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iDocs Color Text
With iDocs release 4.5 iDocs can now output mapped color text to any PCL 5c capable printer.
One can also use a color overlay. That does not require however iDocs 4.5.
Requirements
The target printer must be PCL 5c capable .
Please note that while the Hewlett Packard specifications for PCL 6 enhanced is that it is backwardly compatible with PCL 5c and 5e, in practice unless the printer specifications state that it is PCL 5c compatible the printer will probably not process PCL 5c.
Application Setup
4/07/08 iDocs Form Suite FM0465C3
14:54:45 Define a Form Application QSECOFR
Form Application. . . . . . COLORJOBL ColorJobLog
Form Size . . . . . . . . . 3 Legal(8 1/2 x 14 in.) F4=List
Collate(Y/N). . . . . . . . . . . N Use Mapped Fields Only (Y/N). . . Y
Orient (P)ortrait or (L)andscape. L Pages per Overlay (1-9) . . . . . 1
Front Map File. : F4=List Back Map File . . : F4=List
X adjustment value. . . . . . . . 0 Y adjustment value. . . . . . . . 0
Color Output . . . . . . . . N F4=List
Front Side Back Side Form Destination
Overlay Seq Drawer Merge Overlay Merge Prompt Out Queue
F4=List # F4=List Data F4=List Tumble Data F4=List F4=List
COVL4500 1 1 Y *STD
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F1=Help F2=Data Map F3=Exit F7=Footer F8=Work with Mapped Fields
F9=Advanced Functions F12=Cancel F15=Global Offset F17=Import Map
In the form or check application setup main page is the color type setting.
The choices are:
- B/W LJ PCL 5e: N (Default). This sets the PCL output to PCL 5e, black/white LaserJet 4 PCL.
- Color LJ PCL 5c: 6. This sets the PCL output to PCL 5c, color LaserJet PCL.
- LJ 4500 PCL 5c: 8. This sets the PCL output to PCL 5c, LaserJet 4500 family PCL.
By default, color is set off when creating an application or check. Forms/checks from pre-color releases are brought forward as black/white. Setting this switch to N after defining mapped field color will cause iDocs to ignore the color settings. Setting this switch to 6 or 8 without color defined for mapped fields will cause iDocs to output PCL 5c with black as the font color.
Specifying the Mapped Field Color
This is the mapped field maintenance screen.
4/07/08 iDocs Form Suite FM2540S2
15:05:28 Map Field Maintenance QSECOFR
Form Name. . . . . . COLORJOBL Field Name . . . JOBHDR F4=List
Description. . . Job Header
pooled File Source
From Row . . . . . . 3 To Row . . . . . . . 4
From Column . . . . 2 To Column . . . . . 132
verlay Target
Horizontal Position. 100 300dpi Vertical Position. . 400 300dpi
Map Field . . . . . F4=List Map Type . . . . . . 2 F4=List XY Mapping
Font . . . . . . . . F4=List Courier -NP 16.67cpi Regular
Line Spacing . . . . 35 300dpi Font Rotation. . . . 90° 180° 270°
Form Side. . . . . . F4=List Non duplex field
onditionally map
If the value in column to column
Map next field end Bursting. . . . . . N (Y/N)
of this field . . . N (Y/N) Color . *PURPLE F4=List
Sort Sequence . . . . F4=List
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F10=Save F12=Cancel F13=Configure Path
The mapped field color specification is in the lower right corner, in blue in the above example. One can prompt using F4 for a list of colors by name:
- *BLACK
- *SILVER
- *GRAY
- *WHITE
- *MAROON
- *RED
- *PURPLE
- *FUCHSIA
- *GREEN
- *LIME
- *OLIVE
- *YELLOW
- *NAVY
- *BLUE
- *TEAL
- *AQUA
These are the 16 standard colors defined by the World Wide Web Consortium for web use.
You can also use a decimal RGB color triplet to specify any color in the sRGB colorspace. For example, *FUCHSIA above can also be specified as
255000255
Remember that the RGB triplet must be entered as 9 digits, and that it is decimal. Most people are used to seeing the RGB triplet in hexadecimal as it is used on the web.
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