InterForm Manual - System & Method

� WARNING �
If two or more overlapping tabulators are defined the first defined will take the text it needs
and leave blank positions in the relevant place for the next tabulator. A maximum of 200
tabulators per overlay can be defined.
� TIP �
You can use a tabulator (left or unadjusted) to delete areas of text. Just tabulate the area over
the edge of the paper (e.g. 14"). This will not produce unnecessary code in the data stream.
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InterForm400 detects if the code is defined to be printed outside the printable area, and will
then just ignore it. In case you have made many re-mappings you can define a tabulator as the
last sequence line which takes an area from line 1 to 72 and position 1 to 132, and move it
outside the page, thereby deleting any remaining data.
Extended Adjustment (+) does not support fixed width fonts e.g. Courier.
� TIP �
You can align numbers, where some are negative by use of numeric adjustment (N). See
below.
� WARNING �
Adjustment cannot place the adjusted text to the left of the left edge of the paper in PCL
output (negative positioning is not possible). So if you try to e.g. right adjust a long text, that
cannot fit in between the left edge of the paper and the specified position the text is moved to
the right to make room for all the text.
Input data is formatted for fixed pitch font tabulation
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0 1 2
1234567890123456789012345
1 MICKEY MOUSE 1.100,00
2 refund EARS -2.100,00
3 total 1.000,00-
If the above was uncritically printed with a proportional spaced font we would experience the
result displayed below on the left, due to varying width of characters in the font.
If we made a tabulator that defined column 16 to 25 of line 1 to 3 to be printed with numeric
adjustment, we would get the result displayed to the right. Notice that the minus is
compensated for in the right alignment.
Proportional font without tabulator Proportional font with a numerical adjusted
tabulator
MICKEY MOUSE 1.100,00
refund EARS -2.100,00
total 1.000,00-
9=REMAP WINDOW (re-mapping text areas)
MICKEY MOUSE 1.100,00
refund EARS -2.100,00
total 1.000,00-
Definition of a Remap Window gives you the possibility of taking a particular part of a given
text line and print it elsewhere on the page, e.g. with rotation and another font.
A maximum of 300 Remap Window lines are allowed in one overlay. Additional remap
window lines are ignored. If this limitation is a problem you should use 'If..Then' lines instead to
create overlays, that are more efficient and easier to maintain. Contact your local
InterForm400 dealer to get more information of how to do that if in doubt.