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Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX

Laser Printing System

Forms Creation Guide

April 1998

721P85630

Xerox Corporation

701 S. Aviation Boulevard

El Segundo, CA 90245

©1998 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.

Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of

copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or

judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation,

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: 721P85630

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 tothis document. Changes, technical

inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent

editions.

This document was created on a PC using Frame software. The

typeface used is Helvetica.

XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE iii

Related publications

The

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System

Forms Creation Guide

is part of the eight manual reference set for

your laser printing system. The entire reference set is listed in the

table below. Several other related documents are also listed for your

convenience. For a complete list and description of available Xerox

documentation, refer to the Xerox Documentation Catalog

(Publication number 610P17417) or call the Xerox Documentation

and Software Services (XDSS) at 1-800-327-9753.

Notice

This publication may contain descriptions of concepts and features

not currently available for your Xerox Laser Printing System. Consult

your Xerox sales representative or your operating system software

program description for additional information.

Table 1. Related Publications

Publication Number

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System Operator Guide

721P85590

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System Operations Reference

721P85610

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System Message Guide

721P85650

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System PDL Reference

721P85640

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System Forms Creation Guide

721P85630

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System System Generation Guide

721P85620

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System Installation Planning Guide

721P85600

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

Operator Command Summary Card

721P85660

Xerox Laser Printing Systems Tape Formats Manual

600P86175

X

erox Laser Printing Systems Standard Font Library

Font User Guide

600P86174

Helpful Facts About Paper

721P82492

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Table of Contents

Related publications iii

Notice iii

Introduction ix

About the reference set ix

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System document set x

What this guide contains xii

Conventions used in this guide xiii

1. Overview 1-1

Laser printing technology 1-2

Paper 1-2

Fonts 1-3

Forms creation 1-3

2. Basic concepts 2-1

Page orientation 2-1

Fonts 2-2

Page frames 2-4

Physical page 2-4

System page 2-5

Virtual page 2-5

Form origin 2-6

Positioning form elements 2-6

Grids 2-8

x and y coordinate 2-8

Predefined formats 2-10

Data types 2-12

3. Forms description language 3-1

FDL command overview 3-1

Command summary 3-2

Command format 3-3

Steps to creating a form 3-4

Setup commands 3-5

FORM command 3-5

PAPER command 3-6

Using B4 paper size 3-7

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Specifying TAB as a form 3-8

LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT command 3-9

GRID command 3-10

FONT command 3-15

Description commands 3-16

LINE command 3-18

Types of lines 3-20

BOX command 3-23

TEXT commands 3-26

TEXT AT 3-26

Aligning text 3-28

TEXT IN BOX 3-33

TEXT IN BOX command defaults 3-34

LOGO command 3-38

GRAPHIC command 3-39

SECTION commands 3-40

COMMENT command 3-43

END command 3-44

4. Compiling and printing forms 4-1

Form printing processing 4-1

Creating an FSL form 4-1

Communicate the FSL file to the LPS system disk 4-2

Using magnetic tape 4-2

Compiling a form 4-2

Invoking the forms compiler 4-2

Summary sheet 4-4

Error checking 4-4

PROOF option 4-5

Secured files 4-5

Debugging and modifying the file 4-6

Storing form files 4-7

Printing a compiled form 4-7

FDL compilation time 4-7

5. Forms layout considerations 5-1

Image complexity 5-1

Line tables 5-1

Importance of orderly construction 5-2

Scan line density 5-4

Page generation errors 5-5

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Local density and page setup errors 5-6

Summary 5-7

Using boxes 5-8

Text in boxes 5-8

Locating the closest box 5-9

Shading 5-12

Sections 5-13

Rounding measurements 5-14

Converting other unit values to dots 5-14

Rounding variable data 5-15

Suggested coding techniques 5-16

Converting preprinted forms 5-16

Designing new forms 5-16

Recommended coding sequence 5-16

Syntax ambiguities 5-18

6. Coding a complex form 6-1

Getting started 6-1

Writing the setup commands 6-2

Using the COMMENT command 6-2

Drawing lines 6-3

Drawing horizontal lines 6-3

Drawing vertical lines 6-3

Drawing boxes 6-4

Placing text at a location 6-5

Placing text in a box 6-6

END command 6-7

Compiling the form 6-8

A. FDL command summary A-1

FDL command syntax A-1

B. FDL-generated messages B-1

C. System default summary C-1

D. GRID and TEXT command examples D-1

E. FDL capacity limits E-1

F. Support tools and measurements F-1

Forms design ruler F-1

Glossary GLOSSARY-1

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Index INDEX-1

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Introduction

The

DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System Forms

Creation Guide

is intended for forms designers who have a basic

knowledge of the DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing

System (LPS). You may have received on-site training, or you may

have attended a Xerox FDL training course.

The forms designer’s tasks consist of writing FDL commands to

produce electronic forms. These tasks include entering source code

into the LPS to create new electronic forms, as well as updating,

revising, and printing the forms on the LPS. If you are also

responsible for printing variable data on the forms in addition to

performing other operations on the laser printer, refer to the related

documents provided with your laser printing system.

The DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System Forms

Creation Guide

is one of eight manuals which make up the DocuPrint

96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Reference Set. This guide explains the use

of Forms Description Language (FDL) commands that are used to

create forms. Its purpose is to do the following:

•Describe the FDL commands necessary to create any desired

form with the correct page orientation, fonts, line widths, and

positioning of captions and logos

•Explain fundamental printing terms and techniques

•Describe the use of support tools in simplifying the creation of

forms.

About the reference set

This document is part of areference set designed to help you receive

maximum benefit from your DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX laser

printing system.

To help you select the appropriate document for your needs, the

following section identifies the documents in the set and describes

the information contained in each.

INTRODUCTION

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Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System document set

The Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS document set

includes the following:

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX

LPS Operator Guide This reference contains the following information:

•System overview

•Paper facts and procedures

•Operating procedures

•Maintenance

•Problem solving

•Supplies

•Meter reading and reporting

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX

LPS PDL Reference This reference contains the following information:

•Print Description Language components and processes

•Input processing functions

•Output processing functions

•PDL command summary

•Page formatting guidelines

•Character code assignment tables

•PDL programming information with step-by-step instructions

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX

LPS System Generation Guide This reference contains the following information:

•Configuration options

•Commands

•OSS software installation, upgrade, and modification

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX

LPS Operations Reference This reference contains the following information:

•Command syntax for operator and system administrator

procedures

•LPS defaults

•LPS resources

•Command summaries

•Communication and graphics on the LPS

•Command files