Xerox 4450 - Manual (Page 25)

FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
Form creation process
The following three basic steps are required to produce an
electronic form:
1. Initiate an editing session.
2. Enter the FDL commands.
3. Compile and print the form.
Initiating an editing session Use the editor utility to create and modify your Forms Source
Library (.FSL) source files.
If you use your host editor utility, follow the instructions
provided in your host documentation.
References If you use the LPS editor, refer to your Xerox
4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command Reference for more
information on editor commands.
Refer to the “FDL command syntax summary” appendix for an
alphabetical list of each command and syntax.
All of the FDL commands are described in detail later in this
chapter and are presented in the following order:
• Command
• Syntax
• Parameter options
• Default
• Considerations
• Example.
Compiling and printing forms After you have entered all the FDL commands needed to
describe your form, exit the editing session and invoke the forms
compiler.
Refer to the “Compiling and printing forms” chapter for
information on how to compile and print your form.
Setup commands
Before entering commands to describe a form, enter the setup
commands in the following order:
FORM
PAPER
LANDSCAPE/PORTRAIT
GRID
FONT.
The FORM setup command is always required. If the other setup
commands are not defined, the defaults are used.
The FONT command is required if text is to be included on the
form.
Note: The commands IRESULT, ICATALOG, PALETTE, and INK
are not included in this section, as they are meaningless on a
black and white system. However, XDDI will accept .FSLs that
are written on a color printer.
XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE 2-3