Xerox Printer manual Font command, LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT commands, Grid FMT1

HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE

The GRID sizes must fall into the boundaries of the physical page. The smallest grid allowed is 1 XDOT by 1 XDOT. The largest grid allowed is 1 physical page by 1 physical page.

Y specifies the form origin offset downward from the top±left corner of the virtual page.

X specifies the form origin offset to the right of the left edge of the virtual page.

units indicates the unit of measure you want when specifying the offset origin. The units are INCHES, CENTIMETERS, DOTS, and XDOTS. You can use two decimal places when you specify inches and centimeters. You must express DOTS and XDOTS in integers.

Defaults Predefined format FMT1, if you do not specify the GRID or

LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT commands.

Predefined format FMT6, if you specify PORTRAIT

(LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT command), but not GRID. If you specify a predefined format, all GRID format parameters are automatically provided, unless you change them with the ORIGIN parameters.

INCHES, if you do not specify units.

A value of 1, if you omit an n value when you specify DOTS or

XDOTS.

Examples Long form:

GRID UNIT IS 12 CPI BY 8 LPI ORIGIN 0.18 INCH 0.66 INCH;

Short form:

GRID FMT1;

FONT command

You cannot specify any text in your form until you specify the fonts you are going to use with the FONT command. Check with your System Administrator for the fonts available for your forms.

Figure 3±5 shows the command syntax flow.

Figure 3±5. FONT command syntax

FONT	font name	;
FONTS	,

Parameters Font name identifies the standard or custom font for your form. Font name is a maximum 6-character string for a centralized font card and a maximum 20-character string for a decentralized font card. Use a blank space or a comma to separate multiple font names. There is a maximum of 32 fonts per form.

Do not confuse font names with the FONT command. You can specify up to 32 font names in a HFDL command structure, such as font1, font2, through font32. You can specify only one FONT command in an HFDL command structure.

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