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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FDL statistics

4-16

Grid unit scaling

4-16

Appendices

FDL command syntax summary

A-1

System default summary

B-1

Sample form creation

C-1

FDL capacity limits

D-1

Standard print formats

E-1

Support tools and measurements

F-1

Command examples

G-1

Glossary

GLOSSARY-1

Index

INDEX-1

XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE

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Страница 1: ...XEROX Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 Laser Printing Systems Forms Creation Guide April 1995 720P93990...

Страница 2: ...s which are displayed on the screen such as icons screen displays looks etc Printed in the United States of America Publication number 720P93990 Xerox and all Xerox products mentioned in this publicat...

Страница 3: ...ts 1 7 Imaging error messages 1 7 Registration shift and skew 1 7 Output performance considerations 1 9 Form origin 1 10 Positioning form elements 1 11 Grids 1 12 x and y coordinates 1 12 Predefined f...

Страница 4: ...ques 4 1 Converting preprinted forms 4 1 Designing new forms 4 1 Recommended coding sequence 4 2 Syntax ambiguities 4 2 Hints and tips 4 3 Image complexity factors 4 4 Line tables 4 4 Scan line densit...

Страница 5: ...mand syntax summary A 1 B System default summary B 1 C Sample form creation C 1 D FDL capacity limits D 1 E Standard print formats E 1 F Support tools and measurements F 1 G Command examples G 1 Gloss...

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Страница 7: ...text indicates required characters or command keywords UPPERCASE BLUE ITALICS Uppercase blue italics indicate optional parameter keywords characters or values Lowercase black italics Lowercase black i...

Страница 8: ...050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Operator Guide 720P94000 Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Operator Instructor Training Flipcharts 720P22080 Xerox 4050 4090 4450 4650 LPS Operator Instructor Training Guide 720P220...

Страница 9: ...can specify coordinates in inches centimeters or dots with a resolution of 1 300 inch in either direction Note An xdot is a 1 600 inch unit of measure that is provided with version 3 software A form...

Страница 10: ...nting On a laser printing system you can change page orientation from page to page without interrupting the printing operation This capability coupled with variable character size permits maximum flex...

Страница 11: ...styles such as serif and sans serif and weights such as medium and bold The Xerox LPS Standard Font Library Font User Guide lists the standard fixed and proportional fonts Font orientation In additio...

Страница 12: ...these documents Custom fonts logos and signature font data also consume font memory during processing Paper Paper sizes Laser printing systems print on the following paper sizes 8 5 by 11 inch 216 by...

Страница 13: ...ze of paper other than the paper size you select at sysgen This allows you to specify nonstandard paper size for specific jobs Refer to the Forms Description Language chapter and the Xerox 4050 4090 4...

Страница 14: ...e printing area in some cases and can cause you to lose data which begins near or off the edge of the physical page Edgemarking is the placement of marks along the edge of the page These marks consist...

Страница 15: ...gative value for the SHIFT command be sure that it is less than the value of the left margin Imaging error messages If any part of a print line originates off the system page the following message dis...

Страница 16: ...w 8 5 x 11 inches a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Inboardside a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a...

Страница 17: ...ion refers to one printed side of a sheet of paper The actual output performance you experience depends greatly on the processing features invoked in the job and the print density of each page Actual...

Страница 18: ...nt on the LPS Form origin All forms data described by FDL commands is positioned relative to a point called the form origin as shown in figure 1 9 This point offsets from the virtual page corner by ho...

Страница 19: ...f the box at the midpoint of the outline thickness Box shaded Upper left corner of the box Fixed text single line Upper left corner of the first character cell when the line appears upright to the vie...

Страница 20: ...ontal position When both coordinates are given together the y coordinate is always specified first If you draw a horizontal and a vertical line through the form origin to create x and y coordinates yo...

Страница 21: ...efined print description entries or formats having standard format specifications is provided on the Operating System Software OSS tapes You may use the standard formats or define your own to suit you...

Страница 22: ...t the LPS merges with a form Typically this data varies from page to page Forms Refers to information that is used to print the form such as lines between columns and rows boxes and shading Forms data...

Страница 23: ...electronic form file on the LPS The form can contain a variety of fonts logos and graphics and it can be merged with variable data during printing You can select any stored form for printing Command f...

Страница 24: ...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...

Страница 25: ...presented in the following order Command Syntax Parameter options Default Considerations Example Compiling and printing forms After you have entered all the FDL commands needed to describe your form...

Страница 26: ...mpletely contained in the first record of the form definition Reserved words such as FORM GRID FONT TEXT BOX LOGO and so on cannot be used for the name However reserved words can be modified and used...

Страница 27: ...size value Example nonstandard sizes PAPER SIZE IS 16 54 INCHES BY 11 69 INCHES Example standard sizes PAPER SIZE IS USLETTER Considerations USLETTER and USLEGAL cannot be abbreviated You can specify...

Страница 28: ...GE SIZE IS n WIDE BY m HIGH Parameter options orientation LANDSCAPE The form is oriented horizontally like most paintings or photographs of landscape scenes PORTRAIT The form is oriented vertically li...

Страница 29: ...entimeters represents the length of one side of a square grid unit If the value is omitted when DOTS are specified 1 is assumed If only one DOTS parameter is specified the grid unit is the same number...

Страница 30: ...a blank or a comma Example FONTS UN106A UN104C UN114A Considerations Fonts must be selected using the FONT command before text can be specified FONT can be used only once When specifying multiple font...

Страница 31: ...0 x 0 You can specify both x and y coordinates or just one coordinate along the y or x axis If only one coordinate is given the axis is implied in the command Symbols for coordinates The following fiv...

Страница 32: ...cement from the form origin of the first or only point of origin expressed in grid units or linear units The remainder of the line command specifies the length and characteristics of a line to be draw...

Страница 33: ...line are horizontal and solid The default option of REPEAT is used to repeat a horizontal line vertically and a vertical line horizontally to produce parallel lines The default number of lines to be...

Страница 34: ...IZONTALLY VERTICALLY ca Absolute x or y coordinate at which to start repetitive lines Multiple ca parameters can be specified ci An incremental number representing the grid units or linear units betwe...

Страница 35: ...or lines per inch LPI If units are not specified the measurement is in grid units alignment LEFT RIGHT CENTER TOP BOTTOM n Index number of the font to be used If omitted the system uses the last font...

Страница 36: ...gin of multiple lines of text is the upper edge of the topmost character cell and leftmost edge of the leftmost character cell when viewed in an upright position Text buffer capacity limits vary depen...

Страница 37: ...linear measurement expressed as inches IN centimeters CM DOTS XDOTS points PTS or lines per inch LPI If units are not specified the measurement is in grid units alignment LEFT RIGHT CENTER TOP BOTTOM...

Страница 38: ...r illustrations regarding text positioning Figure 2 2 Text positioning 1 4 7 2 3 5 6 8 9 Note that except for CENTER two keywords are required If a location is not specified the default is to place te...

Страница 39: ...Center or Rank Xerox This logo is a special font of one or more characters which carries with it the relative position of the characters that make up the logo Thus while a logo may be made up of many...

Страница 40: ...HIC command to place your images at any location on the page A form may consist solely of graphics images Each graphic to be associated with a form must be specified in the FSL file Syntax GRAPHIC nam...

Страница 41: ...2 DRAW BOX 45 6 WIDE BY 20 6 HIGH USING SOLID 2 GRAPHIC UNICRN AT 31 5 42 TEXT USING FONT 1 AT 83 5 2 5 FORM SM105 Considerations Up to 16 images per page are permitted The Raster Image Processor RIP...

Страница 42: ...2 7 Specifying a section FORM SEC 4 PORTRAIT GRID FMT8 FONT UN207B COMMENT CREATE PHONE MESSAGE PAD SECTION BEGIN SECTION PHONE AT 7 DRAW 7 HORIZONTAL LINES FROM 4 TO 33 USING SOLID 1 AND REPEAT VERT...

Страница 43: ...ns text Text to be treated as a comment Default None Example This sample illustrates a COMMENT that identifies the procedure that is to follow it COMMENT PLACE SECTIONS DO SECTION RSPNSE AT 0 0 DO SEC...

Страница 44: ...arameters None Default None Example An FSL file can contain more than one file Therefore if additional FSL files follow an END command the end of all FSLs to be processed is indicated by two consecuti...

Страница 45: ...isplay at a host computer input device or through remote communications 2 Save the FSL file to the LPS system disk 3 Compile the FSL to create a printable electronic form file FRM 4 Debug modify and r...

Страница 46: ...notice an increase in compilation time for forms that perform text handling To ensure that your form files compile as quickly as possible remove any unnecessary font files and use the COMPRESS utility...

Страница 47: ...ge files are loaded on that system prior to compilation Compiling 4850 color forms and logos V3 5 operating system software does not support any color references Color forms created on a 4850 LPS usin...

Страница 48: ...FSL starts on the front side of a new page Error checks If the compilation fails a list of error messages is printed If a command extends over several lines an error message may not appear on the nex...

Страница 49: ...lename PROOF If the form is compiled without errors the FRM file and the source statement and or summary sheet is printed Since the PROOF option deletes it there is no form file on the disk When you u...

Страница 50: ...ple 2 If you want to compile the form but you do not want a printout of the form just yet enter the following FDL TRYIT NOPRINT The FSL compiles but the form and the source statement do not print Prin...

Страница 51: ...orizontal and vertical lines on the system output 3 Use the forms design ruler to measure line and character spacings Refer to the Support tools and measurements appendix 4 Code the form Designing new...

Страница 52: ...while debugging or making changes to a form Use a method of sequencing commands similar to the following Horizontal and vertical lines Boxes if needed Text Logo placement Shading Syntax ambiguities Be...

Страница 53: ...ts that may overlay the basic long lines Code lighter lines first Then code shorter segments that are heavier in density Code a SOLID 0 line first whenever you have a set of colinear segments whether...

Страница 54: ...distinct source using another FSL as a base you need to change the form name to the same name as the source name or to some other name that does not already exist Two files with the same name and type...

Страница 55: ...amples The procedure of line extension results in an irregularity if lines are not specified in an orderly manner For example draw five line segments that are each five units in length If the lines ar...

Страница 56: ...the following is the most reasonable method of specifying the total line AT 0 LINE 0 TO 25 USING SOLID 0 AT 0 LINE 0 TO 5 USING SOLID 2 AND AT 10 20 AT 0 LINE 5 TO 10 USING DOTTED 1 AND AT 15 Figure...

Страница 57: ...period of about four scan lines before it can image the second fully loaded line Landscape pages Line density restrictions differ as a function of the mode landscape or portrait of the form An 8 point...

Страница 58: ...nvironment In this case either reduce the amount of variable data or simplify the form Review the broken page to determine the approximate location of the failure and try to reduce the number of chara...

Страница 59: ...al lines on a landscape form Using boxes You can draw boxes with a single BOX command or construct them with commands on a line by line basis A line density problem can occur if a single BOX command i...

Страница 60: ...hing at the upper right corner of the box in which previous text was placed If text is to be placed in the next box vertically the search begins at the lower left corner Error calculations Horizontal...

Страница 61: ...may actually be centered accurately if line spacing is considered FDL cannot evaluate the aesthetics of the final printed product Therefore it is up to you to create an appropriate appearance for cent...

Страница 62: ...a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a The following statements provide an example of how this technique is used represen...

Страница 63: ...ction boundaries even when they are continuous through a series of sections This is a much less efficient way to create forms than by taking the long lines out of the sections and drawing them as cont...

Страница 64: ...VER LINES FROM 4 TO 5 USING HAIRLINE AND REPEAT HOR EVERY 8 In theory this form description technique creates 14 boxes that can be found simply by addressing the appropriate coordinates In fact the c...

Страница 65: ...ned to scan line 1433 using the following formula 43 300 9 12900 9 1433 3333 or 1433 The equivalent line positioning for the variable data is computed with the following method 43 300 9 43 33 1419 Thi...

Страница 66: ...receives the FORM id command it sets grid scaling to that of FMT1 if it subsequently receives the PORTRAIT command it sets the scale to that of FMT6 Specified in GRID command Replaces default scaling...

Страница 67: ...old blue Ellipses indicate that you can repeat a parameter option or list a series of parameter options Lowercase black italics Word character or phrase variable information in lowercase black italic...

Страница 68: ...ZE IS value SECTION BEGIN SECTION id or DO SECTION id AT y unit x unit or END SECTION id TEXT AT direction TEXT SPACED d units PER LINE ALIGNED alignment USING FONT n AT y unit x unit text text TEXT I...

Страница 69: ...IS 15 CPI 8 1 LPI ORIGIN 0 18 INCH 0 50 INCH FMT3 LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 13 6 CPI 10 7 LPI ORIGIN 0 14 INCH 0 66 INCH FMT4 LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 15 CPI 10 7 LPI ORIGIN 0 14 INCH 0 50 INCH FMT5 LANDSC...

Страница 70: ...18 0 57 INCH FMT2A LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 14 3 CPI 8 3 LPI ORIGIN 0 46 1 53 CM 0 18 0 60 INCH FMT3A LANDSCAPE GRID UNIT IS 12 5 CPI 11 1 LPI ORIGIN 0 46 1 45 CM 0 18 0 57 INCH FMT4A LANDSCAPE GRID UNI...

Страница 71: ...id BEGIN values No GRID UNIT or format id is specified and ORIGIN is specified Grid unit dimensions are set by FMT1 landscape or FMT6 portrait No GRID command is specified Grid unit dimensions and for...

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Страница 73: ...struct the LPS to produce a sample form accurately Refer to the command definitions discussed earlier in this guide as needed Enter the commands as shown in the sample FSL to produce the form You must...

Страница 74: ...are optional and when omitted the system uses the default values Using the COMMENT command Comments enable you to include messages or reminders in your source statement that help you organize your FDL...

Страница 75: ...3 AT 9 DRAW 18 LINES FROM 0 TO 24 USING HAI AND REPEAT EVE 3 Drawing vertical lines Insert another COMMENT to indicate that vertical lines are to be coded next then enter the vertical line commands s...

Страница 76: ...8 HIGH USI SHADING AT 10 1 0 DRAW 9 BOXES 132 WIDE BY 2 8 HIGH USI SOL HAI INK BLUE AND FILL USING INK XEROX PICTORIAL PALE BLUE AND REPEAT VER EVE 6 Placing text at a location Use the TEXT AT comman...

Страница 77: ...ITS YTD CURRENT AMT YTD AMOUNT BOX UNITS UNITS YTD CURRENT AMT YTD AMOUNT BOX UNITS UNITS YTD CURRENT AMT YTD AMOUNT BOX UNITS UNITS YTD CURRENT AMT YTD AMOUNT BOX UNITS UNITS YTD CURRENT AMT YTD AMOU...

Страница 78: ...rtently omit a semicolon or misspell a word The system indicates where the error occurred and you can easily go back into the form and correct the error If there are errors at the OS1000 READY FOR COM...

Страница 79: ...OX PICTORIAL PALE BLUE 000210 22 AND REPEAT VER EVE 6 000220 23 COMMENT TEXT AT COMMAND 000230 24 TEXT USING FONT 2 AT 2 2 5 COMP 000240 25 TEXT USING FONT 2 AT 2 11 BR 000250 26 TEXT USING FONT 2 AT...

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Страница 81: ...IN BOX command 18 bytes S1 S2 Sn 1st box 6 bytes S1 S2 Sn second and all succeeding boxes where n bytes is fixed overhead S is number of characters 2 in a text string rounded to a multiple of two Sec...

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Страница 83: ...1012A FMT11 132 150 12 5 20 6 8 5 x 11 in 22 50 P1112A FMT12 66 172 8 1 13 6 9 14 x 8 5 in 18 66 L0112B FMT13 104 100 8 1 13 6 9 8 5 x 14 in 57 58 P0612A A4 formats FMT1A 66 132 8 3 12 5 9 297 x 210 m...

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Страница 85: ...spacings Side 1 Formats spacing Scale 1 10 inch Standard computer output character spacing can also be used for measuring inches graduated in tenths Scale 2 6 inch Standard computer output line spacin...

Страница 86: ...de 2 should be used for measuring laser printing systems output Default spacing The default spacings on the system are 13 6 cpi scale 5 and 8 1 lpi scale 6 they were chosen for optimal readability for...

Страница 87: ...age origin a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a...

Страница 88: ...example the landscape oriented virtual page is centered on the paper in accordance with the parameters in the LANDSCAPE PAGE SIZE command Grid size and form origin default to FMT1 Figure G 3 Form resu...

Страница 89: ...a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Virtual page origin a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a...

Страница 90: ...a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a...

Страница 91: ...horizontal line inches Example 3 AT 2 DRAW 5 VERTICAL LINES FROM 5 TO 10 AND REPEAT EVERY 2 This command specifies the drawing of five vertical lines The first line begins two horizontal grid units t...

Страница 92: ...rated two grid units from the end of the preceding line Figure G 10 Drawing repeated horizontal lines BOX examples Example 1 AT 4 6 BOX 14 WIDE BY 4 HIGH This command specifies a box 14 grid units wid...

Страница 93: ...Y 5 HIGH USING SHADING AND REPEAT VERTICALLY EVERY 2 This command specifies four 5 inch wide 5 inch high bars placed with the top edges at 5 inches 2 5 inches 4 5 inches and 6 5 inches Figure G 12 Dra...

Страница 94: ...matic Notice how the fixed font gives a more uniform appearance TEXT AT 5 1 FIRST NATIONAL TRUST CO TEXT ALIGNED LEFT AT 5 1 FIRST NATIONAL TRUST CO FIRST NATIONAL TRUST CO TEXT ALIGNED RIGHT AT 5 1 F...

Страница 95: ...ed horizontally or vertically relative to page orientation not relative to the font Portrait and inverse portrait fonts may be used with landscape page orientation for example to insert labels or capt...

Страница 96: ...BOX 10 20 PART NUMBER TOP LEFT TOP CENTER TOP RIGHT TEXT FONT 1 IN CENTER CENTER BOX 12 5 PART NUMBER TEXT ALIGNED RIGHT FONT 1 IN RIGHT CENTER BOX 32 3 PART NUMBER RIGHT CENTER CENTER CENTER Center...

Страница 97: ...ed operated upon stored and so on as a single unit by the computer block length Number of characters or bytes contained in a block of data the block is treated as a unit within the computer Block leng...

Страница 98: ...ter The number of dots imaged per inch measures printer resolution for example 300 dots per mich dpi See also spot dpi Dots per inch Indicates the number of dots per inch displayed on a terminal scree...

Страница 99: ...t stress and orientation Font Interchange Standard See FIS form 1 Compiled FSL file 2 Specific arrangement of lines text and graphics stored in an electronic version Forms can be printed without varia...

Страница 100: ...ynonymous with a START command a job is a group of print data sets called reports A job may contain one or multiple reports job control Program called into storage to prepare each job or job step to b...

Страница 101: ...x In Interpress a mask serves as a template indicating the shape and position of an object on a page metacode Method of controlling the image generator The character dispatcher uses these codes to gen...

Страница 102: ...build up a parameter list from information within a command PCC Printer Carriage Control PDE Page Description Entry PDL Print Description Language Language used to describe printing jobs to a laser pr...

Страница 103: ...ter the number of dots the higher the resolution and the clearer the image The terms dots spots and pixels are synonymous scale To adjust font or image size according to given proportions sequential 1...

Страница 104: ...onalized versions of that document Variable data is not a part of a form design but varies from page to page virtual page Page area selected by a forms designer for printing vpos Vertical positioning...

Страница 105: ...ypes 1 14 defaults system B 1 to B 3 density print 1 9 description commands FDL 2 9 to 2 22 designing forms 4 1 to 4 2 C 1 to C 6 device communicating 3 2 dispatchable items 4 6 to 4 8 displacement va...

Страница 106: ...ensity 4 7 FMT6 1 13 2 7 font text block origin 1 11 image registration 1 7 to 1 9 shading factors 4 12 see also page LANDSCAPE command 1 5 to 1 6 2 6 layout sheet forms 4 2 LINE command 2 10 to 2 11...

Страница 107: ...8 C 2 shading 2 11 4 12 to 4 13 shift image 1 7 to 1 9 skew image 1 7 to 1 9 spi 1 1 2 4 3 3 4 7 spots per inch see spi standard formats 1 13 2 7 E 1 standard print formats see standard formats start...

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