Positioning Form Elements - Xerox 4450 Forms Creation Manual

Positioning form elements

Form element
Vertical ruled line
Horizontal ruled
line
Box (outlined)
Box (shaded)
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
• Logos and signatures
• Images
• Sections.
All of these elements are located in relation to the form origin at
the upper left corner of the form. Each form element has an
origin, a point used to position it relative to the form origin, as
shown in table 1-2.
Table 1-2. Form elements and corresponding origins
Element origin
Top of the line at the midpoint of the line thickness
Left end of the line at the midpoint of the line thickness
Upper left corner of the box at the midpoint of the outline
thickness
Upper left corner of the box
Upper left corner of the first character cell
when the line appears upright to the viewer
Upper edge of the topmost character cell and the leftmost
edge of the leftmost character cell when viewed in an upright
position (illustrated in figure 1-10)
Upper left corner of the image
Upper left corner of the first (or only) character cell (with a few
exceptions)
Upper left corner of the section
Figure 1-10 shows two text blocks, one using a portrait font and
one using a landscape font. The text block origin is used to
position the text block relative to the form origin.
Figure 1-10. Text block origin
Origin
BASIC CONCEPTS
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