X And Y Coordinates - Xerox 4850 Reference

Grids

x and y coordinates

XEROX 4850/4890 HIGHLIGHT COLOR LPS FORMS CREATION REFERENCE
The location of a form element on a page is specified in terms of
its horizontal and vertical displacement from the form origin. The
units of measurement used to define this displacement can be
any of the following:
• Linear units—inches or centimeters
• Dots—300 per inch
• Cpi and lpi—characters per inch horizontally and lines per
inch vertically.
The y coordinate describes the vertical position on a grid. The x
coordinate describes the horizontal position. When both
coordinates are given together, the y coordinate is always
specified first.
If you draw a horizontal and a vertical line through the form
origin to create x and y coordinates, you would express the
location of the form origin as y=0, x=0.
If you draw more lines to mark horizontal and vertical
measurements away from the form origin so that the lines were
one unit of measurement apart, you create a grid like the one
shown in figure 2-8. You can then position form elements (lines,
boxes, and so on) by specifying a grid location.
Figure 2-8.
Example You placed the letter "A" at location (2,1). If you are measuring
grid units in inches, the origin of the "A"character cell is located
two inches down and one inch to the right of the form origin. If
you are measuring the grid in cpi and lpi units, the origin of the
"A" character cell is located two lines down and one character
width to the right of the form origin. At 10 cpi and 6 lpi, the "A"
is 0.33 inch down from the form origin and 0.10 inch to the
right.
Form grid
BASIC CONCEPTS
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