Xerox Xerox Printer Access Facility (XPAF) Support & Software User Guide
XPAF Forms Generator
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User Guide and Reference
Fonts
Fonts are character sets, each having a unique typeface (Times,
Roman or Helvetica), type size (points), and type style (normal, bold,
or italic).
Roman or Helvetica), type size (points), and type style (normal, bold,
or italic).
Fonts must reside in the host database and on the printer. Check
with your System Administrator to identify the fonts available on your
printer. If you specify a font that does not reside in the host
database, you receive an error message when you compile the form.
with your System Administrator to identify the fonts available on your
printer. If you specify a font that does not reside in the host
database, you receive an error message when you compile the form.
Fixed and proportionally-spaced fonts
You can use fixed and proportionally spaced fonts on Xerox LPS Printers.
Each character occupies an area of the form cell called a character cell. With
fixed fonts, all character cells in the set are the same width. With
proportional fonts, character cells vary in width.
Each character occupies an area of the form cell called a character cell. With
fixed fonts, all character cells in the set are the same width. With
proportional fonts, character cells vary in width.
Usually, you use fixed fonts for variable data and proportional spacing
for forms data. Figure 3–5 shows examples of fixed and proportional
spacing.
for forms data. Figure 3–5 shows examples of fixed and proportional
spacing.
Figure 3–5.
Character spacing
CHARACTER
CELL
FIXED SPACING
PROPORTIONAL SPACING
Font orientation
In addition to typeface, style, and size, you can also define fonts by
their orientation:
their orientation:
•
Landscape
•
Portrait
•
Inverse landscape
•
Inverse portrait