands XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Font memory System page Physical page Virtual page Edgemarking Non-imaged elements Imaging error messages...
  • Page 4 Superimposed lines Page generation errors Local density and page setup errors Text in boxes Locating the closest box Converting other unit values to dots Rounding variable data XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE 2-10 2-11 2-13 2-17 2-18 2-19 2-21...
  • Page 5 FDL statistics Grid unit scaling Appendices Glossary Index XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE FDL command syntax summary System default summary Sample form creation FDL capacity limits Standard print formats Support tools and measurements Command examples TABLE OF CONTENTS 4-16...

  • Page 7: Forms Description Language

    CAUTION: WARNING: XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE The Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Forms Creation Guide describes the use of Forms Description Language (FDL) commands you use to create forms for merging with variable data to print on a laser printing system (LPS). Descriptions include the following: •...

  • Page 8: Command Summary

    INTRODUCTION Related publications viii You can find additional information related to the 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS in the following publications. Publication Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Master Index Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass Transport Instructions, V3.5/3.8 Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass Transport Operator Training Guide Flipcharts...

  • Page 9: Form Creation Process

    Advantages of FDL XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE The laser printing system (LPS) provides the capability to create electronic forms tailored to meet your individual requirements. You create electronic forms using the Forms Description Language (FDL). This simple-to-learn, easy-to-use language enables you to design and alter forms in minutes.

  • Page 10: Page Orientation

    Both fixed and proportionally spaced fonts are available for use on the 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS. Each font character occupies an area called a character cell. All character cells in a fixed font are the same width. Character cells in a proportional font vary in width.
  • Page 11 Fonts are available in various typefaces (such as OCR and Titan), sizes, styles (such as serif and sans serif), and weights (such as medium and bold). The Xerox LPS Standard Font Library Font User Guide lists the standard fixed and proportional fonts.

  • Page 12: Image Size Considerations

    This refers to the maximum image area, which is 8.6 by 14.00 inches. Elements which do not print may originate off the leading edge of the system page. Refer to the “Non-imaged elements” subsection later in this chapter for more information. XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 13: Physical Page

    Refer to the “Forms Description Language” chapter and the Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print Description Language (PDL) Reference for more information about commands. The virtual page refers to the dimensions of the page as specified in the software.

  • Page 14: Edgemarking

    Virtual page (user-defined size) Physical page The same coordinate system is used for printing on all Xerox printers. This limits the printing area in some cases and can cause you to lose data which begins near, or off, the edge of the physical page.

  • Page 15: Registration Shift And Skew

    Non-imaged elements Imaging error messages Registration shift and skew XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Elements, such as text and graphics, may begin at the edge of the physical page on two sides, and off the physical page on the top and on the left side (except with 8.5 by 14 inch paper).
  • Page 16 .1 inches or 2.0 mm of space on all sides of any boxes, or above and below any lines onto which variable data is to be printed, as shown in figure 1-8. XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Skew + .05“/1.0 mm...

  • Page 17: Output Performance Considerations

    Note: Figure 1-8 is enlarged for the purpose of illustration, and is not to scale. The LPS has a rated speed of up to 50 (4050, 4450, and 4650) or up to 92 (4090) impressions per minute (an impression refers to one printed side of a sheet of paper).

  • Page 18: Form Origin

    Figure 1-9. Form origin Form origin (offset from virtual page origin) Virtual page origin Virtual page (default size=paper size) Form origin (offset from virtual page origin) Virtual page origin Virtual page (user-defined size) Physical page XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 19: Positioning Form Elements

    Fixed text (single line) Fixed text (multiple lines) Graphics Logos and signatures Sections (of a form) XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE The following elements may be placed on a form with FDL commands: • Lines • Boxes • Fixed text •...

  • Page 20: X And Y Coordinates

    1-11. You can then position form elements (lines, boxes, and so on) by specifying a grid location. Figure 1-11. Form grid Form origin (y=0,x=0) Character cell origin at (y=2,x=1) XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 21: Predefined Formats

    These standard formats provide commonly used impact printer conversion formats for use with specific page sizes and orientations. Use the Xerox design ruler to assist you in measuring character and line spacing. The ruler has eight scales that conform to the standard format grid.

  • Page 22: Data Types

    Forms data also refers to information that is part of the form, such as titles, headings, captions, logos, and signatures. Forms data typically does not vary from page to page. XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 23: Fdl Command Overview

    Reference FDL command overview Command format XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Forms Description Language This chapter describes the function and use of each Forms Description Language (FDL) command in generating a form electronically. The FDL commands discussed throughout this guide apply to all version 3 laser printing systems.
  • Page 24 Invokes and places a previously defined section of a form. COMMENT Inserts comments. Terminates a form description. The five types of commands and the associated FDL commands are described in table 2-1. Table 2-1. FDL command summary XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 25: Setup Commands

    Library (.FSL) source files. If you use your host editor utility, follow the instructions provided in your host documentation. If you use the LPS editor, refer to your Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for more information on editor commands. Refer to the “FDL command syntax summary” appendix for an alphabetical list of each command and syntax.

  • Page 26: Form/Resolution

    FORM name RESOLUTION IS value SPI; name A one- to six-character identifier that references the form. value Specifies whether the form is created at 300 or 600 spi. Default None. FORM BLUBOX RESOLUTION IS 300 SPI; XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 27: Paper

    The PDL PAPERSIZE command is explained in more detail in your Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print Description Language (PDL) Reference. Due to edgemarking considerations, the form created by specifying a paper size of USLEGAL is different from one specifying 8.5 by 14 inches.

  • Page 28: Landscape/Portrait

    If specified, the command must precede the GRID, BOX, LINE, LOGO, and TEXT commands, described later in this chapter. Page width and height values must be positive numbers and may contain two decimal places for all units except DOTS. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 29: Grid

    Default Example Considerations XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Specifies how far apart to space the horizontal and vertical grid lines. This command also specifies the location of the form origin with respect to the virtual page origin. All FDL commands create and place form elements (lines, boxes, and so on) relative to the form origin.

  • Page 30: Font

    However, the maximum number of fonts and logos allowed per form by the forms compiler is 32. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE is generated. No ***INVALID FONT INDEX...

  • Page 31: Description Commands

    Description commands Location coordinates Symbols for coordinates Negative coordinates XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Description commands specify the location, size, and characteristics of the following form elements: lines, boxes, logos, graphics, form sections, and text. The following commands are used for entering descriptive form data: •...

  • Page 32: Line

    IN, the c units, unless specified after c measurement is in grid units. direction HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE unit unit; displacement is parameter is assumed to be in the same . If units are not specified, the...

  • Page 33: Box

    Example Reference Parameter options XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE The coordinate of the start of the line, measured on the x or y axis, depending on the direction of the line. The coordinate of the end of the line, measured on the x or y axis, depending on the direction of the line.
  • Page 34 BOX command. AT 4, 6 BOX 14 WIDE BY 4 HIGH; Refer to the “Command examples” appendix for examples and illustrations about drawing boxes. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 35: Text

    Parameter options XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Two methods are available for specifying the text that is to be placed on forms. The TEXT AT command places the text at a specified location anywhere on the form; the TEXT IN BOX command places text inside a box.
  • Page 36 Although the current keyboards provide lowercase capability, it is important to note that a form previously created on a 9700/8700 using toggles will compile successfully on a 4050, 4450, 4650, or 4090 LPS. Text in forms may be left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered.
  • Page 37 Parameter options XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Other character-block orientations are shown in the “Command examples” appendix. TEXT IN BOX Allows you to place text within a box. Syntax direction TEXT SPACED d units PER LINE ALIGNED alignment USING FONT n IN position BOX y unit x unit ‘text’ ‘text’ ...
  • Page 38 The keywords IN NEXT VERTICAL BOX specify the box beneath the current box. These adjacent boxes are shown in figure 2-3. The default is HORIZONTAL. Figure 2-3. Adjacent boxes XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 39: Logo

    Use this command to place .LGO files. A complex figure called a logo up to two square inches in size can be digitized to order by the Xerox Font Center or Rank Xerox. This logo is a special font of one or more characters, which carries with it the relative position of the characters that make up the logo.

  • Page 40: Graphic

    Keyword LOGO EAGLE The name of the logo, a one- to six-character alphanumeric label, is given to the logo when it is digitized by the Xerox Font Center or Rank Xerox. AT 10,12 The keyword AT and the coordinates (y,x) indicating where the logo is to be placed.
  • Page 41 Sample .FSL Considerations Parameter options XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Specifies the reference scale factor. Each parameter, n and d, must be an integer in the range of 1 to 8 to allow a reference scale factor in the range of 1/8 to 8. The reference...
  • Page 42 END SECTION; Finishing command. Notice that the END SECTION command does not use the section name. Including a section name results in an error. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 43: Comment

    Parameter options Default Example Comment nesting Considerations XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE DO SECTION PHONE AT 0,0; DO SECTION PHONE AT 30,37; DO SECTION Keywords. PHONE Section name. The section must previously have been defined by the BEGIN SECTION and END SECTION commands.

  • Page 44: End

    An .FSL file can contain more than one file. Therefore, if additional .FSL files follow an END command, the end of all .FSLs to be processed is indicated by two consecutive END commands. The command syntax is: END;END; XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 45: Compiling And Printing Forms

    (LPS) system disk. The next step is to compile the file and print a copy of the form. Follow these steps to print an electronic form on a Xerox laser printing system: 1.

  • Page 46: Compiling A Form

    NOPRINT Specifies that the .FSL source statements listing, form summary, and sample form will not be printed. However, if an error occurs during form processing, the listing and the summary are printed. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 47 Compiling 600 spi forms Compiling 4850 color forms and logos XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE TRAY Specifies that the sample form, source statement, and summary sheet will go to the sample tray instead of the currently active output stacker.

  • Page 48: Using The Compilation Options

    Illegal grid units or syntax. Errors are flagged in the source statement with messages specifying the type of error. Refer to the Xerox LPS Message Guide for a description of error messages that may appear while forms are being compiled.
  • Page 49 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE File storage A large number of forms may be stored in the forms source directory (uncompiled) and form directory (compiled) on the system disks. Two files with the same name cannot be stored in the same directory.

  • Page 50: Printing A Compiled Form

    If there are graphics in the form, FDL does not guarantee that the image fits on the page. If necessary, the following message appears: OS6191 GRAPHIC xxxxxx OFF PAGE AND WILL NOT BE PRINTED XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Suggested coding techniques Converting preprinted forms Designing new forms XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Physical printer constraints and forms compiler methods are factors that can affect form design. This chapter provides coding technique suggestions and hints and tips to help you avoid coding problems.

  • Page 52: Recommended Coding Sequence

    IN (preposition) is detected as missing and an error message results. The solution to this situation is to write the following: TEXT 1 IN IN BOX...; TEXT 1 INCH IN BOX...; TEXT 1 DOTS IN BOX...; • FMTn cannot be abbreviated. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 53: Hints And Tips

    • Try to avoid shading on portrait forms. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE • [DOT\TED is interpreted as [DOT\S. For example: AT 18 DRAW 5 HORIZONTAL LINES FROM 27.5 TO 37.5 DOT...;...

  • Page 54: Image Complexity Factors

    The message is of no real consequence to you unless the new line is intended as the side of a box. In that case, the box is not found and your form may not compile. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 55 Examples XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Generally, the line table limits are reached because the form contains a large number of short line segments. The most probable reason for this is a series of vertical lines (for example, tick marks) or horizontal lines (for example, a series of long dashes).

  • Page 56: Scan Line Density

    When too many dispatchable items are present on a scan line on the long axis of the paper, the LPS operating system displays the following line density error message: OS6950 LINE DENSITY EXCEEDED XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 57 Determining line density limitations Landscape pages Portrait pages XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE The hardware limitation of 320 dispatchable items per 300 spi scan line (640 for 600 spi) includes the required overhead of two dispatchable items. For example, a dispatchable item could be a...

  • Page 58: Superimposed Lines

    A local density problem occurs when the imaging hardware accepts and dispatches characters at two different rates. If a form structure imposes a dispatching load that is too heavy, the hardware may run out of input before the data processing is finished. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 59: Using Boxes

    Considerations Using boxes When to use the BOX command XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE If a form you described causes page setup errors, examine the form and variable data to see if there are many lines or a large amount of text in a small area.

  • Page 60: Text In Boxes

    = (72/300) * (D/N) target point size number of points in an inch 300 number of dots in an inch distance between top and bottom of the box (in dots) number of lines that are involved. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 61 Correcting text-in-box errors Centering text in boxes Specifying line spacing within boxes XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Figure 4-5. Measurements used in computing vertical box TEXT IN LINE 1 TEXT IN LINE 2 TEXT IN LINE 3 The result of this equation is rounded up and displayed in the error message.

  • Page 62: Shading Factors

    0.2 to 0.4 units smaller than the surrounding box and is centered in that box. (Units referred to are lpi and cpi units.) This sets shading back from the borders by 3 to 5 dots. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 63: Section Factors

    Avoiding boundary line density problems Section factors XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Terminating the shading before reaching the boundary line helps to avoid line density problems, conserves space in the form file and in the form image buffer, and enhances the appearance of the form.

  • Page 64: Rounding Measurement Factors

    Unless a form is described with a coordinate system of only dots or an integral number of dots, the REPEAT parameter cannot be used to draw boxes that must be referenced by their coordinates. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 65: Rounding Variable Data

    Rounding variable data Alignment problems Avoiding imperfect alignment XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Under certain circumstances, a form and variable data do not align properly, even though it appears that both use the same line spacing. This may be the result of the effects of rounding on the line spacing.

  • Page 66: Fdl Statistics

    COMMENT EQUIVALENT TO: AT 2 CM LINE FROM 3 INCHES TO 1500 DOTS; AT 2 LINE IN CM FROM 3 INCHES TO 1500 DOTS; COMMENT EQUIVALENT TO: AT 2 CM LINE FROM 3 INCHES TO 1500DOTS; XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 67: Fdl Command Syntax Summary

    Syntax UPPERCASE BOLD BLUE Lowercase black italics UPPERCASE BLUE ITALIC XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE FDL command syntax summary This appendix contains an alphabetized summary of the Forms Description Language (FDL) commands syntax described in this guide. The conventions and definitions used to describe the commands are shown in table A-1.
  • Page 68 LPS keyboard. The entire command must fit on one line. To print a stored form, enter the following: SAMPLE filename.FRM Refer to the “Compiling and printing forms” chapter for more information on compiling commands. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE unit; unit...

  • Page 69: System Default Summary

    XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE System default summary This appendix lists the default parameters that the system automatically substitutes when specifications are omitted in FDL commands. Grid unit dimensions are rounded to the nearest tenth. The grid and origin substitutions made when printing on 8.5 by 11 inch/216 by 279 mm paper are shown in table B-1.
  • Page 70 ORIGIN 0.36, 2.16 CM; (0.14, 0.85 INCH) FMT10A PORTRAIT; GRID UNIT IS 17.6 CPI, 12.5 LPI, ORIGIN 1.45, 1.00 CM; (0.57, 0.39 INCH) FMT11A PORTRAIT; GRID UNIT IS 20 CPI, 12.5 LPI, ORIGIN 1.44, 1.00 CM; (0.57, 0.39 INCH) XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 71 Unit not specified in the SPACED parameter of the TEXT command No units specified in the LOGO command XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Substitutions made for all paper sizes are shown in table B-4. Table B-4. Grid and origin substitutions for all paper sizes Substitution FORM id;...

  • Page 73: Sample Form Creation

    You must be familiar with the LPS Editor utility or the editor at your host. The sample form that you create is shown in figure C-1, in reduced size; your form will be actual size. Figure C-1. Earnings register XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 74 Enter the COMMENT shown in figure C-3. The comment indicates that horizontal lines are coded next. Figure C-3. COMMENT command COMMENT *** DRAW HORIZONTAL LINES ***; XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 75: Drawing Lines

    Drawing lines Drawing horizontal lines Drawing vertical lines XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE LINE commands are used to construct horizontal and vertical lines which, in turn, are used to construct boxes. Enter the horizontal line commands shown in figure C-4. You have the option of abbreviating the commands to the first three characters.
  • Page 76 AT 5.1,0 BOX 132 WIDE BY 1.8 HIGH USI SHADING; AT 10.1,0 DRAW 9 BOXES 132 WIDE BY 2.8 HIGH USI SOL HAI INK 'BLUE' AND FILL USING INK 'XEROX.PICTORIAL.PALE BLUE' AND REPEAT VER EVE 6; Use the TEXT AT command to place text at an exact location.
  • Page 77 Placing text in a box Using the END command XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE The TEXT IN BOX command allows you to place text at a particular location within a box that was previously described. Enter the COMMENT and TEXT IN BOX commands, as shown in figure C-8.

  • Page 78: Compiling The Form

    SAVE, CLEAR, and END (SCE), as shown in figure C- Figure C-11. SAVE, CLEAR, and END (SCE) commands END; FDL 1STFRM,TRA When the form compiles error-free, your form prints successfully. Figure C-12 illustrates the complete .FSL. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE message on...
  • Page 79 19 AT 5.1,0 BOX 132 WIDE BY 1.8 HIGH USI SHADING; 20 AT 10.1,0 DRAW 9 BOXES 132 WIDE BY 2.8 HIGH USI SOL HAI 21 INK 'BLUE' AND FILL USING INK 'XEROX.PICTORIAL.PALE BLUE' 22 AND REPEAT VER EVE 6;...

  • Page 81: Fdl Capacity Limits

    Item Text Space allocation Sections Lines Fonts and logos XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE The available memory space imposes the following maximums for use, as shown in table D-1: Table D-1. Capacity limits Maximum Buffer capacity: 512 bytes Lines per TEXT statement: TEXT AT command: 16 bytes + S1 + S2 .

  • Page 83: Standard Print Formats

    8.5 by 11 inches is portrait orientation. For A4 paper, 297 by 210 mm is landscape, and 210 by 297 mm is portrait orientation. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Standard print formats Predefined print formats that provide commonly used impact...

  • Page 85: Forms Design Ruler

    Can be used for 12 cpi or 12 lpi. Formats/spacing Default character spacing on Xerox laser printing systems. Default line spacing on Xerox laser printing systems (66 lines per landscape page). Line spacing on Xerox laser printing systems (88 lines per landscape page).
  • Page 86 (scale 6); they were chosen for optimal readability for the standard computer format of 132 columns by 66 lines. Refer to the “Standard print formats” appendix for a complete list of standard formats and spacings. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 87: Command Examples

    GRID examples Reference Example 1 Example 2 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Command examples The examples presented in this appendix illustrate the functions of the FDL commands. Use these examples together with the command information in the “Forms Description Language”...
  • Page 88 In this example, explicit grid unit dimensions are set by the GRID command, and no ORIGIN parameter or predefined format is specified. This causes the form origin to coincide with the virtual page origin. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE 1" Grid unit dimensions (set by FMT3) 3"...
  • Page 89 Example 5 Example 6 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Figure G-4. Form results with grid specified, but no origin or format Grid unit size (1 cm square) Virtual page origin and form origin Virtual page centered on paper LANDSCAPE PAGE SIZE IS 3 INCH 3 INCH;...
  • Page 90 10 grid units to the right of the form origin. Figure G-7. Drawing a horizontal line (rows and columns) XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE 1" 3" 1" 3"...
  • Page 91 Example 2 Example 3 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE AT 3.5 DRAW LINE IN INCHES FROM 4 TO 10; This command specifies the drawing of a horizontal line 3.5 inches down from the form origin, beginning four inches to the right of the form origin and ending 10 inches to the right of the form origin.
  • Page 92 This command specifies a box 14 grid units wide and four grid units high, with the upper left corner four grid units down from the form origin and six grid units to the right of the form origin. Figure G-11. Drawing a box XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 93 SHADING AND REPEAT VERTICALLY EVERY 2; This command specifies four 5-inch wide, .5-inch high bars placed with the top edges at .5 inches, 2.5 inches, 4.5 inches, and 6.5 inches. Figure G-12. Drawing boxes XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 94 TOP AT 5,1 'FIRST' 'NATIONAL' 'TRUST' 'CO'; F N T C I A R O R T U S I S T O T XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Center-aligned TEXT AT 5,1 'FIRST' 'NATIONAL' 'TRUST' 'CO'; FIRST NATIONAL TRUST...
  • Page 95 (for example, to insert labels or captions). Likewise, landscape and inverse landscape fonts may be used with portrait page orientation. Portrait, landscape, inverse portrait, and inverse landscape fonts are listed in the Xerox Laser Printing Systems Standard Font Library Font User Guide. COMMAND EXAMPLES...
  • Page 96 Bottom positions TEXT ALIGNED CENTER FONT 3 IN BOTTOM CENTER BOX 40,10 'PART NUMBER'; BOTTOM CENTER XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE TEXT ALIGNED RIGHT FONT 3 IN TOP RIGHT BOX 5,5 'PART NUMBER'; TOP RIGHT TEXT ALIGNED RIGHT FONT 1 IN RIGHT CENTER BOX 32,3 'PART NUMBER';...

  • Page 97: Glossary

    Bits per inch. CCID Character Code Identifier. Code associated with the universal identifier “Xerox” to indicate the version of the Xerox character code standard used to code Interpress strings. Set of all characters defined in a font, including alphabet, numeric, and special characters such as symbols.
  • Page 98 See also physical page. blanks Blank spaces within a command line. ENET Ethernet network. End of tape. Xerox local area network (LAN) that allows transmission of data by cable from one device to another. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 99 Forms Description Language Forms Source Library hexadecimal highlight color image area XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Forms Control Buffer. Controls the vertical format of printed output. File Control Parameter. File Conversion Utility. Forms Description language. LPS-resident source language used to design electronic forms.
  • Page 100 2. To set all information in a computer system to its starting values. Industry-standard page description language developed by Xerox. Interpress documents can be printed on any sufficiently powerful printer equipped with Interpress print software.
  • Page 101 In Xerox printing systems, a logical page is a formatted page that is smaller than the physical page. A logical page is defined by an origin, thus allowing more than one logical page to be placed on a physical page.
  • Page 102 In Xerox laser printing systems, a unit of measurement equal to 0.0139 inch. Points are always used to express type, size, and leading. There are 12 points to a pica and about 72 points to an inch.
  • Page 103 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE Pages per minute. See PDL. Portion of the system disk memory (up to 4 MB) reserved for temporary storage of formatted pages for printing. Pages are retained until they are delivered to the output tray.
  • Page 104 Either of two possible printer configurations: 1. Black mode which allows printing with black dry ink only. 2. Highlight mode which enables both highlight color and black printing. Xerox Network Systems. Xerox Printer Access Facility. XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...

  • Page 105: Index

    1-12 data transfer, FSL, 3-1 to 3-2 types, 1-14 defaults, system, B-1 to B-3 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE density, print, 1-9 description commands, FDL, 2-9 to 2-22 designing forms, 4-1 to 4-2, C-1 to C-6 device, communicating, 3-2...
  • Page 106 Page Description Language, see PDL paper selecting, 2-5 sizes, 1-4, 4-2 types, 1-4 PAPER command, 1-5, 2-5 to 2-6 PAPERSIZE command, 1-5 PDL, 1-5 physical page, 1-5 portrait definition, 1-2 to 1-3 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE...
  • Page 107 2-14 placing, C-4 text block origin, 1-11 TEXT command definition, 2-13 XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE AT, 2-13 to 2-14, G-8 to G-9 IN BOX, 2-15 to 2-17, G-10 troubleshooting, 4-1 to 4-16 UNIT value, 1-13 uppercase toggle, 2-14...

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