Xerox 721P83071 manual Fonts, Character spacing

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BASIC CONCEPTS

formats. Each set of unique definitions represents a job and is called a JDE or a job.

A JDL (compiled JSL) file containing printing instructions for the LPS is required to print any job on any configuration. Many specialized functions can be accomplished with PDL statement commands. Refer to the Xerox 4635 LPS PDL/DJDE Reference for specifics.

Several basic JSL files are provided with the OSS; for example, ENET.JSL is provided for printing Ethernet jobs, ONLINE.JSL is provided for printing online jobs, a XEROX.JSL is provided for printing magnetic tape jobs, and so on. To meet specific application needs, any OSS-supplied JSL can be copied and modified. All Xerox LPSs have as a standard feature the LPS Editor utility for the creation and modification of program source files (FSL and JSL extension files).

Fonts

A font is a character set which has a unique typestyle, type size, and orientation. Both fixed and proportionally spaced fonts are available for use on an LPS. Each font character occupies an area called a character cell. All character cells in a fixed font are the same width, while character cells in a proportional font vary in width, as shown in figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4.Character spacing

Because the length of a line printed with a proportional font is relatively unpredictable, fixed fonts are used for variable data on a report to avoid overprinting of forms by variable data.

Proportional fonts are normally used for forms data, such as, titles, headings, and so on. A business letter is an example of the use of proportional fonts for variable data. The difference in line length is illustrated in figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5.Character spacing examples

2-8	XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE

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Contents Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System Product Reference Page Publication Number Related publicationsXerox 4635 Laser Printing System Product Reference Table of contents LPS hardware components LPS software componentsProduct differences/user considerations Appendices Xerox customer resourcesGlossary IndexPage LPS Product Reference IntroductionLaser Printing System document set About the reference set4635 LPS Forms Creation Guide 4635 LPS Installation Planning Bold Document conventionsLPS overview Software 4635 LPSOptions Input enablement deviceTrack magnetic tape drive Track cartridge tape driveExpanded disk memory Inch floppy disk driveExpanded bitmap memory Bar code readerEthernet graphic scanners Ethernet workstationsEquipment dimensions LPS specificationsClearance requirements Environmental requirementsHeat dissipation, printer Cabinet fully configuredHeat dissipation, system controller Electrical requirementsLPS features LPS connectionPC UI Printer Fonts FormsTypes of output Page Basic concepts System controller LPS interfacesLPS system disk storage and memory Printer Imaging subsystemXerographic subsystem Input LPS production process overviewOutput subsystem Sources of input for the LPS4635 input options Types of data Special processingJob source library JSL files OutputCharacter spacing FontsBasic Concepts Page System controller hardware components Major components4635 system controller System controller panel Shows the 4635 LPS PC UI Shows the components of the 4635 printer module Printer hardware componentsShows the 4635 LPS with the optional bypass transport 4635 LPS with optional bypass transport LPS Hardware Components LPS operating system ComponentsMajor LPS processing tasks Operating System Software functional descriptionOperator communication User Interface Software and User Dialog Software Printer SoftwareOptional host-resident software packages Xerox Printer Access FacilityXerox Pen Plotter Interface XPPI/DCF Host Forms Description LanguageXerox Print Services Manager LPS compatibility and comparison Product differences/user considerationsUsing your 4635 as a backup LPS To the Xerox 4635 LPS Operator Guide Will this 4050/4090 V3.5 job print on myRefer to the Xerox 4635 LPS Operator Refer to the Xerox 4635 LPS Operator Will this 9790 V2 print on my 4635 V3A? Job features from 9790 Results when run on 4635 V3AWill this 8790 V2 print on my 4635 V3A? Job features from 8790 Results when run on 4635 V3AChecking paper sizes and special stocks Product DIFFERENCES/USER Considerations Checking JDL compatibility Comparing LPS print job resolutionChecking PDL compatibility 11.PDL command parameters unique to Command ParameterLPS DJDEs LPS comparisonLPS product comparison table Feature 4635 4050 4090 4650 4850 8790 9790 Printer Paper Feature 4635 4050 4090 4650 4850 8790 9790 FontsLPS edgemarking LPS user considerationsEdgemarking a portrait Landscape orientation shift and skew 8.5 by 11 inches Registration shift and skewSystem page size Paper sizeError messages Virtual page sizeDeletions Print Darkness Switching paper size and feed modes Interpolation and scanned imagesPitch modes Maximum paper width PPM rate LAN support Cleaning time between pitch mode changesXerox Customer Support Center Xerox support servicesXerox Connection Customer Service Support CenterXerox Font Center Xerox Documentation and Software ServicesXerox Supplies Order Service Master audit directory OverviewMaster audit directory record Description Type Length Comments Key fieldsData Log header record Audit log dataDescription Type Length Comments Mode statusLog dates Report totalsDetail record Waste management detail record Table A-5.Operations log data record Operations log data recordStrings Error flagsDates Record type codesAudit flags Completion status codesPrimary codes Secondary codes Key audit report calculationsAscii AISCME Djde FCB EbcdicFDL FISFSL HCFHCS JDE JDLJSL LEF Micr Object File Operator CommandOctal OfflinePDL RIP ROMSEF Syntax error SymbolSimplex printing Special ProcessingSystems Specialist System DiskTab Tape DensityTerminal TestingText Text StringUCS Wildcarding WildcardWrite Write protectionAcronyms GLOSSARY-18 GLOSSARY-19 GLOSSARY-20 MTU MPUOCR OCSGLOSSARY-22 GLOSSARY-23 Numerals IndexOSS Xerox Sample