4-3-3 Set paper format

When creating a new form definition, set the paper format before starting work.

Change the paper properties in the Property Editor on the Form Editor.

The properties for paper can be displayed when all items are deselected.

To deselect items, click an area on the Form Editor where there are no items, or click the Deselect button on the toolbar.

Reference

If you are creating an item, click the Item selection mode button on the toolbar or press ESC to change the pointer to Item selection mode and deselect the item.

Set the paper with the Property editor

Set the following properties with the Property editor:

Item

Description

Form language

Shows the language used in form design. Specify this setting when creating a new form definition.

Resolution(dpi)

Shows the resolution of the form to be designed. Specify this setting when creating a new form definition.

Barcode option

Depending on the printing environment, if the barcode accuracy decreases, use the Barcode option to correct the Density, Element size, and toner blur of barcode.

Reference

For details of barcode settings, see "Set barcode correction" in "4-6-3 Create output area for barcodes".

Color palette settings

Set the color that is the basis of the design color and print color in Color palette settings.

Reference

For details on color palettes, see "4-11-2 Set a color palette".

Page color settings

Set default print colors for multi-pages.

Reference

For details on page colors, see "4-11-4 Set the Page color".

Select font

Select a font to use for the form definition.

Reference

For details of font selection, see "Font selection".

Size

Specify the paper size to be used. Selectable Paper size is as follows:

"Postcard", "A5", "A4", "A3", "B5", "B4", "Letter", "Stock form", "User-defined"

When Stock form is selected: Set the height in units of 1/6 inch and the width in units of 1 inch.
When User-defined is selected: Set User-defined paper height(mm) and User-defined paper width(mm) in the range of 10 to 2540 mm respectively.

Caution

The printable area displayed on the Form Editor is a guide. Print the pages to confirm the actual printable area.

Reference

When "User-defined" is specified, the printable paper size depends on the printer specifications. Set the paper size after checking the paper width and height ranges of the printer to be used.
User-defined paper sizes can be used with the following printer models: ART4, LIPS4, RPCS, RPDL2, PostScript, DP Series, DotPrinter, SATO, TEC, MultiCoder, Zebra, PDF, EMF, and EMFPLUS.

Paper orientation

Select Portrait or Landscape as page orientation.

Vertical (portrait) prints the page in a vertical direction and Horizontal (Landscape) prints the page in a horizontal direction.

Stock form height(1/6inch)

Specify the height of Stock form in 1/6 inch units.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

The height of Stock form is 11 inches by default. If the actual paper size is less than 11 inches, you need to specify the height of the stock form.

Reference

When designing a form for output with a dot printer, by specifying the vertical size of Stock form to be a multiple of 3, you can prevent page breaks. In the case of irregular paper sizes, design multiple pages to fit in one form.

Example: When one page of data is a 22/6 inch form

The paper size, 22/6 or about 3.7 inches, is an irregular paper size. For such paper, calculate the vertical size of the paper so that it is a multiple of 3, and design printing for multiple pages as one form.

Since 22*3=66, specify 66/6 inches as the height of the stock form.

When designing the form, design the data of three pages onto one form.

Stock form width(inch)

Specify the horizontal width of Stock form in 1 inch units.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

The width of Stock form is 15 inches by default, but the actual printable area is 13.6 inches. Even if the actual paper width is less than 15 inches, the default setting should be fine.

User-defined paper height(mm)

Specify the height of the user-defined paper in millimeters.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

Reference

As there are some limitations depending on the printer, for details, see "SVF for Java Print User's Manual" and "SVF for PDF User's Manual".

User-defined paper width(mm)

Set the width of user-defined paper in millimeters.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

Reference

As there are some limitations depending on the printer, for details, see "SVF for Java Print User's Manual" and "SVF for PDF User's Manual".

Adjust print position (X)(mm)

Moves the print position horizontally by the specified value.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

All items on the Form Editor will be moved. Items will be moved to the left for negative values, and to the right for positive values.

Adjust print position (Y)(mm)

Moves the print position vertically by the specified value.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

All items on the Form Editor will be moved. Items will be moved upwards for negative values, and downwards for positive values.

Color mode

If you select this check box, each item will be printed according to its specified print color.

If you clear this check box, each item will be printed in monochrome, even if a print color has been set.

Copies

Specify the number of copies to print.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

You can also specify the number of copies by using the VrCopy function when printing with SVF output engine.
Reference
For details of the VrCopy function, see "SVF Java PRODUCTS API Reference Manual".

Multiple-page count

Specify the number of sheets that make up a set of forms within the range of 1 to 30.

You can also change the value by clicking the button.

It cannot be used for output from a dot printer.

Auto page break

Specify whether to insert a page break when a form containing a repeat item is printed, with the VrSetForm function set to Random mode (setting value 1) in the program, and the row count exceeds the number of rows set for the repeat item.

If you select this check box, a page break is inserted automatically, and the excess row data is output on the next page.

If you clear this check box, row data exceeding the page is ignored.

Reference

When printing in the report writer mode (setting values 4 and 5) of the mode of the VrSetForm function, regardless of the setting here, a page break is always executed automatically for any form of design, and the row number was exceeded to output on the next page.
For details of the VrSetForm function, see "SVF Java PRODUCTS API Reference Manual".

Link-form name

When Auto page break is selected, and a form containing a repeat item is output in Random mode or Report-writer mode, specify the form that is used after the page break.

If Link-form name is not specified, the excess data is output to the same form as the first page.

To select a form definition or XML form file that was selected as a link-form into the form definition, specify it from the Link-form name list. If the link form to be set in the list is not displayed, click the Add file(s) to the form definition button to add the link-form to the form definition. For details, see "4-13-4 Link-form".

Caution

The XML form file specified as a link-form will not be output correctly if it does not contain the same field names, subform names and record names as in the original XML form file.

Paper code

Type a paper code. When you use Report Director Enterprise, paper code is used as key information for displaying the "Paper changed message" when outputting to a dot matrix printer.

If the paper code changes, the "Paper changed" message appears.

Form name

Type a form name. Input is optional.

Form title(kana)

Type a form name in kana characters. Input is optional.

2-Sided mode

Select 1-sided or 2-sided printing. In case of 2-sided printing, select its bind direction.

You can also specify this option by using the VrSetDuplex function when printing.

Reference

For details of the VrSetDuplex function, see "SVF Java PRODUCTS API Reference Manual".

2-Sided margin(mm)

Select margin of 2-sided printing.

You can also specify this option by using the VrSetDuplex function when printing.

Reference

For details of the VrSetDuplex function, see "SVF Java PRODUCTS API Reference Manual".

Feed tray

Outputs from the specified tray when printing.

The printer tray to which this number corresponds is defined in SVF Configuration Tool. The settings differ according to the printer.

You can also specify this option by using the VrSetTray function when printing using SVF output engine.

Restriction

The printer displays an error if the paper size of the specified tray is different from the size of paper to be output.

Reference

For details of the VrSetTray function, see "SVF Java PRODUCTS API Reference Manual".
For details on tray management, see the manual of your printer.

Shrink mode

When printing, the output is enlarged/reduced to the size of the specified shrink mode.

Reference

Even if Conform to the form (with printer function) is specified for Scaling mode in the output printer property on SVF Configuration Tool, the size specified in Shrink mode may not be available. For details of output printers by model, see "SVF for Java Print User's Manual".

ANK/Kanji character ratio

Specify the ratio of character spacing (character width + character pitch) for half-width and full-width characters. It is not reflected on the SVF Cloud Designer screen and is applied only when printing.

Reference

This is only supported in Basic mode. For details of supported printer models, see "SVF for Java Print User's Manual" or "SVF for PDF User's Manual". If "3/2" is specified, the Ank3/2 Kanji settings in SVF Configuration Tool are used.

Paper color

Select the display color of the paper in the Form Editor.

This is useful when using colored paper when printing. By setting the paper color, you can design with an image that is close to the actual output result. However, the Paper color setting is intended to aid in designing items, and does not affect the actual output result.
When clicking the comma-delimited numbers, the Select color dialog is displayed to create any paper color.

PDF layer

Specify whether to output PDF layer to a PDF file.

Reference

PDF layer is a layer feature added from Adobe Reader 6.0.

Paper type

Outputs on the specified paper type when printing.

The paper type specified here is defined in SVF Configuration Tool. The settings differ according to the printer.

Reference

For details of the correspondence for each printer, see "SVF for Java Print User's Manual".

Use the numeric data editing symbols from SVF output engine

(supports Service Pack 2)

Specify whether to use the default symbols for editing numeric data per language of form files (SVF locale).

Check (Initial value)
　It is the same operation as SP1. The application uses the default symbols for editing numeric data per language of form files (SVF locale).
Uncheck
　Set the following symbols used in form files individually: Currency symbol, Decimal marker, Thousands separator.

The default value per language of form files (SVF locale) are as follows:

Language	Thousands separator	Decimal point	Currency symbol
Japanese	Comma	Period	(U+005C), $, (U+00A5)
Simplified Chinese	Comma	Period	(U+00A5), $
Traditional Chinese	Comma	Period	(U+005C), $
English	Comma	Period	$,
French, Czech	Non-breaking space	Comma	$,
Korean	Comma	Period	(U+005C), $,
Thai	Comma	Period	(U+005C), $, ,

Caution

If you use an XML form file with the Use the numeric data editing symbols from SVF output engine check box cleared in the SP1 environment or in an environment without the service pack applied, the following operations occur:

Open with SVF Cloud Designer
The edit symbol settings for each specified form file are deleted. In this case, the symbols already set in an edit-formula or chart labels will remain as they are.
Used by SVF output engine
It is not output correctly as numeric data.

Currency symbol

(supports Service Pack 2) 　

Specify a currency symbol used when executing SVF. The specified symbol will be reflected in the drop-down list of Additional display symbols in the following settings:

The Edit numeric data dialog for edit-formula
When you selected "SVF format" in Format on the chart labels

Decimal marker

(supports Service Pack 2)

Specify a decimal marker used when executing SVF. The specified symbol will be reflected in the decimal marker in the following settings:

FORMAT/FORMAT2 functions automatically generated edit-formulas by the Create FORMAT or Create FORMAT2 button in the Edit numeric data dialog
Formats automatically generated by the Create button after selecting SVF format in Format on the chart labels.

Thousands separator

(supports Service Pack 2)

Specify a thousands separator used when executing SVF. The specified symbol will be reflected in the thousands separator in the following settings when you set "On" in 1000 separator:

FORMAT/FORMAT2 functions automatically generated edit-formulas by the Create FORMAT or Create FORMAT2 button in the Edit numeric data dialog
Formats automatically generated by the Create button after selecting SVF format in Format on the chart labels.

Select font

In Font selection, edit the font list that can be selected from Full-width font and Half-width font in the property editor. Full-width font and Half-width font are properties of items that can display characters such as fields and static characters.

Reference

You can set Select font for each form definition.

"Select font" dialog

Item	Description
Full-width tab / Half-width tab	Switch the font name to display in the list to full-width fonts or half-width fonts. Fonts listed here can be selected in the Property editor for field, static text and other items that can display characters.
Add button	Click to display the Full-width font list dialog or the Half-width font list dialog, and list the fonts set by the administrator. Select a font and click the OK button to add to the list box. "Full-width font list" dialog
Delete button	Select a font name from the list and click the Delete button to delete the selected font from the list. Reference Default fonts cannot be deleted.

Item

Description

Full-width tab /

Half-width tab

Switch the font name to display in the list to full-width fonts or half-width fonts.

Fonts listed here can be selected in the Property editor for field, static text and other items that can display characters.

Add button

Click to display the Full-width font list dialog or the Half-width font list dialog, and list the fonts set by the administrator.

Select a font and click the OK button to add to the list box.

"Full-width font list" dialog

Delete button

Select a font name from the list and click the Delete button to delete the selected font from the list.

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Default fonts cannot be deleted.

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