Xerox Xerox Printer Access Facility (XPAF) Support & Software 用户指南
XPAF Forms Generator
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User Guide and Reference
COLUMN command
Use the COLUMN command to establish the column width when you specify
TEXT ALIGNED JUSTIFIED IN COLUMN. You can also use the COLUMN
command to establish a right boundary for the DOT LEADER command.
TEXT ALIGNED JUSTIFIED IN COLUMN. You can also use the COLUMN
command to establish a right boundary for the DOT LEADER command.
Parameters
units indicates the unit of measure for the column width. The units are
INCHES, CENTIMETERS, DOTS, and XDOTS. You can use two
decimal places when you specify inches and centimeters. You can
express DOTS and XDOTS only in integers.
decimal places when you specify inches and centimeters. You can
express DOTS and XDOTS only in integers.
Figure 4–21 shows the COLUMN command syntax flow.
Figure 4–21.
COLUMN command syntax
Defaults
The default units specified for the GRID command, if you do not
specify units.
specify units.
Column width of 6.5 inches (portrait) or 9 inches (landscape), if you do
not specify column width using the COLUMN command.
not specify column width using the COLUMN command.
Examples
Long form:
COLUMN SIZE IS 3.8 INCHES WIDE;
Short form:
COLUMN IS 3.8 IN WIDE;
INTERWORD command
The INTERWORD command specifies the interword multiplier used
to determine the interword gap.
to determine the interword gap.
The interword gap formula
The interword gap is the blank space between words in printed text.
It is determined in XFG with this formula:
It is determined in XFG with this formula:
interword gap = interword multiplier * base gap
where base gap is:
where base gap is:
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the width of ASCII code point X’20’, usually a “blank”
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based on the first named font
interword multiplier is one of these values:
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the value specified by the INTERWORD command
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1.0, if no INTERWORD command is specified
XFG uses the interword gap you specify as the minimum value. For
fully justified text, XFG adjusts the interword gap when needed.
fully justified text, XFG adjusts the interword gap when needed.
Specifying the interword multiplier
The INTERWORD command specifies the interword multiplier in the
formula above.
formula above.
Figure 4–22 shows the syntax for the INTERWORD command.