Printronix ThermaLine Series - Manual (Page 305)

6–37 Form Examples and Exercises
Form Design
In this exercise, you will produce a complete form by sketching it out on a
grid in the same way the logo was designed. Again, this exercise uses
character scaling on an 8–1/2 x 11–inch (60 x 72 dpi) page. (Again, the
thermal printer does not use the 8–1/2– x 11–in format, so modifications are
necessary.) (Refer to page 4–88 in the “Commands” chapter, where character
scaling is discussed in detail.)
Page Layout Considerations
At 6 lines per inch (lpi) and 10 characters per inch (cpi) printing, a standard
8–1/2 x 11–inch sheet of paper has a print area of 66 lines (rows) and 85
characters (columns). (The printable area will vary if you are not printing at
6 lpi and 10 cpi.) Thus, the grid used to design an 8–1/2 x 11–inch form
should accommodate this 66 x 85 area. (Appendix C discusses the printable
area for different form sizes in more detail.)
Using the grids provided in Appendix B, sketch out the form layout and
identify the starting and ending values. These values will be used to input
IGP/PGL command parameters.