Field Name Description
Line width Specifies the width of line used to draw the box on the printer.
*NARROW 1/120 inch
*MEDIUM 1/60 inch
*WIDE 1/40 inch
nIf the unit of measure specified in the specification is
inch, n is 0.00 - 1.00 otherwise n is 0.00 - 2.54.
If you specify 0 for this parameter, the text in the box is formatted and
the box is not printed. If the measurement method of the text in the
box is Row/Column, it is formatted according to the line placement
parameter.
Line placement Specifies the placement of the line used to draw the box. This
parameter is used only when the measurement method is Row/Column.
1 Middle Lines are drawn in the middle of character cells.
2 Border Upper horizontal line is drawn at the top of character
cells, and lower horizontal line is drawn at the bottom of
character cells. A left vertical line is drawn at the left of
character cells, and a right vertical line is drawn at the
right of character cells.
The default value is 1 Middle.
Shading Pattern Specifies the pattern used to shade the box.
1=Standard Standard shading pattern is used.
2=Screen Screen shading pattern is used.
See “Shading Pattern in Box” on page 437 for examples of the shading
pattern.
If you do not specify anything, the box is not shaded.
Shading Type Specifies the type of shading when the

Shading pattern

prompt is
specified.
*LIGHT Black is 24% and white is 76%.
*MEDIUM Black is 48% and white is 52%.
*DARK Black is 72% and white is 28%.
|*HIGHLIGHT The shaded area will be highlighted in color. The color
|used will be the highlighting color of the printer, but may be
|tinted to a deeper or lighter color. The Define Box Detail
|panel will be re-displayed to accept input for percent color
|and percent black. The sum of the two percent values
|cannot exceed 100 percent. *HIGHLIGHT can only be
|selected for printer groups which support color highlighting
|or if the printer type is *DEFAULT and Y (yes) is selected for
|

Color shading

on the Confirm or Change Printer Attributes
|panel. When *HIGHLIGHT is selected for the

Shading type

,
|the

shading pattern

is always set to 1 (Standard).
nThe box is shaded n percent black, while n is a number
between 0.01 and 100.00.
|The default value is *MEDIUM. This prompt is ignored when the
|

Shading pattern

prompt is not specified except when the

Shading type

|is *HIGHLIGHT.
See “Shading Pattern in Box” on page 437 for examples of the shading
pattern.
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