Xante Accel-a-Graphix CT4, User Manual

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___________________________________________ Glossary G-11
Point Size
Term used to describe the size of a font. One point equals 1/72 of an
inch.
Portrait Orientation
When the print on the page runs across the narrow length of the
page. The term comes from painting when artists paint
“portraits” on canvases that are taller than they are wide. See
also Landscape Orientation.
PostScript
A page description language developed by Adobe Systems. The
controller contains the Adobe Postscript language, not an emulation.
PPD File
PostScript Printer Description file. A special file providing printer
(or, in the case of the Accel-a-Graphix CT4, controller) specific
information which is needed by some applications (such as Adobe
Illustrator, Adobe Separator, FreeHand, and Adobe PageMaker) so
that the applications work smoothly with a printer or the controller.
Printer Control Language
A complete set of printer commands, imbedded as software in the
controller, which contains all the instructions needed by your
controller to describe page content and character and graphic
placement.
Printer Driver
A printer driver is a file that enables the application program to
communicate with the controller. On the controller, usually the
printer driver is installed within an application program. On
Macintosh setups, the driver is the LaserWriter icon selected in the
Chooser and is installed with the system.
Printer Margins
The imageable area of the printer—not the margin setting within an
application.