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$LPDEV

The $LPDEV macro is used to describe a device type in the XDEVTYPS module.

$LPDEV ABSO=<YES | NO>,                
  CHARS=xxxx,                      
  FBOLDF=<YES | NO>,               
  FBOLDN=<YES | NO>,               
  FDEF=xxxxxx,                     
  FONTSEL=<YES | NO>,              
  LALA=<YES | NO>,                 
  LAPO=<YES | NO>,                 
  LLCHNXY=<YES | NO>,              
  LLCHPOS=<BASELINE>,              
          <TOP>                    
          <BOTTOM>                 
  LLXDIR=<LEFT | RIGHT>,           
  LLXORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  LLYDIR=<UP | DOWN>,              
  LLYORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  LPCHNXY=<YES | NO>,              
  LPCHPOS=<BASELINE>,              
          <TOP>                    
          <BOTTOM>                 
  LPXDIR=<LEFT | RIGHT>,           
  LPXORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  LPYDIR=<UP | DOWN>,              
  LPYORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  PDEF=xxxxxx,                     
  PLCHNXY=<YES | NO>,              
  PLCHPOS=<BASELINE>,              
          <TOP>                    
          <BOTTOM>                 
  PLXDIR=<LEFT | RIGHT>,           
  PLXORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  PLYDIR=<UP | DOWN>,              
  PLYORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  POLA=<YES | NO>,                 
  POPO=<YES | NO>,                 
  PPCHNXY=<YES | NO>,              
  PPCHPOS=<BASELINE>,              
          <TOP>                    
          <BOTTOM>                 
  PPXDIR=<LEFT | RIGHT>,           
  PPXORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  PPYDIR=<UP | DOWN>,              
  PPYORG=<PAPER | MARGIN>,         
  RESET=<YES | NO>,                
  SPACE11=<99 | 30>,        X      
  SPACE12=<99 | 25>,        X      
  SPACE13=<99 | 20>              

$LPDEV Parameters

This section describes the &LPDEV parameters.

ABSO=NO|YES

The parameter effects are:

• NO—No absolute positioning command skeleton present.
• YES—(Default) Command skeleton for absolute positioning is present for device type. Yes must always be specified or defaulted.

CHARS

This parameter names the default font for this device type. The default is GT12.

FBOLDF=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—Command skeleton to end bold mode on the printer present.
• NO—(Default) No command skeleton to end bold mode on the printer present.

FBOLDN=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—A command skeleton to start bold mode on the printer is present.
• NO—(Default) No command skeleton to start bold mode on the printer is present.

FDEF

This parameter names the default FORMDEF for this device type. The default is A10110.

FONTSEL=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—A command skeleton to select fonts by an assigned number is present.
• NO—(Default) No command skeleton to select fonts by an assigned number is present.

LALA=YES|NO

This parameter specifies a valid orientation:

• YES—A command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape is present.
• NO—(Default) No command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape is present.

LAPO=YES|NO

This parameter specifies a valid orientation:

• YES—Command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait present.
• NO—(Default) No command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait is present.

LLCHNXY=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—The X and Y parameters have changed places in the position absolute command for this device type for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• NO—(Default) The X and Y parameters are in their normal places in the position absolute command for this device type for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

LLCHPOS=BASELINE|BOTTOM|TOP

The parameter effects are:

• BASELINE—(Default) Characters are written with the baseline from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• BOTTOM—Characters are written with the bottom of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• TOP—Characters are written with the top of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

LLXDIR=LEFT|RIGHT

The parameter effects are:

• LEFT—When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values increase when going left for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• RIGHT—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values increase when going right for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

LLXORG=PAPER|MARGIN

The parameter effects are:

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• MARGIN—When positioning the logical cursor, the X-values are counted from a margin set by an initial command (PAGEDEF would be appropriate) for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

LLYDIR=UP|DOWN

The parameter effects are:

• UP—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values increase when going UP for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• DOWN—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values increase when going DOWN for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

LLYORG=PAPER|MARGIN

The parameter effects are:

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• MARGIN—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values are counted from a margin set by an initial command (PAGEDEF would be appropriate) for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

LPCHNXY=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—The X and Y parameters have changed places in the position absolute command for this device type for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• NO—(Default) The X and Y parameters are in their normal places in the position absolute command for this device type for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

LPCHPOS=BASELINE|BOTTOM|TOP

The parameter effects are:

• BASELINE—(Default) Characters are written with the baseline from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• BOTTOM—Characters are written with the bottom of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• TOP—Characters are written with the top of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

LPXDIR=LEFT|RIGHT

The parameter effects are:

• LEFT—When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values increase when going left for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• RIGHT—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values increase when going right for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

LPXORG=PAPER|MARGIN

The parameter effects are:

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• MARGIN—When positioning the logical cursor, the X-values are counted from a margin set by an initial command (PAGEDEF would be appropriate) for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

LPYDIR=UP|DOWN

The parameter effects are:

• UP—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y‑values increase when going UP for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• DOWN—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the Y‑values increase when going DOWN for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

LPYORG=PAPER|MARGIN

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• MARGIN—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values are counted from a margin set by an initial command (PAGEDEF would be appropriate) for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

PDEF

Names the default PAGEDEF for this device type. The default is A06462.

PLCHNXY=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—The X and Y parameters have changed places in the position absolute command for this device type for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• NO—(Default) The X and Y parameters are in their normal places in the position absolute command for this device type for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

PLCHPOS=BASELINE|BOTTOM|TOP

The parameter effects are:

• BASELINE—(Default) Characters are written with the baseline from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• BOTTOM—Characters are written with the bottom of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• TOP—Characters are written with the top of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

PLXDIR=LEFT|RIGHT

The parameter effects are:

• LEFT—When positioning the logical cursor, the X-values increase when going left for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• RIGHT—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X-values increase when going right for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

PLXORG=PAPER|MARGIN

The parameter effects are:

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X-values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• MARGIN—When positioning the logical cursor, the X-values are counted from a margin set by an initial command (PAGEDEF would be appropriate) for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

PLYDIR=UP|DOWN

The parameter effects are:

• UP—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values increase when going UP for FORMDEF orientation landscape and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• DOWN—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the Y‑values increase when going DOWN for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

PLYORG=PAPER|MARGIN

The parameter effects are:

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the Y‑values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.
• MARGIN—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values are counted from a margin set by an initial command (PAGEDEF would be appropriate) for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape.

POLA=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—A command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape is present.
• NO—(Default) No command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation landscape is present.

POPO=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—A command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait is present.
• NO—(Default) No command skeleton to be used at file initiation for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait is present.

PPCHNXY=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—The X and Y parameters have changed places in the position absolute command for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• NO—(Default) The X and Y parameters are in their normal places in the position absolute command for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

PPCHPOS=BASELINE|BOTTOM|TOP

The parameter effects are:

• BASELINE—(Default) Characters are written with the baseline from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• BOTTOM—Characters are written with the bottom of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• TOP—Characters are written with the top of the character from the logical cursor position for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

PPXDIR=LEFT|RIGHT

The parameter effects are:

• LEFT—When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values increase when going left for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• RIGHT—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values increase when going right for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

PPXORG=PAPER|MARGIN

The parameter effects are:

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the X‑values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• MARGIN—Logical cursor X-values are counted from margin set by initial command (for example, PAGEDEF) for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

PPYDIR=UP|DOWN

The parameter effects are:

• UP—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y‑values increase when going UP for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• DOWN—(Default) Logical cursor Y-values increase DOWN for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

PPYORG

The parameter effects are:

• PAPER—(Default) When positioning the logical cursor, the Y‑values are counted from the edge of the paper for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.
• MARGIN—When positioning the logical cursor, the Y-values are counted from a margin set by an initial command (PAGEDEF would be appropriate) for FORMDEF orientation portrait and PAGEDEF orientation portrait.

RESET=YES|NO

The parameter effects are:

• YES—(Default) A command skeleton to reset the printer is present. Yes must always be specified or defaulted.
• NO—No command skeleton to reset the printer is present.

SPACE11

This parameter specifies the width of special space X'11'. The default value is 30.

SPACE12

This parameter specifies the width of special space X'12'. The default value is 25.

SPACE13

This parameter specifies the width of special space X'13'. The default value is 20.