HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE

Parameters

Cy specifies the y±axis coordinate for the box origin location.

 

 

 

Cx specifies the x±axis coordinate for the box origin location.

 

 

 

units indicates the unit of measure for specifying the box 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.

 

 

 

The number of boxes you want to draw is n.

 

 

 

IN units is a shorthand method of specifying units for the entire

 

 

 

command. IN units overrides all other units used. For example,

 

 

 

if you want to draw a box using inches but specify grid FMT1, IN

 

 

 

INCHES uses inches as the grid for all units in the specific BOX

 

 

 

statement.

 

 

 

The width of the box you have specified is p.

 

 

 

The height of the box you have specified is q.

 

 

 

SOLID, BROKEN, or DOTTED specifies the type of line.

 

 

 

HAIRLINE, 0 point (invisible), 1 point, or 2 points specifies the

 

 

 

thickness of the line for your box.

 

 

 

INK n specifies the INK number you selected from the ink list to

 

 

 

draw the line in color for use on a Xerox highlight or full color

 

 

 

LPS printer. You may specify the same, or different, ink numbers

 

 

 

for the outline of the box.

 

 

 

FILL and INK n specifies the ink you want to use to fill a box.

 

 

 

The box fill can be a color or a tint of color. The ink you specify

 

 

 

must be defined in the ink list of the INK command.

 

 

 

SHADING specifies shadowing: LIGHT, MEDIUM, or HEAVY.

 

 

 

REPEAT specifies that you want a box repeated according to the

 

 

 

following commands.

 

 

 

HORIZONTALLY or VERTICALLY specifies the orientation of the

 

 

 

repeated boxes.

 

 

 

EVERY Ci indicates that you want a box repeated at the

 

 

 

increment (Ci) you have specified.

 

 

 

AT Ca indicates the absolute x or y coordinate where you want

 

 

 

the box repeated in a horizontal or vertical direction.

Defaults

SOLID, if you do not specify the line type.

 

 

 

1, if you do not specify the line weight or shading.

 

 

 

0, if you do not specify the line weight but do specify shading.

 

 

 

MEDIUM, if you do not specify the degree of SHADING.

 

 

 

HORIZONTALLY, if you do not specify the REPEAT orientation.

 

 

 

When you specify a box and shade with one command and do

 

 

 

 

 

 

not specify a line type for your box, your box will be shaded but

 

 

 

 

 

 

you will not have a line around it.

Examples

Long form:

 

 

 

AT 4,6 DRAW 4 BOXES 14 WIDE BY 4 HIGH USING SOLID

 

 

 

HAIRLINE INK 2 AND REPEAT EVERY 5;

 

 

 

Short form:

 

 

 

AT 4,6 BOX 14 WIDE BY 4 HIGH;

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