1–4 Introduction
Rotated Alphanumerics permit new concepts in form design. Normal,
expanded, and compressed character strings can be rotated 90 degrees
clockwise or counterclockwise, or they can be printed upside down.
Logos are easily created using alphanumeric commands and add a variety of
print and shading features for a “customized” appearance to forms, reports,
and labels. You can define the format of the logo using TIFF files and PCX
raster data as well as the standard IGP/PGL dots.
Reversed Print permits highlighting and contrasting by printing white
characters on a dark background.
Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability allows batch form
processing. You can identify individual numeric and bar code data fields,
which includes automatic increment or decrement functions.
The following list summarizes the new features included in the current
release:
•Inline Commands allows commands to appear anywhere within a line.
This enables the FONT command to control text attributes for a text
line. It also permits commands to be packed into a single text line to
maintain line counting when using an IBM system.
•TIFF and PCX Raster Data File Support allowing two of the four
TIFF file formats (uncompressed and packed bits compression formats)
and both of the PCX raster data file formats (compressed and
uncompressed).
•Additional Bar Codes including Code 93, an industrial bar code, and
Codabar, a medical and package tracking bar code.
•Host Control of PSA Resources through PTX SETUP command,
which manages those options that are common between printer
emulations.