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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.