BASIC CONCEPTS
Positioning form elements
Elements you can place on a form using FDL commands are as
follows:
•
Lines
•
Boxes
•
Fixed text
•
Logos and signatures
•
Images
•
Sections.
All of these elements are located in relation to the form origin at
the upper left corner of the form. Each form element has an
origin, a point used to position it relative to the form origin.
Form element
Element origin
Vertical ruled line
Top of the line at midpoint of the line thickness
Horizontal ruled
line
Left end of the line at midpoint of the line
thickness
Box (outlined)
Upper left corner of the box at 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 line appears upright to the viewer
Fixed text (multiple
lines)
Upper edge of the topmost character cell and
the leftmost edge of the leftmost character cell
when viewed in an upright position (illustrated
in figure 2-7)
Graphics
Upper left corner of the image
Logos and
signatures
Upper left corner of the first (or only) character
cell (with a few exceptions)
Sections (of a form)
Upper left corner of the section
Figure 2-7 shows two text blocks, one using a portrait font and
one using a landscape font. A symbol shows where the text
block origin is located. This is the point used to position the text
block relative to the form origin.
Figure 2-7.
Text block origin
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XEROX 4850/4890 HIGHLIGHT COLOR LPS FORMS CREATION REFERENCE
