FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
Command summary
The five types of commands and the associated FDL commands
are described in table 2-1.
Table 2-1.
FDL command summary
Command types and
commands
Command function
FORM/RESOLUTION
Identifies the name of a form in the forms library and the resolution at which
the form should be compiled for printing.
PAPER
Identifies the paper size for which the form is designed.
LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT
Specifies the page orientation and virtual page size.
GRID
Specifies the grid units used in describing the form and the origin of the form
relative to the virtual page origin. In most cases, a standard format
specification can be entered, which provides standard character and line
spacing, page orientation, and form origin.
FONT
Specifies which fonts to use when creating a form.
LINE
Specifies the length, position, direction, and thickness (hairline, 0, 1, or 2) of
lines.
BOX
Specifies the location of the upper left corner and the dimensions of square
or rectangular boxes. All boxes in FDL are fixed-size. Backgrounds for text
must use the BOX command.
TEXT AT
Specifies the positioning of text (written matter) such as form titles, headings,
and labels in specific locations.
TEXT IN BOX
Specifies the positioning of text in a box.
LOGO
Specifies the positioning of logos and signatures.
GRAPHIC
Specifies a graphic image to be merged with the form and its placement and
relative scale.
SECTION
Defines a portion of a form as a relocatable section.
END SECTION
Terminates a section.
DO SECTION
Invokes and places a previously defined section of a form.
COMMENT
Inserts comments.
END
Terminates a form description.
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XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE
