TestDrive Super Store 3.0

home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search

/ TestDrive Super Store 3.0 / TESTDRIVE_3.ISO / jetform / jfconfig.hlp < prev next >

Wrap

Text File | 1992-12-03 | 18.4 KB | 556 lines

## NOTE - This file is Indexed. Remove ## lines if you modify the contents. ## 558 9 Calling Up On-Line Help ## 809 22 Help Info ## 1405 10 About JFCONFIG ## 1722 11 Configuring JetForm-Design ## 2085 22 Select - Select Printer ## 2748 15 Select - Output Port ## 3160 39 Select - Font Cartridge ## 4365 16 File - Save (Saving the Configuration) ## 4851 8 File - Exit (Leaving JFCONFIG) ## 5088 162 Configuring Soft Fonts ## 11009 101 AutoFont Support ## 15139 115 Configuring Barcodes #Calling Up On-Line Help Calling Up On-Line Help In the JetForm configuration function, extensive on-line help is available at any time. To request help, Click on the Help selection appearing in the Menu Bar. The Help pull-down menu appears. # Help Info Help Info When you request Help Info, a dialog box containing a list of the topics for which help is available is displayed. The scroll bar to the right of the list box can be used to scroll up and down the list of topics. To call up the help information, Click on the topic. A text screen with the help information is displayed. To leave the help screen and return to the list of topics, press the enter key, or Click on the Index command button. To leave the Help dialog box, press the enter key, or Click on the Exit command button. # About JFCONFIG About JFCONFIG When you request this selection, a dialog box appears. This box shows the software version that is installed on your computer and the current amount of available memory. To exit from the dialog box, Click on the OK command button, or press the enter key. #Configuring JetForm-Design Configuring JetForm-Design The configuration function (JFCONFIG) sets up the correct environment for JetForm-Design. The configuration function can be run at any time after installation if your configuration changes. For example, to create a soft font cartridge and make it available, you use the configuration function. #Select - Select Printer Select - Select Printer Before you can configure any font cartridges, you must specify the type of printer you will be using. Step 1 Click on Select in the Menu Bar. Step 2 Point to Select Printer in the pull-down menu, and Click. The Select Printer Type dialog box appears. Step 3 In the list box, Click on the down arrow until the name of the printer you are using appears. The printers you selected during installation will appear in the list. Step 4 Click on the printer name; Click on the OK command button to implement your selection. #Select - Output Port Select - Output Port After you have selected a printer, you must identify the printer port. Step 1 Click on Select in the Menu Bar. Step 2 Point to Output Port in the pull-down menu, and Click. The Select Output Port dialog box appears. Step 3 Click on the output port; Click on the OK command button to implement your selection. #Select - Font Cartridge Select - Font Cartridge The printers supported by JetForm-Design can utilize fonts from three different sources: - Text fonts built into the printer. - Font cartridges that are plugged into the printer. - Downloadable text font files from disk (soft fonts). If you don't select any font cartridges through the configuration function, you will be able to access only the text fonts that are built into the printer. To select font cartridges: Step 1 Click on Select in the Menu Bar. Step 2 Point to Font Cartridge in the pull-down menu, and Click. The Select Font Cartridges dialog box appears. The list box contains the font cartridges available for your type of printer. When you first configure JetForm-Design, this list contains only the plug in cartridges that are available for your printer, and one soft font cartridge for bar codes. Step 3 Hold down the shift key and Click on the desired font cartridge. You can select as many cartridges as you like. Step 4 When all your selections have been made, Click on the OK command button to implement them. #File - Save (Saving the Configuration) File - Save (Saving the Configuration) If you make changes to the configuration selections, you must save the new configuration information. Step 1 Click on File in the Menu Bar. Step 2 Point to Save in the pull-down menu, and Click. The new configuration information has been saved in a file with the extension .ICF file. The filename will be unique for each printer, but will readily identify the printer by its name. #File - Exit (Leaving JFCONFIG) File - Exit (Leaving JFCONFIG) To exit from the configuration function, Click on File in the Menu Bar. Point to Exit in the pull-down menu, and Click. You are returned to the Windows Program Manager. #Configuring Soft Fonts Configuring Soft Fonts JetForm-Design provides the capability to create printer control files for downloadable soft fonts for all supported printers. You can create printer control files for soft fonts purchased from the printer manufacturer or from third party vendors. The soft font files from third party vendors must conform to the format specified by the printer manufacturer or problems may be encountered in creating the printer control file. Refer to the documentation provided with your printer for more information on soft font packages supported. The printer control file created is like a new "cartridge" for your laser printer. If you purchased a new font cartridge for your printer you would have several new fonts available for printing. This function enables you to create a "cartridge" file, which contains the printer configuration information JetForm-Design requires for downloadable soft fonts. Once created, the new "cartridge" is then available for selection. When included in your configuration file, these soft fonts are available for text and field items in the forms you create with JetForm-Design. You will find your JetForm directory less cluttered if you store your soft font files in another directory. For example, you could create a directory on your hard disk called FONTS, and store your soft font files there. When you create the soft font "cartridge" with the configuration function, you just have to identify the directory when you select the soft font files. To create a printer control file for soft fonts, follow these steps: Step 1 If Softfonts in the Menu Bar appears in gray, the printer driver you selected does not accommodate soft fonts. These would include Generic Postscript, IBM 4216, and any of the non-laser printers. Otherwise, Click on SoftFonts in the Menu Bar. The Prepare Soft Fonts for JetForm dialog box appears. Step 2 You must assign a file name for the soft font "cartridge". A default file name of SOFTFONT appears in the text box labelled Cartridge. If you don't want to use the default file name, Click at the beginning of the text box labelled Cartridge. Use the delete key to delete SOFTFONT, and type the desired file name. Don't include a file extension as it will be appended automatically (LJ). Make a note of the file name. Step 3 Next you must select the font files to be included. The value in the text box labelled Files In, controls the file names that are displayed in the list box. You can use the DOS wildcard characters (?, *) to identify groups of file names. For example, HV*.USP to identify Helvetica portrait fonts. Click at the beginning of the text box labelled Files In. Type the desired file specification, and press enter. If you have stored the soft font files in a directory other than the JetForm directory, include the directory name (ie. \FONTS\HV*.USP). The file names in the list box change to reflect the entered file specification. Step 4 Click on the desired soft font file names. You can select as many file names as you like. Step 5 You can designate whether the fonts are to be used as Temporary or Permanent soft fonts when they are downloaded into the printer by JetForm. Temporary soft fonts are always compiled into the form (MDF) and will always be loaded into the printer as "Temporary". Temporary fonts are deleted from the printer memory at the end of the print job. Permanent soft fonts are only compiled into the form and downloaded into the printer when you request it. Permanent soft fonts are not deleted from the printer memory at the end of the print job. To designate the fonts as either Temporary or Permanent, Click on the appropriate option button. Step 6 When all your selections have been made, Click on the OK command button to implement them. The new soft font "cartridge" is created. If you are intending to use both the portrait and landscape versions of a font you should include them in the same soft font "cartidge" (E.g. select \FONTS\HV*.US*). This avoids duplication of the required character width information within the configuration files. After you create the soft font "cartridge", you must configure it before it can be used in JetForm-Design. This is done using the Font Cartridge command from the Select pull-down menu. Step 7 Click on Select in the Menu Bar. Step 8 Point to Font Cartridge in the pull-down menu, and Click. The Select Font Cartridges dialog box appears. Previous selections are designated with an asterisk. However, if you still want to use them, you must select them again. Step 9 Click on the desired font cartridges, including the soft font "cartridge" you just created. You can select as many cartridges as you like. However, the most practical limit is 100 combinations of type, point size, and type style. Step 10 When all your selections have been made, Click on the OK command button to implement them. Step 11 Save the new configuration. Click on File the Menu Bar. Point to Save in the pull-down menu, and Click. Step 12 Exit the configuation function. Click on File in the Menu Bar. Point to Exit in the pull-down menu and Click. #AutoFont Support AutoFont Support The Compugraphics/HP AutoFont mechanism is supported winthin the JetForm configuration function. When these fonts are created or added to your, entries are made in an AUTOFONT directory. These entries provide applications with the font metrics for the fonts. JetForm Configuration allows the user to configure AutoFont fonts for use by JetForm. New fonts from HP, and those generated by Compugraphics Type Director will update the AUTOFONT directory. The AutoFont command within JfConfig operates in a similar fashion to the SoftFont option. You can select one or more fonts, which are stored in a user named 'logical cartridge' file. The cartridge file would then be selected for inclusion in the configuration by the Select - Font Cartridges command. To use the AutoFont command, follow these steps: Step 1 Click on AutoFont in the Menu Bar. The program will search for a directory called AUTOFONT off the root of the currently active drive (e.g. C:\AUTOFONT). If such a directory does not exist, message #110 "The AUTOFONT directory is not correct. Please change it or refer to the JetForm documentation" is displayed. Click on the OK command button, or press enter, to acknowledge the message. The Prepare AutoFonts for JetForm dialog box appears. Step 2 You must assign a file name for the "logical cartridge". A default file name of AUTOFONT appears in the text box labelled Cartridge Name. If you don't want to use the default name, Click at the beginning of the text box and use the delete key to delete AUTOFONT, and type the desired name. Don't include a file extension as it will be appended automatically (LJ). Make a note of the file name. Step 3 Next you must identify the files to be included. The value in the text box labelled AutoFont Directory, controls the file names that are displayed in the list box. If you received message #110, you must change the directory from \AUTOFONT to the directory where you have installed your AutoFont software. You can use the DOS wildcard characters (?,*) to identify groups of file names. Click at the beginning of the text box labelled AutoFont Directory. Type the desired directory and optionally a file specification, and press enter. The contents of the list box change to display the selected fonts. The font name, point size, style, and source appears for each font. Step 4 More than one font can be selected from the list box. Step 5 If you are selecting soft fonts, you can designate whether the fonts are Temporary or Permanent soft fonts when they are downloaded to the printer by JetForm. Temporary soft fonts are always compiled into the form (MDF) and will be loaded into the printer as "Temporary". Temporary fonts are deleted from the printer memory at the end of each print job. Permanent soft fonts are only compiled into the form and downloaded into the printer when you request it. Permanent soft fonts are not deleted from the printer memory at the end of the print job. To designate the fonts as either Temporary or Permanent, Click on the appropriate option button. Step 6 When all your selections have been made, Click on the OK command button to implement them. The new "logical cartridge" is created. The cartridge file can now be selected for inclusion in the configuration file by using the Select - Font Cartridges command. #Configuring Barcodes Configuring Barcodes JetForm-Design provides the capability to create and use barcodes on any of your forms. Barcodes can be included as part of your form design, or as data fields to be filled in at print time. The printer control file for the types of bar- coding is available for selection as a "font cartridge" during the normal configuration procedure. Once configured, you can select these "fonts" for Barcode Labels and Barcode Fields on your form. JetForm-Design prints barcodes as a series of vertical lines of different widths and does not require special barcode cartridges or soft fonts. JetForm-Design takes care of converting the values into the required set of lines for the specified barcode type and configuration information. The following types of bar codes are currently supported by JetForm-Design: - 2 of 5 Industrial - 2 of 5 Industrial with Checksum - 2 of 5 Interleaved - 2 of 5 Interleaved with Checksum - 2 of 5 Matrix - 2 of 5 Matrix with Checksum - 3 of 9 Large - 3 of 9 Medium - 3 of 9 Small - 3 of 9 Compressed - 3 of 9 with Checksum - Codabar - UPC-A - EAN-13 - ZIP+4 (US Postal) At least one sample of each type of barcode is provided in the BARCODE "cartridge". These samples are ready to use on your forms. For all barcodes except UPC and EAN, the wide bars are set to be three times as wide as the narrow bars. Black bars and white bars are set to the same width in printer dots. For medium and low resolution barcodes, the barcodes generated will be satisfactory. (Module width greater than 0.009 inches - 3 dots or larger for 300 dpi printers). For UPC, bar widths are set to 1, 2, 3, and 4 times the specified module width. For high resolution barcodes, the module width is only 1 or 2 dots. In this case, the difference between the actual width of a black dot and a white dot becomes important. For example, the width of a black dot for most 300 dpi printers is more than 50% greater than the nominal width (0.0033 inches). This means that a white narrow bar is much less wide than a black narrow bar. You can set black bar and white bar widths independently by modifying the BARCODE file. To add a new barcode to the file, use a text editor to access the BARCODE file. Enter each of the seven elements for the barcode. You can use an existing definition for that type of bar code as a guide. Note that the barcode name must begin with the word Barcode. Save the file when you have finished your changes. Note, you can create more than one barcode "Cartridge" file. To include the new bar code into your JetForm- Design configuration: Step 1 If the BARCODE "cartridge" is already configured, skip to Step 6. If the BARCODE "cartridge" is not configured, Click on Select in the Menu Bar. Step 2 Point to Font Cartridge in the pull-down menu, and Click. The Select Font Cartridges dialog box appears. Previous selections are designated with an asterisk. If you still want to use them, you must select them again. Step 3 Click on the desired font cartridges, including the BARCODE "cartridge" you just modified. Step 4 When all your selections have been made, Click on the OK command button to implement them. Step 5 Save the new configuration. Click on File in the Menu Bar. Point to Save in the pull-down menu, and Click. Step 6 Click on File in the Menu Bar. Point to Exit in the pull-down menu, and Click. You are returned to the Windows Program Manager.