Xerox 4450 Manuel utilisateur

XEROX

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650

Laser Printing Systems

Forms Creation Guide

April 1995

720P93990

Xerox Corporation

701 S. Aviation Boulevard

El Segundo, CA 90245

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material generated from the software programs 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 publication are

trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Products and trademarks of

other companies are also acknowledged.

Changes are periodically made to this document. Changes,

technical inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in

subsequent editions.

This document was created on the Xerox 6085 Professional

Computer System using GlobalView software. The typeface is

Optima.

Table of contents

Introduction vii

Document conventions vii

Related publications viii

1. Basic concepts 1-1

Page orientation 1-2

Fonts 1-2

Font memory 1-4

Paper 1-4

Image size considerations 1-4

System page 1-4

Physical page 1-5

Virtual page 1-5

Edgemarking 1-6

Non-imaged elements 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 formats 1-13

Data types 1-14

2. Forms Description Language 2-1

FDL command overview 2-1

Command format 2-1

Command summary 2-2

Form creation process 2-3

Setup commands 2-3

FORM/RESOLUTION 2-4

PAPER 2-5

LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT 2-6

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GRID 2-7

FONT 2-8

Description commands 2-9

LINE 2-10

BOX 2-11

TEXT 2-13

LOGO 2-17

GRAPHIC 2-18

SECTION 2-19

COMMENT 2-21

END 2-22

3. Compiling and printing forms 3-1

Form printing process 3-1

FSL data transfer 3-1

Compiling a form 3-2

Using the compilation options 3-4

Printing a compiled form 3-6

4. Troubleshooting 4-1

Suggested coding techniques 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 density 4-6

Superimposed lines 4-8

Page generation errors 4-8

Local density and page setup errors 4-8

Using boxes 4-9

Text in boxes 4-10

Locating the closest box 4-10

Shading factors 4-12

Section factors 4-13

Rounding measurement factors 4-14

Converting other unit values to dots 4-14

Rounding variable data 4-15

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FDL statistics 4-16

Grid unit scaling 4-16

Appendices A. FDL command 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

Glossary GLOSSARY-1

Index INDEX-1

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

Introduction

The Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Forms Creation Guide

describes the use of Forms Description Language (FDL)

commands you use to create forms for merging with variable

data to print on a laser printing system (LPS). Descriptions

include the following:

• FDL commands necessary to create any desired form with the

correct page orientation, fonts, line widths, and positioning

of captions and logos

• Fundamental printing terms, techniques, and troubleshooting

• Support tools used to simplify the creation of forms

• Command and default summaries, examples, limitations, and

capacities.

Document conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

UPPERCASE BOLD BLUE Uppercase bold blue 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 italics indicate variable parameter options,

(word, character, phrase, or value).

... Ellipses indicate that you can repeat a parameter option, or list a

series of parameter options.

<> Angle brackets indicate keys on the system controller keyboard.

The carat character represents a required space.

TERMINAL FONT Terminal or monospace fonts are used to represent LPS screen

responses.

UPPERCASE Uppercase letters indicate command names and parameter

keywords.

CAUTION: Cautions appear immediately before any action or omission that

may result in damage to your equipment, software, or data.

WARNING: Warnings are associated with the safety of people.

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

INTRODUCTION

Related publications

You can find additional information related to the

4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS in the following publications.

Publication Number

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Master Index 720P94030

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass

Transport Instructions, V3.5/3.8 720P22320

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass

Transport Operator Training Guide Flipcharts

Supplement

720P22340

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass

Transport Operator Training Guide

Supplement

720P22330

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command

Reference 720P94020

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Forms

Creation Quick Reference Card 720P93100

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Installation

Planning 720P92990

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Message

Guide 720P93980

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 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 720P22070

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator

Quick Reference 720P93050

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print

Description Language (PDL) Quick Ref. Card 720P93090

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print

Description Language (PDL) Reference 720P94090

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product

Reference 720P94060

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS System

Administration Guide 720P94010

Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS System

Administration Quick Reference Card 720P93090

Xerox Standard Font Library Font User Guide 600P86174

Xerox Tape Formats Manual 600P86175

Helpful Facts About Paper 610P50497

Xerox Dynamic Document Interface

Command Summary 720P13680

Xerox Dynamic Document Interface

Operator Guide 720P13670

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

1. Basic concepts

The laser printing system (LPS) provides the capability to create

electronic forms tailored to meet your individual requirements.

You create electronic forms using the Forms Description

Language (FDL). This simple-to-learn, easy-to-use language

enables you to design and alter forms in minutes.

FDL-defined forms are input to the printer as data, using the LPS

keyboard and display, or a host computer terminal. To define a

form, FDL uses lines, logos, images, signatures, shading, and

different font styles and sizes to make full use of laser printing

system features and capabilities.

Advantages of FDL • Lines can be drawn at specified intervals without being

redefined each time.

• You state the origin and the dimensions of a box to have it

drawn at any specified location on the page.

• An entire section of a form, once defined, can be repeated

anywhere on the same form.

• In defining a location on a page, you are not restricted to

lines and character positions. You 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 specifying xdots

may be created, edited, and compiled on any V3-based LPS.

However, results are unpredictable if you attempt to print a

600 spots per inch (spi) form on a 300-spi LPS.

• Once you create a form, it can be stored on the system and

printed as many times and as often as you need.

• You can use three types of lines (solid, broken, and dotted)

in four thicknesses: invisible [0], hairline, medium [1], or

bold [2]. You can also mix fonts and arrange text in many

ways.

Certain basic concepts are required to understand the forms

creation process on laser printing systems. These include the

size, shape, and location of the overall image on the page of a

document, the orientation of the text or graphics on the page,

the size and style of the characters to be used, and the type of

data to be entered.

This chapter discusses fonts and font memory, registration and

skew, and output information for the jobs you create on your

LPS.

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BASIC CONCEPTS

Page orientation

There are two types of page, or text, orientation:

• Portrait

• Landscape.

In portrait orientation, the vertical side of the page is longer than

the horizontal side. In landscape orientation, the horizontal side

of the page is longer than the vertical side. Portrait and

landscape orientations are illustrated in figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1. Page orientation

PORTRAITLANDSCAPE

Landscape is the usual orientation for computer reports. Portrait

is the usual orientation for letters, manuals, and other text

printing. 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 flexibility for the effective presentation of

information.

Fonts

A font is a character set which has a unique type style, type size,

and orientation.

Fixed and proportional fonts Both fixed and proportionally spaced fonts are available for use

on the 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS. Each font character occupies

an area called a character cell. All character cells in a fixed font

are the same width. Character cells in a proportional font vary in

width.

Figure 1-2. Character spacing

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