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AS/400 Migration Considerations
Here are some things to consider if you migrate your print workload to an InfoPrint
60 or 3160-001 printer attached to an AS/400 operating in the OS/400 environment.
Bolding Characters
Both OfficeVision and Data Description Specification (DDS, the native OS/400 key
word HIGHLIGHT function) enable you to make characters bold by using a font
modification parameter. The printer automatically prints the indicated characters
bold for any font supported by the printer. The printer supports this same function
for the set of fonts resident in the printer that have bold versions.
See “AS/400 Bolding Function, Native and OfficeVision” on page 52 for a list of the
printer fonts and what will occur when the bolding function is invoked.
Important
Bolding may cause changes to line length, and in some cases may cause
information to exceed the page width.
Enlarge Print Function
OfficeVision/400, the Advanced Function Presentation Utilities/400, and the Data
Description Specification (DDS), native OS/400 keyword for CHRSIZ enable you to
direct the printer to enlarge characters. This function is not supported on the
InfoPrint 60 or 3160-001 using fonts selected by FGID (Font Global ID). This
function is supported only under DDS if you use GDDM fonts. GDDM fonts are
selected by name, such as ADMVMOB for Multinational Open Block.
Box Draw Function
OfficeVision lets you draw boxes with the cursor and then print them as drawn.
The printer supports this function if you specify ON for the AS/400 Box Draw
Enhancement printer configuration item. If you specify OFF for the AS/400 Box
Draw Enhancement printer, boxes drawn with OfficeVision will have breaks in them.
Note: To print boxes correctly, the printer substitutes code page 1091 for code
page 259.
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