Using Boxes - Xerox 4450 Forms Creation Manual

Using boxes

When to use the BOX command
XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE
Considerations 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. If there are, you can reduce the
density of this area by spreading out the material or by deleting
parts of the form.
To determine possible causes of page setup errors due to local
density, look for the following items:
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You can draw boxes with a single BOX command or construct
them with commands on a line-by-line basis.
A line density problem can occur if a single BOX command is
used to specify a box that is adjoined to another box by a single
side. When two BOX commands are issued in this manner, one
line of a box is superimposed over another along the adjoined
side. Since two lines are drawn between the same pair of
coordinates, a line density problem may occur.
To avoid this situation, use the BOX command only for the
following conditions when designing a form:
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Figure 4-4.
Large amounts of closely spaced text in a small font; that is,
long lines of solid text with minimum spacing, especially if a
form is portrait.
Large amounts of text in an orientation different from the
defined form orientation; for example, portrait text in a
landscape form.
A large number of lines drawn on the short axis of the paper;
that is, vertical lines on a landscape form.
The box is fully isolated from any other lines.
The line type of a box is different from any other lines that
share its boundaries, for example a SOLID 2 box sharing a
small portion of a SOLID 1 edge, as shown in figure 4-4.
SOLID 2 box sharing part of a SOLID 1 box edge
TROUBLESHOOTING
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