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G You can select the page size with the /PARAMETERS=PAGE_SIZE qualifier. E All page size values are supported by the Proprinter translator. The C translator will print within the area of the page specified by the C PAGE_SIZE parameter except for a small area around the edge of the C page. The area around the edge of the page is specified by the top j offset and the left offset (see Table 8-2).
H The top offset specifies the position of the baseline of the first line E of the page as well as the default margin at the bottom of the page. # The default top offset is 1/2 inch.
H The left offset specifies the area at the left edge of the page as well F as the default margin at the right edge of the page. The default left offset is 1/4 inch.
A If your application allows for a margin around the page, you can decrease these offsets.
N If you need a page size that is not supported by DECprint Supervisor, you can C explicitly specify the page size using the front panel mode escape sequences for form length and margins (see Table 8-2). These escape E sequences specify the length and width of the page measured from the offsets. 8.5 Specifying the Input Tray for Proprinter Print Jobs
G A Proprinter file may contain instructions to select the printer input F tray on a Proprinter printer. When you print this file on a different H type of printer, the print job will fail if the specified input tray is G not available. You can modify the print job to redefine the input tray H selection command, using a PostScript setup module. Your system manager A can create a setup module to redefine the appropriate Postscript C operators, as in the following which shows the contents of a setup H module that selects tray 3 for the upper input tray, and tray 1 for the bottom input tray.
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" : /settoptray {statusdict begin 3 setpapertray end} def = /setbottomtray {statusdict begin 1 setpapertray end} def |
G Input tray values are specific to the printer. Refer to the PostScript @ documentation for your printer to determine the numbers for the available trays.
C The input tray selection commands, and the PostScript operators to = which the Proprinter translator converts them, are listed in Table 8-3. The default setpapertray value is the E value that the translator uses if no other value has been defined. A F setup module with a different value would override the default value.
| Bin | "Meaning | 8PostScript Extension Operator | 5Default setpapertray Value |
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| 0 | No change | ||
| 1 | Upper tray | ! settoptray | 1 |
| 2 | Lower tray | $ setbottomtray | 2 |
| 3 | Envelope feeder | , setenvelopefeedertray | 3 |
@ If your Proprinter file requires soft fonts to be loaded in the B printer, you can download the font using Proprinter setup modules.
G The system manager must create a device control library designated for H Proprinter setup modules and include that library in the search list in e DCPS$STARTUP.COM, as described in the System Manager's GuideSystem Manager's Guide.
H Proprinter setup modules from the Proprinter device control library are D handled differently from ANSI and PostScript setup modules. Records @ from a Proprinter module are not appended with carriage control G characters (<CR><LF>) because Proprinter setup modules can F include binary data, such as Proprinter fonts and raster graphics. If @ the Proprinter setup module contains lines of text that must be F separated by carriage control characters, you must explicitly specify $ them in the Proprinter setup module.
G Proprinter setup modules are processed without a subsequent page eject G command, so that anything printed by such setup modules will appear on the first page of the file.
F The List data type is a list numbering tool that prints line-oriented D text in a format that is easier to read. The List data type creates output that has:
s Figure 9-1 is an example of a page printed using the List data type.
1 Figure 9-1 List Data Type Output
] 9.1 Using the List Data Type
H Use the following PRINT parameter to print your text document using the List data type:
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" /PARAMETERS=DATA_TYPE=LIST |
E For example, to print the file XREPORT.TXT using the List data type, enter the following command:
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" C $ PRINT XREPORT.TXT /PARAMETERS=DATA_TYPE=LIST |
= By default, DCPS prints using the List data type if the file " extension is one of the following:
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" @ B32 BAS BLI C CBL COM CPP CXX FOR 9 H HXX MAR MMS PAS PLI R32 REQ |
Z See the System Manager's Guide for information about changing this list. q 9.2 Using OpenVMS Forms with the List Data Type
F The List data type ignores form settings for margins, page width, and G so forth when formatting pages. It creates a page with maximum content 7 at a size compatible with both A (Letter) and A4 paper:
, Portrait orientation: 80 columns, 70 lines2
Landscape orientation: 132 columns, 55 lines
F However, any setup modules invoked by the form definition are applied to the print job.
B This chapter describes how to print different types of files on a A PostScript printer, and shows how to access the printer-specific H features. Some features are not supported by all types of printers. You > should be aware of the type of file you are printing, and the capabilities of your printer.
E There are many types of PostScript printers with unique capabilities C and features. Make sure your printer can perform the functions you E specify in the print job. If your printer does not have a capability E you request (for example, two-sided printing), your print job may be F terminated and a message displayed to inform you of the problem. Some A of the unique capabilities that may be available on your printer include:
F In addition to these printer-specific features, make sure the type of F media you request is loaded in the printer before you enter the PRINT command. g 10.1 Printing Two-Sided Documents
C To select two-sided printing, use the SIDES parameter to the PRINT command.
= The SIDES parameter provides the printing features listed in ; Table 10-1.
| Value | %Definition |
|---|---|
| 1, ONE, or ONE_SIDED_SIMPLEX | / Your job prints on one side of the sheet. |
| 2, TWO, or TWO_SIDED_DUPLEX | M Your job prints on both sides of the sheet. The second side is reached K by turning the page about its left edge, as in the binding of a book. |
| TUMBLE or TWO_SIDED_TUMBLE | L Your job prints on both sides of the sheet, and alternating pages are rotated 180 degrees. Figure 10-2 shows the format for two-sided L tumble printing. The second side is reached by turning the page about / its top edge, as in some legal documents. |
| ONE_SIDED_DUPLEX | J Your job prints on one side of the sheet but alternate pages may be N offset for binding. Retains page layout for duplex printing for copying L on duplex copiers. Reflects the placement of margins and page numbers. |
| ONE_SIDED_TUMBLE | J Your job prints on one side of the sheet, and alternating pages are N rotated 180 degrees. This allows you to make a tumble-formatted copy to M take to a copying facility for multiple copies. Reflects the placement " of margins and page numbers. |
| TWO_SIDED_SIMPLEX | J Your job is printed on both sides of a sheet. This setting does not ' reflect the placement of margins. |
k 10.2 Specifying Landscape and Tumble Printing
E Files printed in landscape orientation (text printed parallel to the E long edge of the paper) are, by default, printed in tumble mode when y printed on two sides of the paper (see Figure 10-1). This provides ? output that can be bound along the top and flipped for reading.
9 Figure 10-1 Landscape Orientation with Two-Sided Printing
D To print pages in portrait orientation and tumble mode (as shown in t Figure 10-2), use the SIDES=TUMBLE parameter. For example:
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" ? $ PRINT /PARAMETERS=SIDES=TUMBLE MYFILE.PS |
? Figure 10-2 Portrait Orientation with Two-Sided Tumble Printing
C If you need a landscape oriented document printed on two sides and q bound along the short edge (see Figure 10-3), use both the H SIDES=TUMBLE and the PAGE_ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE parameters in the PRINT command.
For example:
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" \ $ PRINT /PARAMETERS=(SIDES=TUMBLE,PAGE_ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE) MYFILE.PS |
@ Figure 10-3 Landscape Orientation with Two-Sided Tumble Printing
H If you specify SIDES=TUMBLE for a print job destined for a printer that G does not support tumble printing, your print job is terminated and the following message is displayed:
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" I DCPS-E-TUMBNOSUP, printer-name does not support tumble printing |
A To display the SIDES parameter values that are supported by your E printer, enter the HELP PRINT_PARAMETER SIDES command and select the % subtopic that describes your printer.
10.3 Specifying Multiple PostScript Files in Duplex Print Jobs
M The DECprint Supervisor software treats adjacent PostScript files in a print E job as if they were combined into a single file. Therefore, when you H print multiple PostScript files in one duplex print job, pages from one H file may be printed on the same sheet with pages from another file. All 8 other types of files automatically start on a new sheet.
C Use the following command to print two PostScript files using both sides of the sheet:
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" P $ PRINT /QUEUE=PS$A14 /PARAMETERS=SIDES=2 FILE1.PS,FILE2.PS |
C If FILE1.PS has three pages, page 1 is printed on the front of the H first sheet; page 2 is printed on the back of the first sheet; and page F 3 is printed on the front of the next sheet. Then, page 1 of FILE2.PS 0 is printed on the back of that sheet, and so on.
G To begin printing each new file on a new sheet, use the /FLAG, /BURST, E or /TRAILER qualifier to print a file separation page between files. D For example, the following command prints FILE1.PS and FILE2.PS and ' includes a flag page between each file:
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" Y $ PRINT /QUEUE=PS$DUPLEX /PARAMETERS=SIDES=2 /FLAG FILE1.PS,FILE2.PS |
C You can specify the size of the physical sheet or type of media on K which to print your file. The DECprint Supervisor software may assume this # information automatically from the:
A You can explicitly request a certain sheet size by including the C SHEET_SIZE parameter in your PRINT command to specify a value that / describes the physical media size. For example:
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" @ $ PRINT /PARAMETERS=SHEET_SIZE=A4 MYFILE.PS |
? To list the values available with your printer, enter the HELP @ PRINT_PARAMETER SHEET_SIZE command and select the subtopic that describes your printer.
; Some sheet sizes are known by multiple names, as listed in Table 10-2. You may use any of these names to specify a sheet size H to DCPS. The DCPS term is the term that DCPS prints on the trailer page " and reports in error messages.
| DCPS Term | "Synonym |
|---|---|
| Business_Envelope | Com10 |
| 7_Envelope | Monarch |
| Halfletter | Statement |
C You can print more than one page on each side of a sheet of paper. > Printing this way saves paper and provides customized printed v documents. Figure 10-4 shows four pages on each side of a sheet. Use F the NUMBER_UP parameter in the PRINT command to specify the number of = pages to print on each side of a sheet of paper. For example:
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" > $ PRINT /PARAMETERS=NUMBER_UP=4 MYFILE.PS |
N To fit multiple pages on a side, the DECprint Supervisor software changes the D size of the logical pages in the document to fit in the area on the H physical side. This change does not affect the relationship of the page height to the page width. c 10.5.1 Using NUMBER_UP with Input Tray Selection Operators
D If you specify NUMBER_UP=1 for a file that has input tray selection A operators, the printer changes paper trays, but the image is not resized to fit the new paper.
C Input tray selection commands in a file are ignored if the file is B printed with a NUMBER_UP value greater than 1. If you include the B /NOTIFY qualifier in the PRINT command, a message is displayed to inform you of this action.
> Figure 10-4 Printing Four Pages to a Sheet (NUMBER_UP =4)
X ? When you print using NUMBER_UP, the aspect ratio (that is, the D relationship of the height of the page to the width of the page) is B preserved. Therefore, a portrait-shaped page retains its portrait D shape. However, because NUMBER_UP may scale and rotate the pages to H make the best use of the available space, the logical page and physical & sheet may have different orientations.
C Figure 10-5 Portrait Orientation with NUMBER_UP =2
@ The pages print vertically, but you hold the sheet in landscape F orientation to read them. To print two pages per sheet using portrait t orientation as shown in Figure 10-5, use the following command:
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" c $ PRINT /PARAMETERS=(NUMBER_UP=2,PAGE_ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT) file-name |
E To print two pages per sheet using landscape orientation as shown in ] Figure 10-6, use the following command:
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" c $ PRINT /PARAMETERS=(NUMBER_UP=2,PAGE_ORIENTATON=LANDSCAPE) file-name |
D Figure 10-6 Landscape Orientation with NUMBER_UP =2
O 10.5.3 Using NUMBER_UP with Multiple Files
H When you specify more than one file in a print job and use NUMBER_UP to G print more than one page on each side of a sheet, all the files in the F print job are printed using the NUMBER_UP value. If any files are not C PostScript files, they are printed starting on a new sheet. If any G files are PostScript files, they are printed starting at the next page , spot (the next location defined for a page).
H For example, to print two ANSI files, one with seven pages and one with F one page printed at four pages per sheet, enter the following command:
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" Y $ PRINT /QUEUE=PS40$A14 /PARAMETERS=NUMBER_UP=4 7PAGES.TXT,1PAGE.TXT |
G The first four pages of 7PAGES.TXT are printed on the first sheet. The D last three pages of 7PAGES.TXT are printed on the second sheet; one D page spot is left blank. The file 1PAGE.TXT is printed on the third ( sheet, with three page spots left blank.
E To print two PostScript files, one with seven pages and one with one @ page, printed four pages per sheet, enter the following command:
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" X $ PRINT /QUEUE=PS$IGUANA /PARAMETERS=NUMBER_UP=4 7PAGES.PS,1PAGE.PS |
E The first four pages of 7PAGES.PS print on the first sheet. The last E three pages of 7PAGES.PS and the first page of 1PAGE.PS print on the second sheet.
D To ensure that each new file in the multiple PostScript file job is H started on a new sheet, specify file separation pages using the /BURST, * /FLAG, or /TRAILER qualifier. For example:
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" \ $ PRINT /QUEUE=PS40$A14 /PARAMETERS=NUMBER_UP=4 /FLAG FILE1.PS,FILE2.PS |
? You can print a specific page or range of pages in a print job.
C To print a specific range of pages from the print job, include the F PAGE_LIMIT parameter in the PRINT command and the range of pages. For G example, to print only the 50th through the 100th page of a print job, enter the following command:
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" H $ PRINT /PARAMETERS="PAGE_LIMIT=(50,100)" MYFILE.PS |
H Quotation marks are required when the parameter value contains a comma, ( as in this PAGE_LIMIT parameter. |
C The pages you specify do not correspond to the page numbers in the E document. They represent the number of pages that have been printed. H You can specify printing of just the last portion of this file by using the following command:
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" E $ PRINT /PARAMETERS="PAGE_LIMIT=(50,)" MYFILE.PS |
M This example instructs the DECprint Supervisor software to start printing at E the 50th page in the print job, and continue to the end of the print job.
G You can specify printing of just the first part of a document by using the following command:
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" @ $ PRINT /PARAMETERS=PAGE_LIMIT=50 MYFILE.PS |
N This example instructs the DECprint Supervisor software to print the first 50 pages of the print job.
E When you use the PAGE_LIMIT parameter, your print job completes when E the upper-limit value is reached. Therefore, if you D specify the PAGE_LIMIT parameter and do not print to the end of the H file, you do not get a file trailer page for the file that was cut off. D The rest of the data for that file and for any subsequent files for that print job is ignored. S 10.6.1 Using PAGE_LIMIT with Multiple Copies
G Do not use the PAGE_LIMIT parameter when you make multiple copies with E the /COPIES or /JOB_COUNT qualifiers. The print job may be completed D before the next copy begins printing. If you want to print multiple F copies of a job for which you specify PAGE_LIMIT, use the SHEET_COUNT M parameter (see Section 1.5).
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