Xerox 4650 Positioning form elements, Form elements and corresponding origins, Text block origin

BASIC CONCEPTS

Positioning form elements

The following elements may be placed on a form with FDL commands:

·Lines

·Boxes

·Fixed text

·Logos and signatures

·Images

·Sections.

All of these elements are located in relation to the form origin at the upper left corner of the form. Each form element has an origin, a point used to position it relative to the form origin, as shown in table 1-2.

	Table 1-2.	Form elements and corresponding origins
Form element	Element origin
Vertical ruled line	Top of the line at the midpoint of the line thickness
Horizontal ruled	Left end of the line at the midpoint of the line thickness
line
Box (outlined)	Upper left corner of the box at the midpoint of the outline
	thickness
Box (shaded)	Upper left corner of the box
Fixed text (single	Upper left corner of the first character cell
line)	when the line appears upright to the viewer
Fixed text (multiple	Upper edge of the topmost character cell and the leftmost
lines)	edge of the leftmost character cell when viewed in an upright
	position (illustrated in figure 1-10)
Graphics	Upper left corner of the image
Logos and	Upper left corner of the first (or only) character cell (with a few
signatures	exceptions)
Sections (of a form)	Upper left corner of the section
	Figure 1-10 shows two text blocks, one using a portrait font and
	one using a landscape font. The text block origin is used to
	position the text block relative to the form origin.
	Figure 1-10.	Text block origin

Origin

XEROX 4050/5090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE 1-11