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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select OK to send any changed information to the program and close the window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Cancel if you decide not to change the current settings.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Reset ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Reset to change the settings to those that were active before this
window was displayed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> printer driver ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A file that provides device-independence. This file describes the physical
characteristics of a printer, plotter, or other peripheral device, and is used
to convert graphics into device-specific data at the time of printing or
plotting.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Trademark of the IBM Corporation
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Non-IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this information, are
trademarks of other companies as follows:
AST is a trademark of AST Research, Incorporated.
Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Adobe Type Manager is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Digital Research is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc.
Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Kabushiki Kaisha.
Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Helvetica is a trademark of the Linotype Company.
HP and Hewlett-Packard are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
LaserJet is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Times New Roman is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation, Ltd.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The list of keys is arranged in groups.
Use:
o HELP KEYS to get help
o SYSTEM KEYS to switch between programs
o WINDOW KEYS to move around in a program window
o POP-UP WINDOW KEYS to make a selection in a pop-up window
o EDITING KEYS to make changes in a pop-up window.
When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.
Hold down the first key and press the second key.
HELP KEYS
F1
Get help
F2
Get extended help (from within any help window)
F9
Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)
F11 or Alt+F1
Go to the help index (from within any help window)
Esc
Cancel help
Alt+F4
Close the help window
Alt+F6
Go to/from help and programs
Shift+F10
Get help for help
SYSTEM KEYS
Alt+Esc
Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs
Alt+Tab
Switch to the next windowed program
Ctrl+Esc
Switch to the Task List
WINDOW KEYS
F3
Close a program window
F10
Go to/from the action bar
Arrow keys
Move among choices
End
Go to the last choice in a pull-down
Esc
Cancel a pull-down or the system menu
Home
Go to the first choice in a pull-down
PgUp
Scroll the contents of the window up one page
PgDn
Scroll the contents of the window down one page
Underlined letter
Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs
Alt
Go to/from the action bar
Alt+F4
Close the window
Alt+F5
Restore the window
Alt+F7
Move the window
Alt+F8
Size the window
Alt+F9
Minimize the window
Alt+F10
Maximize the window
Ctrl+PgDn
Scroll the contents of the window right one page
Ctrl+PgUp
Scroll the contents of the window left one page
Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
Go to/from the system menu
Shift+Esc or Alt
Go to/from the system menu of a text window
POP-UP WINDOW KEYS
Enter
Complete the pop-up window
Esc
Cancel the pop-up window
Spacebar
Set a check box on/off or perform the task described on the selected
pushbutton
Tab
Move to the next entry field or check box
EDITING KEYS
Backspace (left arrow delete)
Delete the character to the left of the cursor
Del
Delete the character to the right of the cursor
End or Ctrl+Right Arrow key
Move to the end of a field
Home or Ctrl+Left Arrow key
Move to the beginning of a field
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Plotter Drivers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can select one or two driver systems for your plotter.
o For standard operation, install PLOTTERS.DRV, then select the model of your
plotter from the list of Hewlett-Packard** plotters and IBM* plotters
supported by this driver. The system automatically installs the default
queue driver PMPRINT.QPR.
o If your program does not already provide reverse clipping, you can set up a
separate queue to enable the clipping when you desire it. To do this,
select both the plotter driver for the model of your plotter and
PMPLOTPD.DRV. Associate these two with a separate queue, on which you
install queue driver PMPLOT.QPR.
If connecting a plotter to a serial (COM) port, you must also set serial
communications, both in the plotter's switches, and in the operating system
communications setup for the port to which you have the plotter connected.
The recommended settings are:
o Baud rate - 9600
o Word length - 8
o Parity - None
o Stop bits - 1
o Handshake - Hardware
Related Information:
Reverse clipping considerations
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Reverse Clipping Considerations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Reverse clipping at plot time removes hidden lines and patterns from solid
objects that overlap in the picture, so that objects that lie beneath other
objects in the viewing plane do not appear in the output. Reverse clipping
reduces the number of points on the page, lessening wet ink smearing and
extending the life of your plotter pens.
Consult the documentation for your program regarding reverse clipping. If the
program does not perform reverse clipping, you can route plots you want clipped
to the queue associated with queue driver PMPLOT.QPR and its companion printer
driver, PMPLOTPD.DRV. PMPLOT.QPR relies on your regular plotter driver to set
up pens and other properties, but calls PMPLOTPD.DRV to perform clipping
analysis.
Things to think about:
o The more overlaid objects in a drawing, the longer the analysis for clipping
requires.
o To improve clipped plotting speed, use fill patterns of vertical and
horizontal lines, rather than diagonal lines.
o PMPLOT uses system fonts rather than device fonts.
o The narrowest geometric line width using PMPLOT is two device coordinates.
o Reverse clipping works only with Presentation Manager* programs that produce
printer-independent plot files.
o PMPLOT does not work with bit-map drawings.
Do not use PMPLOT under the following circumstances:
o If your drawing has no overlapping objects, skip the clip processing time by
using PMPRINT.QPR.
o If your program does its own reverse clipping, using PMPLOT.QPR can produce
unexpected results.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Plotter Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this window to select from among the features available those which
describe the physical setup of your plotter. The information provided concerns
the features of the IBM* or Hewlett-Packard** model identified in the title of
this window. Use the Page fields on the left side of the window to indicate
whether the plotter must wait for manually fed paper or can begin
automatically, your preference as to image orientation, and the size of the
media on which you plot. Use the menu at the top in coordination with the
right-hand portion of the window to describe each carousel:
1. Select a carousel by number to indicate the current carousel, the one for
which you next describe pens. If the carousel is also mounted on the
plotter, select Active.
2. Select one of the pen position check boxes to activate the pen-related
items in the menu.
3. Select PenColor, for the marked pen.
4. Deselect the same pen, then select another, until you have assigned color
to each pen for which the default color is incorrect.
5. If the carousel is loaded with pens of the same type, select the Select
All push button, then select Type from the menu. If the carousel has pens
of different types, select one pen, then select Type, repeating this
process for each pen.
Use the Plotter fields to to plot one color at a time, and to enable Graphic
Enhancement Cartridge compatibility, if your plotter has a cartridge.
For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:
o Paper Feed
o Orientation
o Size
o Carousel
o Select All and Select None
o Pen
o PenColor
o Type
o Colorsorting
o GEC
o Enter
o Reset
o Cancel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Paper Feed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one of these radio buttons to indicate how the plotter receives the plot
medium. Select the Manual radio button to have plotter wait for you to
manually align the paper, transparency, or other plotting surface in the
device. If you select Manual, you are prompted to insert the paper before the
plotter processes each plot. Select the Auto radio button if the paper feeds
from a tray or roll.
Select the Preloaded check box to have the plotter start without issuing a
prompt to have you load paper, even if the plotter requires manual feed. When
you select preloaded, this box is marked.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Orientation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Portrait (upright) to print with the top of the printed material in the
same direction as the top of the paper. Letters, books, and reports usually
have portrait orientation.
Select Landscape (rotated) to print perpendicular to the direction in which the
paper is fed. Landscape is preselected because most computer-drafted images
are wider than they are tall.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field shows the size media that fit on your model plotter. If your
plotter accommodates a large variety of media, you can scroll the list to see
more sizes. Select the size that matches the paper, transparency, or other
plot medium you use.
If your plotter has a paper roll, and you select a particular width Roll, a
field appears in which you indicate drawing length (in inches). You can select
the appropriate arrow to increase or decrease the value displayed in the field,
or you can type in a value. Maximum length is 500 inches (12.7 meters).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Carousel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can set up pens for up to ten carousels prior to plotting. You can, for
example, configure a carousel with paper pens and another with transparency
pens, then make the appropriate carousel active when you change the plotting
medium. Each carousel has eight pens. To plot in more than eight colors,
define additional carousels. During plotting, you are prompted if the plotter
needs a pen from another carousel.
You can distinguish between carousels by assigning them arbitrary numbers.
When you select a carousel by number, you designate it as current, meaning that
the pen information you fill in describes the pens loaded in this particular
carousel. You have two methods to select a carousel as current. If you select
Carousel in the menu, you can then select a number in the Current column of the
the displayed list. Alternatively, you can use the arrows next to the Carousel
field (on the right side of the window) to increase or decrease the current
carousel number.
Select Active for the carousel currently loaded in the plotter. You can select
Carousel in the menu, then select one or more numbers in the Active column.
Alternatively, you can select the Active check box when the current carousel is
also an active carousel.
Note: If using more than one carousel for the same plot job, select
Colorsorting, which reduces the number of times you need to change carousels.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Select All and Select None ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this push button to select or deselect all the pen positions of the
carousel you are currently describing. With all pens selected, any
characteristic you select from the menu applies to every pen in the carousel.
Although you would probably not use this push button to assign PenColor, the
Select All push button provides a convenient way to assign pen Type.
After you Select All, an X appears in the check box of each pen position. You
can deselect individual pens by clicking on the check box next to one or more
pen positions you wish to bypass while setting up group properties.
After you use the Select All push button, its label changes to Select None.
Use the Select None push button to deactivate all positions, emptying the
carousel. You can re-select any pen or pens, keeping the colors, types, and
options you set up previously.
You do not need to use this push button to select pens, as you can select one
or more pens by clicking in the check box next to each position of the carousel
that holds a pen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Pen ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you select the check box for a pen position, you enable the pen
characteristics menu at the top of the window. You can then select PenColor or
pen Type for the selected pen.
To de-select a pen, click a second time on the check box, which erases the X
from the box. Any characteristic you assigned to the pen before deselecting
remains.
When you finish setting up color, type, and the options for each pen, select
each pen position that belongs in the carousel to make it active.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for PenColor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this choice to display a list of colors. Select the color you want
assigned to any pen position with its check box currently selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To select Type, look at the characters on the top of the pen. The letter
indicates the medium for which the pen is appropriate. For example, you plot
with P-type pens on paper. The number specifies pen thickness in
0.1-millimeter units. Refillable pens have only a number as a Type indicator.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Options results in a secondary menu listing the optional pen
characteristics Speed, Force, Acceleration, and Priority. None of these
options is used at this time.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Pen Speed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Pen Speed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help for Force ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Help for Force ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help for Acceleration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for Acceleration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Help for Priority ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Help for Priority ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option is not used.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Help for Colorsorting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the Colorsorting check box if you want the plotter to finish plotting
all elements drawn with one color pen before changing pens. If a plotter does
not sort colors, the program producing the plot determines the order in which
the plotter draws picture elements and chooses pens. Color sorting can reduce
the number of pen changes, but requires the plotter to wait for all plotting
information before drawing anything.
If you plan to use more than one carousel for a single plot, select
Colorsorting to minimize the number of times you are prompted to change
carousels.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help for GEC ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In order for you to select GEC, your plotter model must have Graphics
Enhancement Cartridge capability. A Graphics Enhancement Cartridge stores
extra plotter features, such as additional character fonts. Even if your
plotter can support the GEC feature, do not select GEC unless the plotter has a
cartridge installed on it, or your plot can have unexpected results.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Help for Enter ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Enter to save the properties you set up.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> queue driver ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A software processor that takes a print job from a queue, and sends it to the
appropriate printer driver to prepare it for printing.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> queue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A list of jobs waiting to print or plot at a particular print destination. See
also spooling and spooler
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> serial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pertaining to the sequential transmission of one element at a time. Serial
ports pass one bit at a time. If a port has word length 7, it must pass seven
separate elements before the receiver can assemble those elements into a single
recognizable whole unit (character).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> port ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A connector on a computer to which cables for devices, such as display stations
and printers, or communications lines are attached. A parallel port at the
back of a computer has 25 holes in it, and connects to a cable with a 25-pin
connector. A serial port at the back of a computer has either 9 pins or 25
pins in it, and connects to a cable with a 9- or 25-hole connector.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> baud rate ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A number representing the speed at which information travels over a
communication line. The higher the number, the faster communication occurs.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> word length ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The number of binary elements in a unit of information. Configuring a port
with 7 as word length means both the transmitter and receiver of information
interpret each group of seven bits to represent one character.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> parity check ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A mathematical operation on the numerical representation of the information
communicated between two pieces. For example, if parity is odd, any character
represented by an even number has a bit added to it, making it odd, and an
information receiver checks that each unit of information has an odd value.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> stop bit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In start-stop transmission, a signal at the end of a character that prepares
the receiving device for reception of a subsequent character; generally
specified as a duration of a unit interval.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> handshaking ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A method by which two pieces of hardware, such as a personal computer and a
plotter, can communicate.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> system font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
One of the fonts available for screen display and printing. You can specify
any size for this font, and it supports any language. Contrast with device
font.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> device font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A font particular to the printer. Some device fonts have size and
language-support restrictions. Printer device fonts are internal to the
printer hardware. They can be installed on a card or downloaded to printer
memory. They are printed faster than system fonts. See also system font.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> bit map ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A representation of an image by an array of bits. The OS/2* logo displayed in
this operating system is an example of a bit map.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> check box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A square box with associated text that represents one choice in a set of
multiple choices. When you select a choice, a check mark appears in the check
box to indicate that the choice is in effect. You can clear the check box by
selecting the choice again. Contrast with radio button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A value, attribute, or option that is assumed when another is not explicitly
specified.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> radio button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A circle with text beside it. Radio buttons are combined to show you a fixed
set of choices from which only one can be selected. The circle is partially
filled when a choice is selected. Contrast with check box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> click ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To press and release a mouse button without moving the pointer off the choice.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> spooling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The process of temporarily storing print jobs while waiting for an available
printer or port at a print-destination. Spooling jobs frees system resources
from waiting for a relatively slow device to provide output, and keeps the
contents of each print job separated from the contents of every other print
job.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> spooler ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A program that puts print jobs on one or more queues and removes a print job
from a queue to send the job to a printer.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> property ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A unique characteristic of an object that can be changed or modified. The
setting of an object describes the object. Type style is an example of a
setting.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> reverse clipping ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A method of plotting that removes hidden lines and patterns from solid objects
that overlap in the picture, so that objects that lie beneath other objects in
the viewing plane do not appear in the output.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> check mark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A symbol that shows that a choice is currently active. This symbol is used in
menus and check boxes. See check box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> parallel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pertaining to the simultaneous transmission of individual parts of a whole.
When a printer is connected to a parallel port, it receives an entire byte
(character) at a time. See also serial.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> printer-specific file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A file that can be printed on only one type of printer. See also
printer-independent file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> printer-independent file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A file in a format that is independent of a particular printer type. For
example, with a Presentation Manager spooler, a file in the metafile format is
printer-independent. See also printer-specific file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use these choices to find out how to use help, to get extended help, to go to a
list of keys, to go to the help index, or to look at the copyright information.
Help for help
Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to
use help.
Extended help
Displays general help.
Keys help
Displays a list of keys.
Help index
Displays the help index.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to find out what kind of help is available and how to use the
help that is available.
In general, help is provided for every action bar choice, pull-down choice, and
other selections.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Help for Extended help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to get extended help for the program.
Extended help provides general information about the program you are using.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Help for Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to display a list of keys.
The list of keys groups similar keys together so they are easier to find.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for the Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this choice to display the help index.
The help index lists all of the titles of the help information that is
available.