Icatalog Command; Palette Command - Xerox Printer User Manual

ICATALOG command

PALETTE command

HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3.2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS
When you compile a form in LPS format, fonts convert to
uppercase. When you compile a form in XES format, fonts do
not convert. The system accepts them in uppercase and
lowercase. Refer to the "Managing and printing sample forms"
chapter.
Defaults None.
Examples Long form:
FONT Font1;
There is no short form.
Use the ICATALOG command to specify the ink catalog to be
used on highlight and full color printers.
The ink catalog is a file that contains color information. It resides
on highlight color printers and in the XPRM database. You can
list all the ink catalogs stored in your XPRM database by using the
LIST COLORMAP command. Refer to the "Resource
management" chapter in the XPRM/HFDL 3.2 for IBM MVS
Managing Resources manual.
Full color printers require the ink catalog name. If you do not
specify a catalog for a highlight color printer, the printer uses its
default catalog.
Figure 3–6 shows the command syntax flow.
Figure 3–6.
ICATALOG
Parameter name represents the ink catalog to use for color information.
Your ink catalog name must not exceed six alphanumeric
characters. You cannot use spaces.
Default Printer default catalog and palette, if you do not specify the
ICATALOG (highlight color only).
Examples Long form:
ICATALOG IS CAT1;
Short form:
ICATALOG CAT1;
Use the PALETTE command to specify the ink palette to use for
color information on highlight and full color printers. The ink
palette is a subset of inks in the ink catalog.
Full color printers require the palette name. If you do not
specify a palette for a highlight color printer, the printer uses its
default palette.
You can list all the pallete names stored in your XPRM database
by using the LIST COLORMAP command. Refer to the "Resource
ICATALOG command syntax
name
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USING HFDL COMMANDS
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