Reference Manual

APPENDIX D: Sample FORMCAP File
Sample FORMCAP entries are included here for dot-matrix (impact) and laser printed labels of several types and
for a laser printed loan invoice. See pages D-8-D-11 for sample printouts corresponding to these entries.
JD|Jar Labels/Dot Matrix
device#1
default_font=font_p_def_0_10_u_m_courier
x_units=mm
y_units=mm
sheet_width#120.0
sheet_height#140.0
forms_across#1
forms_down#2
form_x_gap#0.0
form_y_gap#3.0
/* form_height = (sheet_height - (forms_down - 1) * form_y_gap) / forms_down */
/* y_offset == ( form_height + form_y_gap ) * form_num */
/* y_offset == (sheet_height + form_y_gap) / forms_down * form_num */
top_margin#0.0
y_ic_space#4.0
right_margin#116.0
degree_char=ª /* Include this line only when latitude and longitude are each a single field. */
seconds_char=" /* Include this line only when latitude and longitude are each a single field. */
left_margin#2.5
x_center#55.0
large_step#10.0
medium_step#7.5
small_step#4.3
tiny_step#1.25
(left_margin, 3.0) "EVERYBODY'S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM" center_justify font_p_def_10_10_i_b_courier
(left_margin, * + medium_step) "ENHM "+primary.catalog_number font_p_def_5_20_u_m_courier
(right_margin, *) taxdict.family+":"+primary.group_number right_justify
(left_margin, * + small_step) primary.type_status font_p_def_10_10_u_m_courier
(right_margin, *) "Alc "+primary.number_alch+", Skel "+primary.number_skel+", C&S "+primary.number_CS right_justify
(left_margin, * + 2.0) "______________________________________________" font_p_def_10_10_u_b_courier
(left_margin, * + medium_step) primary.genus+" "+primary.species+" "+primary.subspecies font_p_def_0_20_u_m_courier
(*, *) " "+primary.questionable questionable_convert font_p_def_0_20_u_m_courier
(left_margin, * + 3.0) "______________________________________________" font_p_def_10_10_u_b_courier
(left_margin, * + 6.1) locality.cont_ocean
(x_center, *) locality.country
(left_margin, * + small_step) "State: "+locality.state
(x_center, *) "County: "+locality.county
(left_margin, * + small_step + tiny_step) locality.locality two_line_field font_p_def_12_10_u_l_elite
(left_margin, * + large_step) "Determ: "+primary.determiner font_p_def_12_10_u_l_elite
/* Include the following line only when latitude and longitude are each split into separate degrees, minutes and seconds fields. */
(69.0, *) locality.lat_degrees+"ª"+locality.lat_minutes+"'"+locality.lat_seconds+"\q"+locality.lat_NS+" " delete_if_empty font_p_def_12_10_u_m_elite
/* Include the following line only when latitude and longitude are each split into separate degrees, minutes and seconds fields. */
(*, *) locality.long_degrees+"ª"+locality.long_minutes+"'"+locality.long_seconds+"\q"+locality.long_EW delete_if_empty font_p_def_12_10_u_m_elite
/* Include the following line only when latitude and longitude are each a single field. */
(69.0, *) locality.latitude+" "+locality.longitude lat_char delete_if_empty font_p_def_12_10_u_m_elite
(left_margin, * + small_step) "Col: "+locality.collector font_p_def_12_10_u_l_elite
/* Include the following line to print a single date, not a range of dates. */
(right_margin, *) locality.date date_convert right_justify font_p_def_12_10_u_l_elite
/* Include the following line to print a range of dates. */
(right_margin, *) locality.date+locality.date_2 two_date_convert right_justify font_p_def_12_10_u_l_elite
(left_margin, * + small_step) "Fld No: "+locality.field_number font_p_def_12_10_u_l_elite
(right_margin, *) "Size: "+primary.size right_justify font_p_def_12_10_u_l_elite
####
JL|Jar Labels/Laser
device#2 /* laser printer */
tray#2
default_font=font_p_def_0_10_u_m_helvetica
D: Sample FORMCAP File