Xerox 96MX - Manual (Page 389)

SPECIFYING DYNAMIC JOB DESCRIPTOR ENTRIES (DJDES)
XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS PDL REFERENCE 8-61
Points to note
Note the following when using DJDE parameters:
• TOF
The DJDE top-of-form (TOF) command affects the first data
record following the DJDE record. Depending on the time of a
page transition, this may not take effect on the desired page. In
other words, even though a DJDE TOF is processed during the
processing of the next record, a page transition may have
occurred before the DJDE TOF value could take effect. For
example, if the initial TOF and BOF values are 2 for every job,
every time a data record is processed, a page transition occurs
since the TOF and BOF have the same value. If a DJDE TOF
with value 1 is processed and the page transition has already
occurred, this DJDE TOF value is too late and does not take
effect until the next page transition.
• Short-edge feed (SEF)
If you want to use 11 x 17 inch paper (or any size that requires
SEF) be aware that FSLs/FRMs, LGOs, and IMGs are not
automatically scaled or rotated. Refer to your
Xerox
DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS Operations Reference for
detailed information on scaling.
• FONTINDEX
When multiple fonts of various sizes are used on a single page,
the line spacing of any particular line is determined by the
largest font in use in the previous line. The current line can also
be adjusted downward by the difference in height between the
first and the largest font in the current line. The line spacing of
the first line in a report is determined by the first font in the PDE,
provided the FONTINDEX parameter has not been specified.
When FONTINDEX is specified, the line spacing of the first line
of a report is determined by the font indicated by the font index
value in the first line of the report. If there is no font index value
in the record and FONTINDEX is specified, the line spacing for
the first line of the report is determined by the first font in the
PDE. When the FONTINDEX or CME parameters are specified,
the line spacing of the first line of subsequent pages is
determined by the line spacing of the font called out by the last
font index of the previous page into the current PDL font list. If a
PDE DJDE has occurred prior to the page transition, the font
used for the line spacing comes from this list.
• FONTINDEX, OVERPRINT=MERGE
FONTINDEX, used in conjunction with overprinting, is handled
as follows: for OVERPRINT=PRINT, the LPS overprints records
analogously to an impact printer if the fonts are the same size. If
the fonts differ, records are overprinted without regard to
character spacing. For OVERPRINT=MERGE, the LPS
replaces characters in the previous record which are blank.
Character spacing values are adjusted; thus proportionally
spaced or different size fonts may be used, and the LPS
performs the character placement.
If FONTINDEX and OVERPRINT=MERGE are specified and
proportional fonts are being used, data lines are not properly
aligned if printing in landscape mode, and the data switches to
a larger font in the middle of the line.