Xerox 4650, 4450 manual Advantages of FDL, Lps

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1.	Basic concepts

	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.
	FDL-defined forms are input to the printer as data, using the LPS
	keyboard and display, or a host computer terminal. To define a
	form, FDL uses lines, logos, images, signatures, shading, and
	different font styles and sizes to make full use of laser printing
	system features and capabilities.
Advantages of FDL	· Lines can be drawn at specified intervals without being
	redefined each time.
	· You state the origin and the dimensions of a box to have it
	drawn at any specified location on the page.
	· An entire section of a form, once defined, can be repeated
	anywhere on the same form.
	· In defining a location on a page, you are not restricted to
	lines and character positions. You can specify coordinates in
	inches, centimeters, or dots with a resolution of 1/300 inch in
	either direction.
	Note: An xdot is a 1/600 inch unit of measure that is
	provided with version 3 software. A form specifying xdots
	may be created, edited, and compiled on any V3-based LPS.
	However, results are unpredictable if you attempt to print a
	600 spots per inch (spi) form on a 300-spi LPS.
	· Once you create a form, it can be stored on the system and
	printed as many times and as often as you need.
	· You can use three types of lines (solid, broken, and dotted)
	in four thicknesses: invisible [0], hairline, medium [1], or
	bold [2]. You can also mix fonts and arrange text in many
	ways.
	Certain basic concepts are required to understand the forms
	creation process on laser printing systems. These include the
	size, shape, and location of the overall image on the page of a
	document, the orientation of the text or graphics on the page,
	the size and style of the characters to be used, and the type of
	data to be entered.
	This chapter discusses fonts and font memory, registration and
	skew, and output information for the jobs you create on your
	LPS.

XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE

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Contents Xerox Page Table of contents Compiling and printing forms TroubleshootingGrid Font Line BOX Text Logo Graphic Section Comment ENDGlossary AppendicesIndex GLOSSARY-1Page Uppercase Bold Blue IntroductionLowercase black italics UppercasePublication Number Related publicationsLPS Advantages of FDLFonts OrientationCharacter spacing/line length examples Image size considerations PaperFont memory SystemVirtual PhysicalPhysical page sizes Inches MillimetersVirtual page origin EdgemarkingImaging error messages Registration shift and skewNon-imaged elements Landscape orientation shift and skew 11 x Patient Name Output performance considerationsForm origin Form elements and corresponding origins Positioning form elementsForm element Text block originY coordinates GridsPredefined formats Data types Data typesData type Description FDL command overview Command formatForms Description Language Command summary FDL command summaryCommand types Commands Command function Setup commands Form creation processForm Paper LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT Grid Font FORM/RESOLUTION Paper Size is value PaperParameter options Unit by y unitLANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT Orientation page Size is n Wide by m HighOrientation Grid Unit is format id Origin y unit x unit GridGrid Unit is value Origin y unit x unit Format idFont Fonts id 1 id 2 id 3...id 32jFonts UN106A,UN104C,UN114A · Line · BOX · Text AT · Text in BOX · Logo · Graphic Description commandsLine Direction AT c a unit c a unit ... Every c i unitDirection BOX Density ThicknessText AT Text#ETAIL #D#ISTRIBUTION Text in BOX Using Font n in position BOX y unit x unit `text `textNext direction BOX `text `text PositionNext Horizontal BOX `text `text Text positioningLogo id AT y unit x unit LogoEagle GraphicGraphic name AT vpos unit hpos unit Scale is n/d VposPlacing a graphic Sample .FSLSyntax Begin Section id Do Section id AT y unit x unitBegin Section Phone Default NoneBegin Section PhoneComment Do Section Phone AT 0,0 Do Section Phone AT 30,37Syntax Comment text Syntax END Parameters None Default None ENDEndend Form printing process Compiling and printing formsFSL data transfer OfflineOnline Compiling a formFDL compilation time Invoking the forms compilerRES=spi Compiling 600 spi formsCompiling 4850 color forms and logos Error checks Using the compilation optionsSummary sheet FDL Tryit SimplexProof File storageFDL filename Proof Secured filesExample 1 FDL Tryit Tray Printing a compiled formSample filename.FRM Sample TRYIT.FRMSuggested coding techniques TroubleshootingConverting preprinted forms Designing new formsRecommended coding sequence Syntax ambiguitiesForms Paper size Hints and tips Hints and tipsKeywords Hints and tips Image complexity factors Line tablesHints and tips Keywords Example of extraneous drawn lines Importance of orderly constructionLines entered in unintended locations Scan line densityDetermining line density limitations Landscape pagesPortrait pages Generation errors Local density and page setup errorsSuperimposed lines Solid 2 box sharing part of a Solid 1 box edge Using boxesError calculations Text in boxesLocating the closest box Centering text in boxes Correcting text-in-box errorsText Spaced AT 4 Dots in BOX 10 `TEXT Line Shading factorsSection factors Terminating shading to avoid line density problemsAT 8 Draw VER Line from 4 to 5 Using Hairline Rounding measurement factorsConverting other unit values to dots Rounding variable data Grid unit specification System response Grid unit scaling specificationsFDL statistics Grid unit scalingFDL command syntax summary FDL command syntax conventionsSyntax Meaning END Compiling commands syntaxSystem default summary Specification Substitution Grid and origin substitutions for 8.27 byInch/A4 paper Grid and origin substitutions for all paper sizes Page Figure C-1.Earnings register Sample form creationUsing the Comment command Writing the setup commandsDrawing lines Vertical Line commandDrawing horizontal lines Drawing vertical linesPlacing text at a location Drawing boxesPlacing text in a box Using the END commandEdit 1STFRM.FSL Compiling the formFigure C-12.Source statement 1STFRM.FSL Page FDL capacity limits Capacity limitsMaximum Page Format ID No. Lpi Cpi Point Size Standard print formatsBegin Lines Columns Size1 Orientation2 Values y,x Font IDPage Forms design ruler Support tools and measurementsStandard formats and spacings Side Formats/spacingSupport Tools and Measurements Grid examples Command examplesForm results with grid specified, but no Size or originGrid Unit is 1 CM Command ExamplesFigure G-5.Form results with grid and page size specified Draw Line examplesFigure G-8.Drawing a horizontal line inches Every BOX examplesFigure G-12. Drawing boxes Shading and Repeat Vertically EveryText AT examples Command Examples Text in BOX examples Center positionsBottom positions BCD GlossaryBOF BOTDjde CMEEnet EOTFCP FCBFCU FDLJCL JCBJDE JDLLPS PCC PDEPDL PSC Ucsb TOFUCS XddiSymbols IndexFDL Image FSLPredefined formats, 1-13, 2-6 to