Xerox Printer Adding color to forms, Font character maps, Ink color availability and control

PLANNING YOUR FORMS

Font character maps

Once the compiler equates a keyboard code point to a Xerox character identifier, another translation must locate the graphic representation of the character within the font. A font character map identifies the location of each graphic character within a font. The graphic representation is the actual bitmap that prints the character in the form. Usually the character is in ASCII format. For example, hexadecimal code point 41 is the ASCII code for the uppercase A.

Some character sets may not support all font graphic characters.

For example, Character Set E does not contain the left brace ({).

For more information on font character maps, see the ªVirtual keyboard and font character mapsº appendix in the Xerox Print Resources Manager/Host Forms Description Language 3.2 for IBM MVS Managing Resources manual.

Adding color to forms

The Xerox highlight color LPS printers and the Xerox 4700 Color Document Printer allow you to use color to emphasize important parts of your form. With a highlight color printer, you can use different shades of a single color to highlight parts of your form. The 4700 printer uses full color technology, which allows you to choose from a wide selection of colors. The following examples show typical color enhancements for forms:

·Highlighted titles

·Highlighted columns representing totals or important results

·Lines setting off groups of columns or items or used as a border for your form

·Boxes filled with any of the colors and tints available in the ink catalog.

You use the HFDL command statements to control color. For more information, refer to the ªUsing HFDL commandsº chapter.

On a highlight color printer, text, lines, and box borders always print in the primary color of the printer, even if you specify a different color, tint, and so on.

You can send a form using red, blue, or green palettes to either a highlight color printer or a full color printer. To convert red, blue, and green highlight colors to full color versions, recompile the form with VERSION=XC on the COMPILE command. The full±color palette is available only on the 4700 printer.

Ink color availability and control

When planning colors, you should determine if your company has any regulations and controls for using colors on forms. You may need to use a specific ink list, which contains an ink catalog, palette, and ink for items such as logos and form titles. Contact your System Administrator to determine the available ink colors.

HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3.2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS 2±11