Xerox Printer User Manual

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PLANNING YOUR FORMSFont character mapsOnce the compiler equates a keyboard code point to a Xeroxcharacter identifier, another translation must locate the graphicrepresentation of the character within the font. A font charactermap identifies the location of each graphic character within afont. The graphic representation is the actual bitmap that printsthe character in the form. Usually the character is in ASCIIformat. For example, hexadecimal code point 41 is the ASCIIcode for the uppercase A.Some character sets may not support all font graphic characters.For example, Character Set E does not contain the left brace ({).For more information on font character maps, see the “Virtualkeyboard and font character maps” appendix in theXerox PrintResources Manager/Host Forms Description Language 3.2 forIBM MVS Managing Resources manual.Adding color to formsThe Xerox highlight color LPS printers and the Xerox 4700 ColorDocument Printer allow you to use color to emphasize importantparts of your form. With a highlight color printer, you can usedifferent shades of a single color to highlight parts of your form.The 4700 printer uses full color technology, which allows you tochoose from a wide selection of colors. The following examplesshow typical color enhancements for forms:• Highlighted titles• Highlighted columns representing totals or important results• Lines setting off groups of columns or items or used as aborder for your form• Boxes filled with any of the colors and tints available in theink catalog.You use the HFDL command statements to control color. Formore information, refer to the “Using HFDL commands” chapter.On a highlight color printer, text, lines, and box borders alwaysprint in the primary color of the printer, even if you specify adifferent color, tint, and so on.You can send a form using red, blue, or green palettes to eithera highlight color printer or a full color printer. To convert red,blue, and green highlight colors to full color versions, recompilethe form with VERSION=XC on the COMPILE command. Thefull–color palette is available only on the 4700 printer.Ink color availability and controlWhen planning colors, you should determine if your companyhas any regulations and controls for using colors on forms. Youmay need to use a specific ink list, which contains an ink catalog,palette, and ink for items such as logos and form titles. Contactyour System Administrator to determine the available ink colors.HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3.2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS 2–11