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April 1998 721P85630 Page Related publications Related Publications NumberXerox Docuprint 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS Forms Creation Guide Table of Contents Compiling and printing forms Forms layout considerationsText AT Text in BOXFDL command summary Coding a complex formGlossary GLOSSARY-1Index INDEX-1Introduction About the reference setXerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Operator GuideXerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS PDL Reference LPS System Generation GuideXerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Forms Creation Guide CardLPS Message Guide User GuideWhat this guide contains Conventions used in this guide Xiv Overview Laser printing technology PaperFonts Forms creationPage Landscape Portrait Basic conceptsOrientation Character spacing Font orientation Frames PhysicalSystem VirtualForm origin Positioning form elementsForm element origin Form element Element originGrids Y coordinateBasic Concepts Predefined formats Formats Data types FDL command overview Forms description languageCommand summary Command format Steps to creating a form Form Paper LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT Grid FontSetup commands Form commandForm id Form 3BOXESPaper command Paper Size is Usletter A4 Uslegal A3By y Option DescriptionUsing B4 paper size Sysgened paper size is out of rangeSpecifying TAB as a form Paper SizeInches By y InchesLANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT command Virtual page sizeLandscape Paper Size is n Dots Wideby m Dots HighDots Xdots Grid commandCentimeter Centimeters Example 1 Landscape Grid Unit is FMT3Example 2 Landscape Grid Unit is FMT1 Origin 1 Inch 1 InchGrid Unit is 1 CM Form with grid specified, but no origin or formatForm with grid, origin, and page size specified Fonts UN106A,UN104C,UN114A Font commandFont S id. . . id Description commands Use of a negative coordinate Line command AT 3 Draw Line from 4 to Line Types of linesDraw Drawing a horizontal line rows and columns 10.Drawing parallel vertical lines BOX command AT 4,6 BOX 24 by 4 USI SHA HEA HorizontallyShading and Repeat Vertically Every Grid Unit is 1 DOT, Origin is 0,0Text commands Text ATDots PER Line Vertical Xdots PTS LPI Aligned Left Right Center TOP BottomKeywords Explanations Text command defaultsText ‘R#ETAIL #D#ISTRIBUTION’ Aligning textText Aligned Left AT 5,1 ‘FIRST’ ‘NATIONAL’ ‘TRUST’ ‘CO’ First National TrustText AT 5,1 ‘FIRST’ ‘NATIONAL‘ ‘TRUST’ ‘CO’ Vertical Text AT 5,1 ‘FIRST’ ‘NATIONAL’ ‘TRUST’ ‘CO’Forms Description Language 14.Character block orientations for a portrait 15.Character block orientations for a landscape Text in BOX Text in BOX 4 3 ‘FIRST’ ‘NATIONAL’ ‘TRUST’Text in BOX command defaults 16.Possible text positions in boxPart Number Next Horizontal Vertical BOX ‘text‘ ‘text‘ 17.Adjacent boxes18.Placing text in adjacent boxes Logo Eagle AT 10 Logo commandLogo id AT y unit x unit Graphic command Graphic name AT vpos unit ,hpos unit Scale is n/ dName vpos Unit Hpos Graphic AFJ AT 10Section commands Begin Section idEND Section Do Section id AT y unit x unitEND Section Section command syntax Begin SectionPhone Do SectionComment *** Draw Horizontal Lines Comment commandComment text Endend END commandEND Creating an FSL form Compiling and printing formsForm printing processing Using magnetic tape Communicate the FSL file to the LPS system diskCompiling a form Invoking the forms compilerRES=300 or Error checking Compiling 4850/4890 color forms and logosSummary sheet FDL TRYIT,SIMPLEXSecured files Proof optionFDL TRYIT,PROOF FDL TRYIT,NOPRINT Debugging and modifying the fileFDL TRYIT,TRAY FDL compilation time Storing form filesPrinting a compiled form Sample filename.FRMPage Line tables Forms layout considerationsImage complexity Importance of orderly construction Example of extraneous lines drawnLines entered in unintended locations Scan line density OS6950 Line Density ExceededGeneration errors Local density and page setup errors OS9300 page SET-UP ErrorSummary Using boxes Text in boxesError calculations Locating the closest box= P * B/T = 72/300 * D/NMeasurements used in computing vertical box errors Text Spaced AT 4 Dots in BOX 10 ’TEXT Line 1’ ’TEXT Line 2’ Normal shading-using the same coordinates ShadingSections Rounding measurements Converting other unit values to dotsRounding variable data Suggested coding techniques Converting preprinted formsDesigning new forms Recommended coding sequenceTips, tricks, and pitfalls Keywords ExplanationSyntax ambiguities Text Spaced 1 in BOXCoding a complex form Getting startedWriting the setup commands Using the Comment commandDrawing vertical lines Drawing linesDrawing horizontal lines Drawing boxes Text AT command Placing text at a locationText in BOX command Placing text in a boxEND command Compiling the form Edit 1STFRM.FSLSource statement 1STFRM.FSL 000500Page Keyword FDL command summaryFDL command syntax BOX Comment END FontForm GraphicWide by m HighLogo PaperIncheses Incheses Centimeters Dots Xdots SectionText in BOX Page FDL-generated messages FD1000 ALL Forms COMPILED. Forms Compiler ExitingFD2740 FSL not Found or Invalid OPTION. Check and Retry Not Exist Page System default summary Specification SubstitutionFMT12 Landscape Grid Unit is 13.6 CPI, 8.1 LPI FMT13 Portrait Grid Unit is 13.6 CPI, 8.1 LPIFMT1A Landscape Grid Unit is 12.5 CPI, 8.3 LPI FMT2A Landscape Grid Unit is 14.3 CPI, 8.3 LPISolid Page Grid unit specification System response Grid and Text command examplesGrid unit scaling specifications Page Fonts and logos FDL capacity limitsSections Page Support tools and measurements Forms design rulerStandard formats and spacings side SidePage Glossary Glossary GLOSSARY-3 Glossary GLOSSARY-5 Glossary GLOSSARY-7 Glossary GLOSSARY-9 Glossary GLOSSARY-11 Glossary GLOSSARY-13 Glossary GLOSSARY-15 Glossary GLOSSARY-17 Glossary GLOSSARY-19 Glossary GLOSSARY-21 Glossary GLOSSARY-23 Glossary GLOSSARY-25 IBM IFUIGM IOMLPS MTUMicr OCRGlossary GLOSSARY-29 Page Index NumeralsFDL LPS Text in BOX