Xerox Elixir Forms Development Software Getting Started Guide

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Elixir

for AFP™

Getting Started

Guide

June1999

Version 4.00

Elixir Technologies Corporation

P.O. Box 1559

Ojai, CA 93024

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1999 by Elixir Technologies Corporation.

All rights reserved.

June 1999

Version 4.00

Printed in the United States of America

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Elixir/Elixir Technologies Corporation

HP, LaserJet/Hewlett Packard Company

IBM, Personal Computer AT, PS/2, and all IBM products mentioned in this publication are trademarks of

International Business Machines

MS-DOS, Windows, Microsoft Mouse/Microsoft

Corporation

All other product names and trade names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation, material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as icons, screen display looks, etc.

Changes are periodically made to this document.

Changes, technical inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent editions.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

Notes and cautions

Release notes

Customer support

Elixir Web site support

Elixir training

Who should use this guide

System requirements

Hardware

Software

Conventions

Display conventions

Typographical conventions

Mouse operations

On-line Help

Using Online documentation

Accessing online guides

Navigating in online guides

Word find

Page scrolling

Zoom in/out

Printing online guides

Organization of this guide

Starting Elixir applications

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Sub-window menus

Exiting Elixir applications

Forms creation process

Forms creation overview

How Elixir fits into the forms creation process

References

Copying resources to Elixir directories

Downloading resources to appropriate Elixir directories

Converting resources to

Elixir-format

Editing fonts using

ElixirFont

Editing images using

ElixirImage

Using ElixirForm to compose a form

Creating screen versions of fonts and graphics

Creating a .DAT file

Proof-printing a form

Converting your form to the appropriate format

2. Installation

Before installation

Font considerations

Selecting the Country Keyboard Map

Selecting the Default Code

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Product Registration

Elixir Product Registration screen

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Registering as a new customer via the internet

Downloading via the internet to a non-Elixir PC

Contacting Elixir (no internet connection)

Soft key customers running Windows for Workgroups 3.1 or 3.11

Installation

Installing Elixir applications

Full installation

Custom installation

Adding applications

Adding newly licensed applications

3. Desktop basics

Overview

Desktop layout

Menu Bar

Icons

Elixir folder icons

Forms folder

Fonts folder

Images folder

Documents folder

Jobs folder

Clipboard icon

User Files icon

Application icons

ElixirForm icon

ElixirFont icon

ElixirImage icon

ElixiDoc icon

ElixirScan icon

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Printers icon

Scanners icon

Dispatcher icon

Converter icon

Trashbin icon

Viewer icon

Transformer icon

Using the Desktop

Accessing DOS

Managing files

Selecting files in an Elixir window

File operations

Dragging files

Dropping files

Deleting files and folders

Renaming files

Duplicating files

Overwriting existing files

Converting files

Elixir folder structure

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ElixirForm layout

Toolbox <F10>

Toolbar

Message area

Creating a form

Loading a new form

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Modifying form elements

Selecting elements

Moving selected elements

Copying selected elements

Deleting selected elements

Editing selected form elements

Saving a form

Proof-printing your form

Loading an existing form

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Overview

Font basics

ElixirFont layout

Toolbox

Message area

Code Page Window

Using ElixirFont

Loading a non-AFP font

Loading a Code Page

Using the edit selection tools

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Edit Window menu bar

Edit Window Toolbar

Editing tools

Using the Transform tool

Creating a character set (font)

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Loading an existing image

Using the drawing tools

Using the Transform tool

Creating an image

Resetting an image

Saving an image

Proof printing an image

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Notes and cautions

Installation

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Elixir Desktop

ElixirForm

ElixirFont

ElixirImage

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1. Introduction

This guide provides an overview and description of the basic skills and terminology required to operate the following Elixir Windows-based applications.

The Elixir Desktop, a user interface for launching

Elixir applications such as ElixirForm, ElixirFont and ElixirImage. The Elixir Desktop also provides quick access to Elixir converters that convert form, font, image and document files between

Elixir and other formats. You can edit Elixirformat files using the appropriate Elixir application

(ElixirForm, ElixirFont or ElixirImage), and convert them back to the original or a different format using the Desktop.

ElixirForm, a forms creation package for creating and editing Elixir-format forms, which you can then convert to other formats using the Desktop.

ElixirFont, a font editor used for creating and editing Elixir-format fonts, which you can then convert to other formats using the Desktop.

ElixirImage, a bitmap editor used for creating or editing Elixir-format images, which you can then convert to other formats using the Desktop.

Each Elixir application has a user guide to which you can refer for detailed information. For information about error and operational messages, see "Appendix

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Notes and cautions

Elixir user guides may contain a "Notes and Cautions" section. Before using an Elixir application, we recommend that you read the "Notes and Cautions" section applicable to the application. You can also access this information by viewing the release notes.

Release notes

Release notes appear at the beginning of the Elixir software install process, so that you can review each entry before performing the complete installation.

Once the software is installed, release notes can be accessed from the Help menu of the application. Release notes are formatted for viewing in Notepad or

Wordpad. They have a txt file extension and are found in the drive :\ELIXIR \RELNOTES directory.

Customer support

If you have purchased your Elixir product directly from

Elixir Technologies then contact the support center for your region at the number listed below.

North and South America :

+1 805 641 5900 ext. 3

Asia Pacific

+92 (0) 51 206182

Europe

+420 2 2431 13877

The U.S.A. Elixir Customer Support Center provides telephone technical assistance for Elixir users Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific

Standard Time.

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If you have any problems running or using Elixir Print-

Driver or associated Elixir applications, contact the support center in your region for help. An Elixir product specialist will answer your call and ask for the following information: your name, organization, telephone number and address.

the name and version number of the Elixir application.

a complete description of the problem, including any error messages displayed on your monitor or printed at your printer.

You can contact Elixir support by accessing the Elixir

World Wide Web page (and selecting [Contact Support]) at http://www.elixir.com. Please complete the question form.

Elixir Web site support

The Elixir Web site at http://www.elixir.com offers the following resources:

Raise a question for Elixir Support.

Find answers in the list of Frequently Asked

Questions.

Review the latest Tips and Techniques for increasing productivity using Elixir software.

Download new releases and the latest patches.

View Release Notes for the latest available features.

Learn in the user newsgroup how others are using Elixir products.

Sign up for an Elixir Learning Program.


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Elixir training

Elixir Technologies Corporation offers training for our full range of Windows-based family of products. For more information, contact the Elixir Learning center, or vist our website at www.elixir.com

Elixir Learning

(805) 641-5900 ext. 6

Who should use this guide

This guide is intended for users who are familiar with

Windows and who want to install the Elixir Desktop and Converters and its associated applications (Elixir-

Form, ElixirFont and ElixirImage). This guide also provides a quick overview of the Elixir Desktop and its associated applications and instructions on how to use the basic features associated with these applications.

System requirements

This section lists the hardware and software requirements for running the Elixir Desktop and other Elixir applications.

Hardware

Recommended PC configuration: Pentium (or

100% compatible), with at least 133 MHz processor

(or the fastest commercially available processor); 32

MB RAM, 500+ MB hard drive, one CD-ROM drive.


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Additional hardware requirements: any monitor with driver software supporting Windows in VGA, SVGA, or Sigma LaserView.

any Windows compatible mouse.

any PC-to-mainframe or communications board that supports binary file transfers (such as IBM

PC3270, IRMA FT/3270, or AS/400 PC communications packages).

One or more of the following peripheral devices:

AFP compatible printers.

HP LaserJet II or compatible PCL 4 printer.

digital scanner and associated software with ability to create .PCX or .TIF images at 300 or 300 dpi.

Software

Software requirements: Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 or later.

While we make every effort to ensure the proper operation of our software, some problems cannot be resolved due to differences in the operating systems.

Conventions

Most of the following conventions are the same or similar to Windows conventions.

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Display conventions

The Elixir Desktop, ElixirForm, ElixirFont and ElixirImage all adhere to Microsoft Windows conventions for using menus, menu commands, dialog boxes, command buttons, icons and mouse. See your Windows manual for more information.

Typographical conventions

The following typographical conventions are used throughout this guide and other Elixir product guides.

Keystrokes are shown enclosed in < > (angle brackets). For example:

<Enter>

Key combinations are denoted by a plus sign between keys. For example:

<Shift> + <F1> indicates to simultaneously press the <Shift> and the <F1> keys.

Menu titles are shown in bold . Menu options are enclosed in [ ] (square brackets). For example:

Select [New] from the File menu.

Commands, options, actions, and parameters that require description are shown in bold followed on the next line by the description. For example:

Delete

Deletes the selected files.

Steps in a procedure are shown in numbered bold paragraphs. For example:

1. At the prompt, enter the file name and extension.

Comments relating to a step (such as this paragraph) are shown in regular text following the bold paragraph.


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Commands you enter at the DOS prompt are shown in larger text. Within DOS commands, variable names and keys you press are shown in italics. For example:

CD \ELIXIR < Enter >

Mouse operations

You can perform most operations in Elixir applications by using the mouse. The terminology is similar to other Windows based applications.

Mouse operations are performed using the left or right mouse buttons, depending on the specific task.

The following mouse related terms are used in this guide: click to momentarily press and release the left mouse button once. A right mouse button click is specified where necessary. For example,

Click on the right mouse button to finish entering text.

double-click to click the left mouse button twice in rapid succession.

drag to click and hold the mouse on an item and move the item with the mouse.

drag and drop to drag an item as above, then release the mouse button, once the item is positioned over a the area. If the selected object is a file and the destination is a directory, the file copies to the directory.

object a selectable item on the screen.

open to point and double-click on an icon -- the effect of this operation depends on the icon.


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select to point to an object and click the mouse -- this usually highlights the object.

<Alt>click to hold down the <Alt> key while pressing the left mouse button -- this allows you to select a range of files in a window.

<Ctrl>click to hold down the <Ctrl> key while pressing the left mouse button -- this allows you to select individual files from a group in a window.

<Shift>click to hold down the <Shift> key while clicking the mouse

-- this allows you to select more than one object at a time.

On-line Help

Elixir software uses the Microsoft Windows Help program to provide on-line Help for all functions.

For more information about Windows Help, select the

[How to Use Help] option in the Help menu, or see your Microsoft Windows documentation.

The Help files included with your Elixir software include graphics created using screen drivers with large fonts. If you use a screen driver with small fonts, the

Help file graphics may not display clearly. For optimum graphics display, use a screen driver with large fonts.

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Bubble Help

Click on an icon with the right mouse button to view its properties (if applicable) or to display "bubble help."

Bubble help is a short description of the icon function that displays in a bubble extending from the icon.

Quick Help

Enable the quick function by selecting the quick help option in the Usage Switches (or Preferences -- for

ElixirImage) dialog box. When you move the screen pointer over an icon on the screen, a short description of the icon function displays in the message area of the screen. During certain operations a message about the function you are performing also displays in the message area. To see these operational messages, disable quick help.

Context sensitive Help

To use this function, click on an icon and press <F1>.

If available, the appropriate Help topic displays. If no specific topic is available, the Help table of contents displays.

Help menu

Select [Help] from the top pull-down menu and choose one of the displayed topics.

Dialog box Help

Click on the [Help] button in a dialog box to view an associated Help topic. Under Windows 95 and Windows NT, right-click on a dialog box option to display an associated Help topic.

Help pop-ups and jumps

Within Help topic text, words or phrases underlined in green are pop-ups or jumps. When you click on a pop-up topic, a box displays within the current Help topic with additional information. When you click on a jump, a different, associated Help topic displays.


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Help hypergraphics

Hypergraphics are special graphics within Help files that contain "hot spots". Hot spots are either pop-up topics or jumps. Hypergraphics in Elixir Help are most commonly dialog boxes with option hot spots (pop-up definitions), toolboxes with tool hot spots (topic jumps), and menus with option hot spots (topic jumps or pop-up definitions).

Move the cursor over a hypergraphic until a hand displays, then click on this hot spot to display a pop-up topic, or a "jump". To close a pop-up topic, click the mouse button. To return to the original Help topic from a jump, click on <Back> in the Help file menu.

Using Online documentation

This section describes how to use PDF online documentation, including navigating through the online guides and printing the guides. Acrobat Reader is provided with the online documentation. Information about using the Acrobat Exchange program is included for users who have licenses for that program.

Accessing online guides

The PDF online documentation is copied to the drive:\Elixir\help\pdf directory during the installation of

Elixir Suite for AFP. If you didn't choose to copy the

PDF online documentation during the installation, you can view a complete list of the files by clicking on the

Windows [Start] button and selecting Programs>Elixir

Applications>Elixir Suite for AFP. Once the application is launched, click on the Help menu and select Release Notes. Wordpad displays a current list of supporting documents and the directories where they can be found on CD-ROM.

When the appropriate PDF file is accessed the Acrobat Reader program is launched and the List of Online

Guides is displayed. Click on a guide to view its table of contents and jump to individual chapters.


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The following list of PDF files and associated document names are installed in the drive:\Elixir\help\pdf directory.

StartAFP.pdf - Getting Started User Guide

DeskAFP.pdf - Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide

FormAFP.pdf - ElixirForm User Guide

FontAFP.pdf - ElixirFont User Guide

ImageAFP.pdf - ElixirImage User Guide

PdAFP.pdf - Elixir PrintDriver for AFP User

Guide

PdNT.pdf - Elixir PrintDriver for NT User

Guide

AppAFP.pdf - Elixir AppBuilder for AFP User

Guide

Transfmr.pdf - Elixir Transformer Suite User

Guide

Viewer.pdf - ElixirViewer User Guide

Elxscan.pdf - ElixiScan User Guide

Navigating in online guides

After loading a PDF document in Acrobat Reader or

Exchange program (as described above), you can navigate through the online guide by clicking on the following:

TOC chapter titles - jumps to the beginning of the chapter indicated.

[Next Page] or [Previous Page] in the Toolbar - jumps to the next or previous page of the online guide (alternatively, you can use the <Page Up> and <Page

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[Go Back] in the Toolbar - returns to your previous location.

[First Page] in the Toolbar - returns to the opening screen of the online guide.

Word find

This option finds a key word or phrase in the current document.

To use Word Find in a document:

1. Click on the [Find] icon in the Toolbar.

2. Enter the desired search text and click on

[Find].

The Acrobat Find dialog box closes and the first occurrence of the text is highlighted.

3. To find more occurrences of the same text, click on the [Find] icon in the Toolbar and then click on [Find Again] in the Find dialog box.

Page scrolling

You can move a document on the screen to view portions of it not visible in the window, or read a document which contains article threads by clicking the mouse to scroll through the document without using the scroll bar.

To move a document on the screen for viewing (functional only when the document displays wider than the document window):

1. Click on the [Hand] icon in the Toolbar.

2. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor in the desired direction.


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To follow the flow of text in a document that contains article threads (automatic text flows):

1. Click on the [Hand] icon in the Toolbar.

2. If the document contains article threads, a

“down” arrow displays on the Hand icon.

3. Position the hand-shaped cursor over a paragraph and click on the paragraph to begin reading.

4. Continue clicking to follow the flow of text.

Zoom in/out

To magnify the size of the page display, click on the

Zoom icon in the Toolbar, then click in the Work area.

Each click resizes the view by a factor of two.

To reduce the size of the page display, click on the

Zoom icon in the Toolbar, then hold down the <Ctrl> key and click in the Work area.

You can also click on the [%] button at the bottom of the screen and select a zoom percentage from the pop-up list.

Printing online guides

You can print individual chapters or an entire book to

PostScript or HP printers:

1. Open the file.

2. Select File>Print.

The Print dialog box displays.

3. Select your printing options and click on [OK].


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Organization of this guide

Chapter 1, "Introduction," provides an overview of

Elixir software and documentation and describes the hardware software and memory required for installing and using Elixir software.

Chapter 2, "Installation," provides instructions on how to install Elixir Software.

Chapter 3, "Desktop basics," provides an overview of the Elixir Desktop and instructions on how to perform basic Desktop operations.

Chapter 4, "ElixirForm basics," provides an overview of ElixirForm and instructions on how to perform basic

ElixirForm operations.

Chapter 5, "ElixirFont basics," provides an overview of

ElixirFont and instructions on how to perform basic

ElixirFont operations.

Chapter 6, "ElixirImage Basics," provides an overview of ElixirImage and instructions on how to perform basic ElixirImage operations.

Appendix A, "Troubleshooting," provides troubleshooting procedures, and lists all operational and error messages issued by the Elixir Suite for AFP products.

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Starting Elixir applications

This section describes how to start the Elixir Desktop, and its associated applications (ElixirForm, ElixirImage and ElixirFont).

Using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT:

Start the Elixir Desktop by clicking on the [Start] button and choosing Programs> Elixir Applications> Elixir

Suite for AFP.

The Elixir Desktop displays.

Figure 1-1. Elixir Desktop window

Note: If you are using a monochrome monitor and have difficulty reading the title bar text, select [Usage

Switches] from the System menu. In the Usage

Switches dialog box, select [Monochrome Monitor].

To start ElixirForm, ElixirImage or ElixirFont, doubleclick on the corresponding ElixirForm, ElixirImage or

ElixirFont icons on the Desktop.


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For example, double-click on the ElixirImage icon to start ElixirImage and display the ElixirImage window.

Figure 1-2. ElixirImage window

Sub-window menus

All Elixir applications offer additional functionality to normal Windows operations by allowing functions such as pull-down menus in sub-windows (or "child" windows).

The following figure displays a sub-window menu selection from the Elixir Desktop.


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Figure 1-3. Elixir sub-window menu

Exiting Elixir applications

To exit the Elixir Desktop or any of its associated applications:

Double-click on the Close button at the top left of any Elixir application.

Press <Alt> + <F4>.

Press <Alt> + <X>.

From the File menu and select [Exit]

Click on the [X] at the top right corner of the application window.


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Forms creation process

This section describes the forms creation process and how Elixir applications fit into the process.

Forms creation overview

A form is a single-page document that contains elements such as lines, boxes, text and images. The following summarizes the steps involved in the forms creation process.

Input/Conversion

Collecting appropriate resources, such as fonts and images, and then converting them to a format for editing or using within a composition.

Editing and composition

Organizing and structuring the resources gathered in the Input/Conversion process.

Data integration

Putting resources in a form to make the form meaningful.

Proof-printing

Printing the form on a proof-printer to ensure that all resources print correctly.

Revising

Reviewing the proof-printed form, and making changes or corrections.

Final printing and distribution

Printing multiple copies of the form on a production printer and distributing them to the target audience.


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How Elixir fits into the forms creation process

By describing how to use Elixir applications to create a form, you will learn how Elixir fits into the forms creation process.

See the "References" section that follows for more information on performing the following steps.

To create a form using Elixir applications:

4. Gather the resources (such as fonts and graphics) that you want to place in your document.

5. Copy your resources to the appropriate Elixir directories.

6. Convert resources from AFP or other formats to Elixir-format using the Elixir Desktop.

If you plan to proof-print, you will need to create printer versions of your fonts using the Elixir

Desktop.

7. Use the appropriate Elixir application

(ElixirFont or ElixirImage, respectively) to edit fonts and images, or to create new fonts and images.

8. Use the ElixirForm application to compose a form that includes the resources created in the previous steps.

You will need to create screen versions of the fonts and images you created in the previous steps (using the Elixir Desktop) to see your fonts and images in ElixirForm.

If you want to create a multiple-page document, use the Elixir Desktop to create a .DAT file that references two or more forms.

9. Proof-print your form.

Verify that your form prints correctly.


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10. Convert your form to the appropriate printer format using the Elixir Desktop.

11. Print your form on the appropriate printer.

References

This section lists the chapters in this and other Elixir application user guides where you can find procedures for the above steps.

This guide provides some information on the individual steps of the publishing process; however, you can find more detailed information in the appropriate Elixir application user guide.

Copying resources to Elixir directories

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of this guide, or the

"Additional Desktop features" chapter of the Elixir

Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide .

Downloading resources to appropriate Elixir directories

See the "File transfer" chapter of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide.

Converting resources to Elixir-format

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of guide, or the

"Elixir Folders" and "Additional Desktop features" chapters of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP

User Guide .

Editing fonts using ElixirFont

See the "ElixirFont basics" chapter of this guide, or the

"Editing fonts" chapter of the ElixirFont for AFP User

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Editing images using ElixirImage

See the "ElixirImage basics" section of this guide, or the "ElixirImage basics" chapter of the ElixirImage for

AFP User Guide .

Using ElixirForm to compose a form

See the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of this guide, or the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of the ElixirForm for

AFP User Guide.

Creating screen versions of fonts and graphics

See the "File conversions" chapter of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide .

Creating a .DAT file

See the "File conversions" chapter of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide .

Proof-printing a form

See the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of this guide, or the "ElixirForm basics" chapter of the ElixirForm for

AFP User Guide .

Converting your form to the appropriate format

See the "Desktop basics" chapter of this guide, or the

"Elixir Folders" and "File conversions" chapters of the

Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide .


2. Installation

This chapter describes procedures for installing the

Elixir Desktop for the first time, and over an existing version.

Before installation

Read the notes supplied with the Elixir installation program before installing or reinstalling the Elixir software, or before using a tape drive.

Complete the software licensing process (See the

"Product Registration" section).

All Elixir applications described in this guide are installed using the supplied CD-ROM.

First time installation (of a Desktop application) requires at least 26 MB of free space on your hard disk drive. Selecting multiple applications will require additional disk space. Reinstallation requires less disk space as the installation procedure overwrites existing Elixir application files.

Each time you reinstall Elixir software, you overwrite existing program files and utilities with new ones. You should select backup files when reinstalling.

To avoid any possible conflicts, exit all other applications before installing Elixir software.

If you want to abort installation at any time during the process, click on the [Cancel] button from the install screen or press the <Esc> key. You will be prompted to abort.


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Font considerations

If you plan to create or modify fonts for use on AFP printers, the "AFP font conversion considerations" appendix includes information that is crucial to successful font conversion operations. You should read the

"Font strategy" section of this appendix to determine how you should configure your Elixir environment based on the strategy you want to use for converting and using AFP fonts.

Selecting the Country Keyboard Map

During installation, your Country Keyboard Map and

Default Code Page are automatically detected. If the installation is unable to detect your map and code page, prompts for selecting them display, and you can configure your default Elixir environment as described in this section.

A Country Keyboard Map is the translation table Elixir software uses to assign hexadecimal PC (ASCII) keys to AFP font Graphic Character IDs (GCIDs). You can find a description of the structure of a Country Keyboard Map in the "AFP font conversion considerations" appendix of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide .

When converting an AFP font for use in ElixirForm or for proof printing, you can convert the entire character set or a subset of the character set to Elixir. The subset, a "PC mapped" Elixir font, contains only the characters listed in the Country Keyboard Map.

If the primary purpose of converting AFP fonts to Elixir is to create forms, creating a "PC mapped" font significantly reduces hard disk space use.

The Elixir Desktop provides a number of Country Keyboard Maps suitable for most applications. When installing, select the one that most closely meets your needs.


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When you run the Elixir Desktop, you can change the default Country Keyboard Map (described in the

"Desktop configuration" chapter of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide ), or you can create your own custom Country Keyboard Map as described in the "AFP font conversion considerations" appendix of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP

User Guide .

The following table lists the Country Keyboard Maps

(ASCII .KMP files) provided at the time of publication.

.KMP file

T100437.KMP

T1000850.KMP

T1000852.KMP

T1000855

T1000857.KMP

T1000860.KMP

T1000861.KMP

T1000862.KMP

T1000863.KMP

T1000864.KMP

T1000865.KMP

T1000869.KMP

Description

Personal Computer for US

English, UK English, and

European languages using the

IBM character set

PC Multilingual 1 for IBM PC multinational keyboards

Latin2, Multilingual 2 (Slavic for Croatian, Czech, East German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, and

Slovenian

Cyrillic

Latin 5 (Turkish)

Portugal

Iceland

Hebrew

Canadian French

Arabic

Nordic

Greek


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Selecting the Default Code Page

If the installation cannot detect your Default Code

Page, the program prompts you to select a Default

Code Page from the list of Code Pages supplied. A

Default Code Page is the Elixir version of an AFP

Code Page.

An AFP Code Page is a translation table used by AFP fonts to assign host (EBCDIC) code points to Graphic

Character IDs (GCIDs). See the “AFP font conversion considerations” appendix of the Elixir Desktop and

Converters for AFP User Guide for more information.

An Elixir Code Page is an ASCII .COD file which you either create when you convert the full character set of an AFP font to Elixir format, or is supplied by Elixir.

You use the Elixir Code Page when converting an

Elixir font to AFP format for the first time (i.e., if the

Elixir font was not originally converted from an AFP font). After converting, an AFP Code Page, a required component of the AFP font, generates.

The Default Code Page you select at installation will be the default Elixir Code Page when you run the Elixir

Desktop. You can change the default to another Code

Page as described in the "Desktop configuration" chapter of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP

User Guide . The Default Code Page, in conjunction with the Country Keyboard Map, translates PC ASCII characters to EBCDIC characters when you convert overlays to or from Elixir-format.

You can also download an existing AFP Code Page from your host computer to the appropriate directory, convert it to Elixir format, and use it as a default. See the “File transfer” chapter of the Elixir Desktop and

Converters for AFP User Guide for information about downloading AFP resources, the Code Page directory, and converting Code Pages.


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At installation, select the Elixir Code Page that most closely matches your requirements. For additional information about AFP font conversions, see the “File conversions” chapter and “AFP font conversion considerations” appendix of the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide for more information.

Product Registration

Elixir products no longer require ElixiKey hardware devices attached to your parallel port. Elixir products now utilize soft key technology. This new licensing process validates your license agreement with Elixir and places a file (password.epw if an Elixir customer, or License.dat if a Xerox customer) on your workstation.

Version 4.00 implements Elixir's new licensing process and discontinues use of the current hard keys. All customers must register/re-register software license(s) by using the Elixir registration program provided with the software.

Each product installed is assigned to a specific pc.

This pc number, your customer number, and password are required. This information is provided when you purchase Elixir software or when you upgrade to version 4.00 of Elixir products.

If you are an Elixir customer, registration can be completed automatically if you have an internet connection on your workstation. If you are a Xerox customer you must contact Xerox to register your products.

This section describes the registration process for those customers who have purchased their Elixir products form Elixir Technologies.

The following scenarios describe the registration process for Elixir customers. Xerox Corporation will provide a separate document that describes registering your products with Xerox.


INSTALLATION you are a new customer and will use Soft Key registration you are an existing customer and will change to

Soft Key registration

Elixir Product Registration screen

Make your selections according to your needs and go to the appropriate section for further procedures.

Figure 2-1. Elixir Product Registration screen

Using the internet

You can register and download all registration files via the Elixir Product Registration program. There are two ways to register your products using the Internet: down load the product registration file directly to the Elixir PC via the Internet (see "Registering as a new customer via the internet")


INSTALLATION download the product registration file to another machine and move it to the Elixir PC (see "Downloading via the internet to a non-Elixir PC")

Registering as a new customer via the internet

You will receive a "Customer Activation Letter" with your product(s) ordered. The registration process should be completed before installing your software.

The installation CD will launch and install the Registration Program.

To install the registration program on your Elixir PC:

1. In the Software Registration screen, click on

[Next].

2. Select the drive and click on [Next].

3. In the Start Registration Process screen, click on [Install].

The password file will be installed and your system configured.

To complete registration:

1. In the Elixir Product Registration "Welcome" screen, select [Next].

Your machine serial number displays.

2. Enter your customer number (from Activation

Letter), then click on [Next].

3. Enter your password and the PC number you want to register, then click on [Next].

4. Select [Prepare and download my initial product license registration. This workstation or another pc is connected to the internet] from the Registration Option menu, then click on [Next].

5. In the Download Password screen, click on

[Yes].


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The system displays your customer information and you must verify that it is correct.

6. When the screen displays the registration information, click on [Save]. You may also print this screen for reference or to send to

Elixir.

The application installation process will begin, see the

"Installation" section.

Downloading via the internet to a non-Elixir PC

You will receive a "Customer Activation Letter" with your product(s) ordered. The registration process should be completed before installing your software.

The installation CD will launch and install the Registration Program.

To install the registration program on your Elixir PC:

1. In the Software Registration screen, click on

[Next].

2. Select the drive and click on [Next].

3. In the Start Registration Process screen, click on [Install].

The password file will be installed and your system configured.


1. In the Elixir Product Registration "Welcome" screen, select [Next].

Your machine serial number displays.

2. Enter your customer number (from Activation

Letter), then click on [Next].

3. Enter your password and the PC number you want to register, then click on [Next].


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4. Select [Prepare and download my initial product license registration. This workstation or another pc is connected to the internet] from the Registration Option menu, then click on [Next].

5. In the Download Password screen, click on

[No].

6. In the How to Contact Elixir screen, click on

[Print] and take the printout to the pc connected to the internet.

7. Access the Elixir Web site at http:\\www.elixir.com. and click on [Product

Registration].

8. In the Customer Information screen, enter your Customer Number and Password, then click on [Submit Form].

9. In the Elixir Customer Menu, click on

[Download a New License File].

10. In the Customer Information screen, enter your PC Number and Machine Serial Number, then click on [Submit Form].

11. In the Elixir Technologies screen, click on

[Click here to download your password].

12. Save the password.epw

file to diskette and copy it to your Elixir PC in the \ELIXIR directory.



Contacting Elixir (no internet connection)

If you have no internet access at your site you must contact Elixir and provide the serial number of the pc where you will install the Elixir software. Elixir will provide a registration file (password.epw) that you must copy to the Elixir pc.

Copy the password.epw

file to \Elixir and start the installation.


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Select [Prepare my initial product license registration.

This workstation is not connected to the Internet] from the Registration Option menu, then click on [Next].



Soft key customers running Windows for Workgroups 3.1 or 3.11

Since Windows 3.1/3.11 does not have internet capability, you must contact Elixir to obtain your password file. After installation of Elixir software, the installation program verifies that the operating system is 3.1 or

3.11, runs passwd16.exe

, and provides your machine serial number.


1. Enter your customer number, password and

PC number, then print out a copy of this screen.

2. Fax, email, or mail Elixir the display printout.

Elixir will generate a password.epw file and send it to you on diskette.

3. Load the password.epw file in the \ELIXIR directory.



Installation

This section describes how to install Elixir software using the [Full] and [Custom] options. Installing additional Elixir applications to an existing version is also explained.

Note:

The software registration process must be completed (See the "Product Registration" section).


INSTALLATION

For information about starting Elixir applications after installation, refer to the "Introduction" chapter.

During installation, the log file, XWIN.log, is created in the drive:\Elixir directory. XWIN.log contains a list of all directories and files copied or created, including information pertinent to the installation. It can be accessed, using Notepad or Wordpad.

If you have any problems running Elixir software after installation, refer to the "Troubleshooting" section of the Elixir Getting Started Guide for more information.

Installing Elixir applications

Elixir provides a simple, interactive procedure for installing Elixir applications.

During installation you can select [Full] or [Custom] installation.

Selecting a [Full] installs all Elixir applications and demonstration files on the same drive. If you have a previous version of Elixir software, this option overwrites the existing version.

Selecting a [Custom] installation allows you to choose the Elixir applications and options (such as Elixir demonstration files) you want installed, as well as where you want certain options installed. For example, You may want the PDF documentation in a different directory than the application.

You can also install Elixir program files (required to run Elixir), and data files (files that you create or files such as the Elixir demonstration files), in separate drives and directories.


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Full installation

To begin installation:

You can quit installation at any time, by pressing the

<Esc> key.

1. Close all active applications.

2. Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive.

3. In the "Welcome" screen, click on [Next].

The Release Notes? screen displays.

4. Select [Read Release Notes Now] to display them in Wordpad (or Notepad), or click on

[Next] to proceed with the installation.

The Product Selection screen displays.

5. Select the applications you want to install and click on [Next].

The Selected Products screen displays.

6. Verify the listed applications and click on

[Next]. If you need to delete or add to the list, click on [Back] and reselect.

7. Verify your user information and click on

[Next].

8. In the Select Install Type screen, select [Full] and click on [Next].

9. Select the drive on which you want Elixir software installed, then click on [Next].

10. Select the Programs Folder in which you want

Elixir software installed (Elixir Applications is the default), then click on [Next].


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11. In the Backup Replaced Files screen, click on

[Yes], if you want to make back-up copies of all files replaced during installation and select the directory where the back-up files will be placed. Then click on [Next].

12. In the Start Copying Files screen, click on

[Install].

Installation begins.

13. Once installation is complete, click on [Exit

Installer].

Custom installation

To begin installation:

You can quit installation at any time, by pressing the

<Esc> key.

1. Close all active applications.

2. Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive.

3. In the "Welcome" screen, click on [Next].

The Release Notes? screen displays.

4. Select [Read Release Notes Now] to display them in Wordpad (or Notepad), or click on

[Next] to proceed with the installation.

The Product Selection screen displays.

5. Select the applications you want to install and click on [Next].

The Selected Products screen displays.

6. Verify the listed applications and click on

[Next]. If you need to delete or add to the list, click on [Back] and reselect.

7. Verify your user information and click on

[Next].


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8. In the Select Install Type screen, select

[Custom] and click on [Next].

9. In the Configuration Only? screen:

Selecting [Yes] allows you to load Configuration, Program, and Data files into any resident directory.

Selecting [No] allows you to deselect options you do not wish installed.

10. Select the Programs Folder in which you want

Elixir software installed (Elixir Applications is the default), then click on [Next].

11. In the Backup Replaced Files screen, click on

[Yes], if you want to make back-up copies of all files replaced during installation and select the directory where the back-up files will be placed. Then click on [Next].

12. In the Start Copying Files screen, click on

[Install].

Installation begins.

13. Once installation is complete, click on [Exit

Installer].

Adding applications

If you did not install all of the Elixir options while performing the Custom installation procedure, you can do so at any time by following the steps described in the

"Custom installation" section of this chapter.

Adding newly licensed applications

If you purchase additional Elixir products, Elixir will update your password file. You can access the Product Registration program from your program group and re-download your initial product registration password file to activate your new products.


3. Desktop basics

This chapter describes the Elixir Desktop layout and basic operation.

For detailed information, see the Elixir Desktop and

Converters for AFP User Guide .

Overview

The Elixir Desktop is the Windows-based operating environment for launching and using Elixir Suite for

AFP products such as ElixirForm, ElixirFont and

ElixirImage.

Additionally, the Desktop has many productivity enhancing features, including those which enable you to: view files in associated applications using the

Desktop Viewer access your entire DOS directory structure using the User files icon run batch files or executables from the Dispatcher define icons for DOS-based applications such as word processors, desktop publishers and spreadsheets.

link files to applications, thereby enabling you to start an application and load a file in one step run DOS commands convert files by copying them to an icon.


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Desktop layout

The Elixir Desktop comprises two main display areas: the Elixir Desktop menu bar the top of the Desktop displays the Menu bar and

Message area the remaining Desktop area displays icons.

Message area Menu bar

Menu Bar

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Figure 3-1. Desktop window

The Desktop menu bar allows you to access the following pull down menus:

File

System

Special

DOS

Window

Help

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You can pull down a menu in one of the following ways:

Click on the menu.

Press the <Alt> key along with the underlined letter in the menu.

The Message area displays information about the operation in process, including relevant error and warning messages.

Note that you cannot move Desktop icons.

Icons

Each Desktop icon represents an application, folder, utility or PC device configured for your system. Generally, the name, shape and appearance of an icon indicate its purpose or the type of action you can perform.

Elixir folder icons

The four icons displayed at the top left of the Desktop represent specific DOS directories. You can access files and convert them from one format to another using these icons. See the “Elixir folder structure” section of this chapter for more information.

Forms folder

Represents the drive: \ELIXIR\FORMS directory containing Elixir, Input and Output form files.

Fonts folder

Represents the drive: \ELIXIR\FONTS directory containing Elixir, Input and Output font files.


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Images folder

Represents the drive: \ELIXIR\PICS directory containing Elixir, Input and Output image files.

Documents folder

Represents the drive: \ELIXIR\DOCS directory containing document files referencing the Elixir-format files for multi-page documents.

Note that Documents folder functionality for .PDF files

PDF option products.

Jobs folder

Represents the DOS \ELIXIR\JOBS directory and is used with Elixir AppBuilder to create multiple Elixir form print files called Jobs . A job includes formatting information for the print run and individual pages, and comprises a print ticket and form files.

Clipboard icon

User Files icon

Temporarily stores Elixir-format form (.ELX) files during job creation. You can copy an Elixir-format form to the Clipboard using standard copying procedures, then copy the form to a specific job when you need it.

Provides access all DOS directories and files, and links applications to files.

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Application icons

Application icons display at the right of the Desktop and represent Elixir products. Depending on your installation, one or more of the following icons display.

ElixirForm icon

Represents the ElixirForm application. Opening the icon clears the Desktop and starts ElixirForm.

ElixirFont icon

Represents the ElixirFont application. Opening the icon clears the Desktop and starts ElixirFont.

ElixirImage icon

Represents the ElixirImage application. Opening the icon clears the Desktop and starts ElixirImage.

ElixiDoc icon

Represents the ElixiDoc application. Opening the icon clear the Desktop and starts ElixiDoc.

ElixiDoc allows you to run all Elixir file-format conversion applications in standalone mode, directly from

DOS.

ElixirScan icon

Represents the ElixirScan application. Opening the icon clear the Desktop and starts ElixirScan.

ElixirScan allows you to electronically generate existing (paper) forms using most commercially-available scanners, and to edit and store the forms on your PC.

User Tools icon

The User Tools icon allows you to create and define icons for DOS applications and batch files.


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Diskette icon

Enables you to access and format a diskette in your

PC diskette drive.

Printers icon

Enables you to access a local proof printer connected to your PC.

Scanners icon

Enables you to configure and start a scanner connected to your PC directly from the Desktop.

Dispatcher icon

Enables you to invoke DOS commands or batch files in which you can embed replaceable parameters.

Converter icon

Enables you to convert form, font, image and multipage document files to different formats by using simple “drag-and-drop” mouse operations.

Trashbin icon

Enables you to delete unwanted files and directories.


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Viewer icon

Enables you to view Elixir-format print or screen files

(.LP3 or .LW8 extensions), .DAT files, Elixir forms, text and object files without having to launch the associated Elixir application.

Transformer icon

Enables you to apply utilities to AFP-format files that generally modify the file headers.

Using the Desktop

The remaining sections of this chapter describe the following basic Desktop operations: accessing DOS file management operations converting files

Accessing DOS

The

DOS

menu allows you to run DOS commands from the Desktop.

Selecting the [DOS Command] option or pressing

<Ctrl> + <D> displays a dialog box that enables you to enter any standard DOS command. Enter a DOS command and click on [OK] to clear the Desktop and execute the command from the following directory: from the root ( drive :\) directory, if no windows are open on the Desktop from the directory corresponding to the window, if a window is open on the Desktop.


DESKTOP BASICS

Managing files

After the DOS command executes, the system prompts you to enter any key to redisplay the

Desktop.

The following sections describe basic Desktop file management operations that are common to all Elixir products. The operations include: selecting files dragging and dropping files deleting files and folders renaming files duplicating files overwriting existing files

Selecting files in an Elixir window

Files display as icons in Elixir windows. To display files, double-click on an Elixir folder and then doubleclick on the appropriate Elixir, Input or Output folder.

If you double click on an Input or Output folder a window with more folders (representing different file formats) displays. Double-click on the appropriate folder to display its files in a window.

To select one file, click on it. Note that the selected file displays highlighted. To select more than one file (or multi-select files), click on one file, then <Shift> click on other files. The following figure shows several files selected.


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Figure 3-2. Selecting files

To deselect a file, <Shift> click on it.

To select a range of files, click on the first file in the range, then <Alt> click on the last file. The two files and all displayed files between display highlighted.

To select all files in a directory (including files not displayed in a window) press <Ctrl> + <A>. Alternatively, pull down the

Selection

menu and click on [Select

All].

To deselect all files, press <Ctrl> + <A>. Alternatively, pull down the Selection menu and select [Unselect

All]. Clicking anywhere in the window other than on a file also deselects selected files.

Press a character to select the first displayed file in the window starting with that character. Press the character again to select the next file, and so on.


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File operations

With one or more files selected, you can perform file operations by either dragging and dropping the files to an icon, selecting an option from a pull-down menu or entering a keyboard command.

Dragging files

To drag a selected file, click on it, hold down the mouse button and move the mouse. A square-shaped dragging cursor displays in the window and moves as you move the mouse. The following figure shows a dragging cursor example.

Figure 3-3. Dragging cursor example

To drag more than one file, first multi-select the files, then click on one of the selected files while holding down the left mouse button. If you select more than one file, a double cursor displays, representing multiple files.

Dropping files

To drop one or more files on a Desktop icon, select the files, drag them to a position on top of the target icon, then release the mouse button.

If dropping the files on an icon is not permissible, an

X-cursor displays.

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Figure 3-4. X-cursor

Deleting files and folders


DESKTOP BASICS

To delete one or more files from a window, select the files and perform one of the following actions: drag and drop the files on the Trashbin icon

Note that you cannot open the Trashbin to retrieve deleted files; use the [Usage Switches] option in the System menu to select the [Confirm

File Deletions] option to avoid inadvertently deleting files.

pull down the File menu and select [Delete].

press <Del> on your keyboard.

The Confirmation for Command dialog box displays with the first file selected, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 3-5. Confirmation for Command dialog box/Delete

The Confirmation for Command dialog box contains the following options:

Delete

Delete the first file, then redisplay the Confirmation for

Command dialog box for subsequent files.

Skip

Do not delete the first file; redisplay the Confirmation for Command dialog box for the next file.

Confirm OFF and Continue

Delete all the files without further prompting.


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Note that you can modify your Desktop setup so that the Confirmation for Command dialog box never displays when deleting files, and files delete without prompting (see the Elixir Desktop and Converters for

AFP User Guide for more information).

Deleting folders is similar to deleting files, except that you can only delete empty folders.

Renaming files

To rename one or more files, select the file(s), then perform one of the following actions: press <F2> click the right mouse button pull down the File menu and select [Properties], then type a new file name and extension in the displayed dialog box.

Note that these actions change the external (DOS) file name only.

The File Properties dialog box shown in the following figure displays the first file name in the selected list.

The only option you can change is file name and extension.

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Figure 3-6. Renaming a file

See the “Overwriting existing files” section in this chapter for more information.


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Duplicating files

You can duplicate a file by copying it to the same folder and renaming it. You can duplicate one or more files in a single operation by first selecting the file(s) you want to duplicate, then pulling-down the File menu and selecting [Duplicate].

The Object Duplication dialog box displays with the name of the first selected file in the list, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 3-7. Object Duplication dialog box

1. In the [into] option, enter the new file name and extension for the first file you want to duplicate.

2. Either select [Skip] to not copy the first file or select [Duplicate] to copy the file with the new file name.

The dialog box redisplays showing the next file selected from the list.

Note that if you duplicate a file in any Elixir folder and do not specify an extension for the [into] option, the program assigns an extension appropriate for that folder.

See the “Overwriting existing files” section in this chapter for more information.

Overwriting existing files

If you copy or duplicate a file having the same name as a file in the target directory, the Confirmation for

Command dialog box displays, as shown in the following figure. The dialog box shows the first duplicated file name selected from the list.


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Similarly, if you attempt to rename a selected file with a name that already exists in the target directory, a warning message displays.

Converting files

Figure 3-8. Confirmation for Command dialog box/Overwrite

The Confirmation for Command dialog box contains the following options:

Overwrite

Overwrite the file, then redisplay the Confirmation for

Command dialog box with the next duplicated file name in the list.

Skip

Do not overwrite the existing file; redisplay the Confirmation for Command dialog box with the name of the next duplicated file name in the list.

Confirm OFF and Continue

Overwrite duplicated files in the target folder without further prompting.

You can modify your Desktop setup so that the Confirmation for Command dialog box never displays and duplicate files get overwritten without prompting (see the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide for more information).

Using the folders and Converter icon, you can convert form, font, image and document files between Elixir and other formats. You can edit Elixir-format files in any installed Elixir application (such as ElixirForm,

ElixirImage or ElixirFont), and reconvert them to their original or another format using the Converter icon.


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However, before you perform conversion operations, you should familiarize yourself with the Elixir folder structure.

Elixir folder structure

The structure of the Elixir folder icons is similar. Each

Elixir folder contains three subordinate Elixir, Input and Output folders.

For example, when you open the Forms Folder icon

(by double-clicking on it), the window in the following figure displays showing the Elixir Forms, Input Forms and Output Forms folders.

Figure 3-9. Forms Folders window

Similarly, opening each of the other Elixir folder icons displays a window showing subordinate Elixir, Input and Output folders. This structure allows you to view, edit and file form, font, image and document files having different formats.

Figure 3-10. Input, Elixir, and Output folders


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Each Input folder is similar to an "in basket" containing files you can convert to Elixir format by copying them to the Converter icon. See the

"Converter operations" section of this chapter for more information.

Each Elixir folder is similar to a "working area" where you edit and view Elixir-format files.

Each Output folder is similar to an "out basket" to which edited Elixir-format files write after you copy them to the Converter icon. See the "Converter operations" section of this chapter for more information.

To use Elixir folders for file editing, follow these steps:

1. Copy the file you want to edit or view to the appropriate Elixir folder.

The Elixir Folder opens to display the subordinate

Elixir, Input and Output subfolders.

2. Click on the Input folder.

The Input folder opens to display subfolders for different file formats.

3. Click on the folder that corresponds to the format of the file you are copying.

4. Convert the file to Elixir format, as described in the "Converter operations" section of this chapter.

5. Double-click on the converted Elixir-format file to start the appropriate Elixir application

(such as ElixirImage or ElixirFont) and to load the file.

6. Edit the file using the tools provided by the application.

7. Save the file.

8. Convert the edited Elixir-format file to the format desired.


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The converted file writes to the appropriate Output folder.

9. Open the Output folder and copy the converted file to the desired location.

Converter operations

The simplest way to convert files is to use the Desktop

Converter icon. The following example demonstrates how to convert an Elixir form file to another format.

Procedures for converting font, image and document files are basically the same.

1. Double-click on the Forms folder icon to display the Forms Folders window.

2. Double-click on the Elixir Forms folder.

A window containing Elixir form files displays.

3. Select the file(s) you want to convert.

4. Copy the file(s) by dragging and dropping them on the Converter icon.

5. In the dialog box(es) that displays, specify the output format(s) to which you want the file(s) converted.

One or more output files with the correct file extensions generate and automatically write to the appropriate Output folders.


4. ElixirForm basics

This chapter describes basic ElixirForm operations.

For more information about ElixirForm, see the Elixir-

Form for AFP User Guide.

Overview

ElixirForm is an interactive forms design tool that allows you to create and edit forms in WYSIWYG

(What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) mode.

ElixirForm creates the static (or boilerplate) components of a form, such as lines, boxes, text and images. You can then merge these static elements with variable data and print the resulting form on an AFP high-speed printer.

Static data adds meaning to the variable data with which it merges. For example, the following variable data from a credit application form

X

X

123-456-789

985-234-980

9876.23

11813.34

is more meaningful when merged with static data and viewed together:


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With ElixirForm, you can see each static form element as you add or change it. With an optional desktop proof printer, you can generate proofs using the Elixir

Desktop Converter and compile forms directly on your

PC, thus freeing an AFP printer previously required for these tasks.

You can also use the Elixir Desktop to define a multipage document (.DAT file) comprising a group of single-page forms you created using ElixirForm . You can then use the Desktop to convert the multi-page document to other formats.

Depending on the ElixirForm product you have installed, your screens and options may differ from those displayed in this chapter.

ElixirForm layout

The ElixirForm window contains the following features: a work area at the center of the screen a work area Menu bar above the work area an ElixirForm Menu bar at the top of the screen a message area between the Menu bars a Toolbox to the left of the screen a Toolbar above the work area.


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Close button

Toolbox Toolbar

Message area

Work area

menu bar

ElixiForm

menu bar

Work area

Figure 4-1. ElixirForm window

The ElixirForm Menu bar enables you to access the following pull down menus:

File

System

Window

Help

The work area Menu bar enables you to access the following pull down menus:

Edit

Tools

View

Options

You can pull down a menu in either of the following ways:


ELIXIRFORM BASICS click on the menu.

simultaneously press the <Alt> key and an underlined letter in the menu.

Toolbox <F10>

The Toolbox displays to the left of the work area and provides tools for creating and editing form elements.

If you maximize the work area, the Toolbox displays on top of the work area.

Tools (from left to right)

Select, Line, Path, Box,

Circle, Text and Image tools

Message panel

Tool options

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Preview panel

Figure 4-2. ElixirForm Toolbox

You can toggle between hiding and showing the Toolbox by either selecting [Tools] from the Window menu (or pressing <F10>).

The following tools (from left to right) for creating and editing form elements display at the top of the

Toolbox:

Select tool; Line tool; Box tool; Text tool; Image tool.

When you click on a tool, a short description of the tool displays in the message panel and the options for the tool display in the Toolbox. You can select tool options by clicking on the icons.

The preview panel displays the option(s) you selected.


Toolbar

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The Toolbar displays across the top of the work area and contains a digital ruler with blocks that show the selected element, and the selected element coordinates and size. The icons in the Toolbar allow you to show the measuring ruler, change the grid and view settings, undo and redo operations and show or hide the Toolbox.

Digital ruler

Measuring ruler

Grid settings

Magnification/

Reduction

Show/hide toolbox

Undo/Redo

Figure 4-3. ElixirForm Toolbar

Message area

When you position the cursor over an icon in the Toolbox or Toolbar, a description of the icon displays in the message area. Operational messages also display in this area.

Creating a form

This section describes the following ElixirForm operations for creating a simple form: loading a new form using the grid, rulers and crosshair creating form elements editing selected form elements using the undo/redo feature modifying form elements saving a form proof-printing a form


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By following the procedures outlined in this section, you can develop a simple form such as the following fictitious "FedBank" credit application.

Note that the procedures assume that you have installed the Elixir demonstration files accompanying your software. If not, you can install them now by performing a [Custom] installation. See the "Installation" chapter for more information.

Figure 4-4. Sample form

Loading a new form

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After you start ElixirForm, load a new form as follows:

1. Pull down the File menu and select [New

Form].

The Page Properties dialog box displays.


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2. Select the page property options for your form.

See the ElixiForm User Guide for more information about options in this dialog box.

3. Click on [OK].

The Page Databasing dialog box displays.

4. Enter information for the new form (optional).

See the ElixiForm User Guide for more information about options in this dialog box.


A new, untitled form displays in the work area.

Using the grid, rulers and long crosshair

Display the grid, rulers, and long crosshair to help place elements accurately on your form.

To display the grid, click on the top half of the Grid icon in the Toolbar.

You can also select the above options by pulling down the View menu and selecting the applicable option.

The grid and rulers allow you to be precise in your measurements.

To display the grid, click on the top half of the Grid icon in the Toolbar.

To display the graphical ruler at the top left edges of the work area, click on the Graphical Ruler icon in the

Toolbar.

To display the long crosshair, click on the Long Crosshair icon in the Toolbar.


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You can also turn these options on and off by selecting them from the View menu.

The Digital Ruler displays at the top left of the Toolbar and shows the horizontal and vertical position of the screen pointer.

Creating form elements

The following section describes how to create form elements such as lines, boxes, paths, circles, text and images.

Lines

To draw a line:

1. Click on the Line icon in the Toolbox (or select [Line] from the Tools menu).

The Line toolbox displays.

2. Select line properties from the options listed.

Options include line direction, width, style and color.

3. Position the screen pointer in the work area where you want the line to start.

Note that you can begin a line at any position on the screen, and stretch it in any direction.

4. Press and hold the left mouse button while dragging the screen pointer across the work area.

A line displays.

5. Release the mouse button where you want the line to stop.


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Boxes

To draw a box:

1. Click on the Box icon in the Toolbox (or select

[Box] from the Tools menu).

The Box toolbox displays.

2. Select box properties from the options listed.

Options include positioning, shape, number of box splits and border width, style, shading and color.

3. Position the screen pointer in the work area where you want the box to start.

Note that you can begin a box at any position on the screen, and stretch it in any direction.

4. Press and hold the left mouse button while dragging the screen pointer across the work area.

The box increases in size.

5. Continue moving the screen pointer until the box is sized as desired.

6. Release the mouse button to place the box.

The box outline displays solid.

Text

To add text:

1. Click on the Text icon in the Toolbox (or select [Text] from the Tools menu).

The Text toolbox displays.

2. Select text properties from the options listed.

Options include character and word spacing, boundaries, justification, positioning, color, lines per inch, columns and font type.


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3. Select a font from the Toolbox font list.

The default font is at the top of the list.

4. Position the screen pointer in the work area where you want the text to start.

5. Enter characters from the keyboard.

6. Click the right mouse button when finished.

Images

To add an Elixir-format image:

1. Click on the Image icon in the Toolbox (or select [Text] from the Tools menu).

The Image toolbox displays.

2. Select [Load Image] from the options listed.

The Load Image dialog box displays drive: \ELIX-

IR\PICS\PRINTER directory images with .LP3

extensions.

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Figure 4-5. Load Image

dialog box


Undo/redo

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Note that pre-3.0 version Elixir software users with only screen version images (.LW8 files) can load them by clicking on the load image icon; this displays a Load Image dialog box with .LW8 files in drive: \ELIXIR\PICS\SCREEN. However, to either edit an image, tile an image into a font or create a printer version of an image, you must have the .LP3 version.

3. Select an .LP3 image.

To load the sample "FedBank" credit application described at the beginning of this section, select

[FBLOGO].


5. Press and hold the left mouse button.

The image attaches to the screen pointer.

6. Position the image on the form.

7. Release the left mouse button to place the image.

ElixirForm allows you to undo an operation and cancel a previous undo operation.

To undo the most recent operation, click on the

Undo icon in the Toolbar or select [Undo] from the Edit menu. Note that ElixirForm undoes one operation element at a time.

To cancel the most recent undo operation, click on the Redo icon in the Toolbar or select [Redo] from the Edit menu. Note that ElixirForm cancels one undo operation at a time.


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Modifying form elements

You can change and delete form elements as required, and create a new form by copying elements from an existing form. Note that the procedures are similar for lines, boxes, images and text.

Selecting elements

You must select an element before you can modify or copy it.

1. Click on the Select icon, or click the right mouse button in the work area.

2. Click on the element you want to modify.

Boxes display around or inside the element to indicate you have selected it.

If you want to select all elements, click on [Select

All] in the Edit menu.

To deselect all, click on [Unselect All] in the Edit menu.

<Shift>click to select multiple elements.

Moving selected elements

To move a selected element:

1. Click on the Select icon.

2. Select the direction for moving: [Horizontal only], [Vertical only] or [Free].

3. Click on the element you want to move.

Boxes display on the element to show you have selected it.

4. Click on the selected element; the screen pointer changes to a hand.


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If the screen pointer does not change to a hand when you place the cursor on the element, it may be because the element is too small. If this happens, press and hold the <Ctrl> key as you move the cursor over the element. When the screen pointer changes to a hand, move the element.

5. Drag the element to the new position.

6. Release the mouse button.

The element locks in the new position.

Copying selected elements

To copy a selected element:

1. Click on the Select icon in the Toolbox.

2. Click on the Copy icon.

3. Select the direction for copying: [Horizontal only], [Vertical only] or [Free].

4. Click on the element you want to copy.

Boxes display on the element to show you have selected it.

5. Click on the up or down arrows to select the number of copies between 1 and 99.

Hold down the <Ctrl> key while clicking on the arrows to increase or decrease the value by 10.

You can also backspace over the value and enter a new value from the keyboard.

6. Click on the selected element and drag it in the direction you want to place the duplicate lines or boxes.

Deleting selected elements

To delete selected elements:


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1. Select [Delete All] from the Edit menu (or use the <Ctrl> + <Del> hot key.

This command deletes all elements on the page, even if you did not select them.

If you want to exclude certain elements from being deleted, you can click on one or more element exception icons in the Toolbox. The element(s) you choose do not delete during the operation.

For example, if you have a form with text, boxes and lines on it, and you want to delete the lines and boxes but not the text, click on the text icon and then select [Delete all] from the Edit menu.

All lines and boxes delete, and only text remains.

Editing selected form elements

To change the properties of a selected element:

1. Place the screen pointer on the selected element and click the right mouse button.

The tool options for that element display in the

Toolbox.

2. Click on a tool option to change the properties of the selected element.

For example, click on the box shape icon to change a square to a rectangle.

3. Click the right mouse button again to return to select mode.

To change the coordinates of a selected element:

1. Place the screen pointer on the selected element and click the right mouse button.

2. Place the cursor in the coordinates box in the

Toolbar and enter the new coordinates.

ElixirForm will not accept coordinates that exceed the page limits.

Use the <Del> key to delete the whole number


Saving a form

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Use the <Backspace> key to delete only the last number

3. Click the mouse button to accept the new coordinates.

To save your form:

1. Select [Save Form] from the File menu or press <Ctrl> + <S>.

The Save Form dialog box displays showing the contents of the forms directory.

Figure 4-6. Save Form dialog box

2. Type a filename in the File name option.

You do not need to type an extension. An .ELX

extension adds to your form name and your form saves in the drive: \ELIXIR\FORMS\ELIXIR directory.

If you plan to convert your form to other formats, you should save the form with a maximum sixletter file name. Longer file names truncate upon conversion and could result in overwriting existing files.



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After you name the form, you can press <Ctrl>+ <S > to perform a quick save.

If you want to save an existing form as a new file, select [Save Form As] from the File menu (or press

<F7>), and type a new filename in the Save Form as dialog box and click on [OK]. The program adds an

.ELX extension to your file and saves it in the drive: \

ELIXIR\FORMS\ELIXIR directory.

Proof-printing your form

To proof-print your form:

1. Select [Print] from the File menu.

2. Select your proof printer and other print options from the Print dialog box.


Your form prints on the selected printer.

Loading an existing form

To load the form you just created the next time you start ElixirForm:

1. From the File menu, select [Load Form].

The Load Form dialog box displays.


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Figure 4-7. Load Form dialog box

2. Select the name of the form file you want to load.

3. Click on [OK] or double-click on the form filename.


5. ElixirFont basics

This chapter describes basic ElixirFont operations.

For information about ElixirFont, see the ElixirFont for

AFP User Guide.

Overview

This section describes ElixirFont, the Windows-based bitmap font editor that allows you to create and edit fonts in WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get)

mode.

ElixirFont along with the Elixir Desktop allows you to easily import and convert fonts to Elixir-format, and to edit and reconvert them back to their original or other formats.

ElixirFont for AFP also allows you to perform the following font operations: edit individual font characters using tools to manipulate the character bitmap apply embolden, italicize and underline transformations to one, all or a sequence of font characters display and edit character and font properties such as kerning, baseline offset and orientation.


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Font basics

The Elixir Desktop allows you to convert AFP Bounded box, AFP Unbounded box, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Bitstream Facelift outline (contour) fonts to Elixirformat fonts.

Once converted to Elixir format, these fonts can be resized, merged with other fonts, italicized or treated to a variety of other editing operations. Note that the operations you can perform on individual characters and on the entire font depend on whether you converted the font from an AFP character set or from a non-AFP font.

The following sections describe ElixirFont procedures involving fonts from non-AFP sources such as HP

PCL and Bitstream Facelift.

For ElixirFont procedures involving fonts from AFP

(Bounded-box and Unbounded-box) sources, see the

"Elixir font structure" chapter of the ElixirFont for AFP

User Guid e.

ElixirFont layout

The ElixirFont window comprises the following elements: a work area at the center of the screen a work area Menu bar above the work area an ElixirFont Menu bar at the top of the screen a message area between the menu bars a Toolbox to the left of the screen a Toolbar above the work area.

The figure below displays the ElixirFont window.


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Close Box

Toolbox

Message area

Work Area menu bar

ElixirFont menu bar

Code Page Window

Work area

Figure 5-1. ElixirFont window

The ElixirFont Menu bar allows you to access the following pull down menus:

File

System

Window

Help

The work area Menu bar allows you to access the following pull down menus:

Font

Edit

Char

Transforms


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Click on the menu

Simultaneously press the <Alt> key and the underlined letter in the menu.

Toolbox

The Toolbox displays to the left of the work area and provides tools for editing and transforming characters and fonts. If you maximize the work area, the Toolbox displays on top of the work area.

Edit selection tools

Message panel

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Undo, Stop, Go buttons (from left to right)

In this area, different options display, depending on the tool you select

Figure 5-2. ElixirFont Toolbox

You can toggle between showing and hiding the Toolbox by selecting [Tools] from the Window menu (or pressing <F10>).

When you click on a tool, a short description of the tool displays in the message panel and the options for the tool display in the Toolbox. You can select the options for that tool by clicking on the icons.

The buttons below the editing tool options allow you to undo the last operation, stop a conversion in progress or apply the current tool or transformation.


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Message area

The message area displays icon descriptions, characteristics of the loaded font and error and operational messages.

Code Page Window

This window allows you to load a Code Page (see the

"Loading a Code Page" section of this chapter for more information).

Using ElixirFont

The following sections describe basic ElixirFont operations, including: loading an existing font loading a Code Page using edit selection tools using the edit tool using the transform tool creating a character set saving a character set

Loading a non-AFP font

Each Elixir format font includes at least three components with different file extensions in the drive: \ELIX-

IR\FONTS\ELIXIR directory:

An .HDR component containing font header information

A .GLH component containing header information for each character

A .GLY component containing the actual bitmaps of the characters.


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To load a non-AFP Elixir font:

1. Select [Usage Switches] from the System menu.

The Usage Switches dialog box displays.

Figure 5-3. Usage Switches dialog box

2. Select the [Convert non-AFP font to Charset on load] option.


4. Select [Open Charset] from the File menu or press <F8>.

The Load Charset dialog box displays, with a list of .HDR font components.

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Figure 5-4. Load Charset dialog box


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5. Select a non-AFP font.

Note that AFP character sets begin with C0 and

C1; non-AFP fonts can begin with any character.


The Convert to Charset option dialog box displays.

Figure 5-5. Convert to Charset option dialog box

7. Click on [No] to load the font as a non-AFP font.

The ElixirFont main screen displays.

Figure 5-6. ElixirFont main screen


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The Character Set window shows the character bitmaps of the font, arranged left-to-right and top-tobottom by the ASCII position of the character in the font. The font header file defines the positions.

When you move the screen pointer to a character, its position shows at the top of the screen in decimal and hexadecimal notation. A gray box appears around the current character.

Also shown is character width (in pels) and whether the character is NULL, SPACING or NONBLANK. A null character means that no character is defined for this position and shows as a filled gray cell (like the first 32 characters in the font). A spacing character occupies a cell but does not have a bitmap and prints as a spacing character. All other nonblank characters contain bitmaps.

The left of the screen shows the Toolbox used to edit and manipulate the characters or the entire Elixirformat character set. The "Using the edit tool" and

"Using the transform tool" sections of this chapter describe these and other operations.

The Code Page window is initially blank.

Loading a Code Page

A Code Page maps keyboard entries to characters in a character set. Each key on the keyboard corresponds to a hexadecimal Code Point. When printing on an AFP printer, the Code Point matches to a GCID in the Code Page. This allows you to use different code pages to print subsets of characters in a character set.

Elixir provides PC versions of code pages as

T1*.COD format ASCII files in drive :\ELIXIR\FONTS\

ELIXIR.

To load and display a Code Page in the ElixirFont

Main screen Code Page window, perform one of the following actions:

Open a T1-, X0- or X1-prefix file in the Desktop

Elixir Fonts folder.


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Note that opening a T1 file loads a code page only; opening an X0 or X1 file loads the code page and its associated character set.

Make the Code Page Window the active window and select [Open Coded Font] from the Code-

Page menu of press <F8>..

Make the Edit Window the active window and select [Open Coded Font] from the Charset menu.

Select [Open Code Page] from the File menu on the ElixirFont Main screen.

The Load Code Page dialog box displays, with a list of code pages in the default directory.

Figure 5-7. Load Code Page dialog box

1. Select a Code Page and click on [OK].

The Code Page Window displays the selected Code

Page, as shown at the bottom of the following figure.

Note that if a character set is not present, the Code

Page displays GCID names only.


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Figure 5-8. Loaded Code Page and Character Set

2. Select [Usage Switches] from the System menu.

3. Select [Highlight chars in Code Page] to highlight characters in the selected character set that are mapped to the Code Page.


For information about editing a Code Page, see the

"Elixir font structure" chapter of the ElixirFont for AFP

User Guide.

Using the edit selection tools

Use the edit selection tools to perform edit operations for individual characters and an entire font.


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Edit selection tools (from left to right)

Select, Edit, Transform, Kill, Char Properties

Copy, Swap, Merge, Sample, Font Properties

Figure 5-9. Edit selection tools

Using the Edit tool

The Edit tool allows you to edit an individual character in a font. Click on its icon after loading a font to display editing tools in the Toolbox.

1. Select and load a font.

2. Select the character you want to edit and then click on the Edit tool in the Toolbox.

An Edit Window similar to the one in the following figure displays. Alternatively, you can doubleclick on a character to display the edit window.


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Figure 5-10. Editing a character bitmap

The bottom of the display shows a partial list of characters with the current character selected. You can click on another character to display it in the Edit Window. You can also scroll through the entire font using the <Page Up>, <Page Down>, <Home> and <End> keys (or use the window scroll buttons or bar).

The left side of the display contains the Bitmap window which contains a bitmap of the character (initially at 8x magnification). Each dot in the bitmap shows as a black or white box 8 bits high and 8 bits wide. You can edit the bitmap in the window by using the editing tools.

The right side of the display contains the Framing window, which you can move around the character to display different character portions in the Bitmap window.

Select an editing tool to display its options. In addition, you can select options from menus in the Edit

Window menu bar and from the Edit Window Toolbar displayed just below the ElixirFont menu bar.


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Edit Window menu bar

The Edit Window menu bar contains the following pulldown menus:

Char

Edit

Tools

View


Click on the menu

Press the <Alt> key along with the underlined letter in the menu.

Edit Window Toolbar

The Edit Window Toolbar contains a digital ruler and a number of other icons which allow you to display a grid, undo an edit operation, magnify or reduce a view, save changes made during editing and select characters in a font.

Digital ruler

Undo

Show

Grid

Magnify or reduce view

Select next character

Select previous character

Post (allows you to save edits)

Figure 5-11. Edit Window Toolbar

Editing tools

The following figure shows the editing tools available in the Toolbox when you click on the Edit tool. Select a tool by clicking on it, or by pulling down the Tools menu and selecting a tool.


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Editing tools (from left to right)

Character Properties, Ruler, Copy/Move

Draw Dot, Draw Line, Draw Box, and Draw Circle

Draw with Brush, and Blend Character

Editing tool options

Figure 5-12. Editing tools

To use an editing tool:

1. Click on the tool or select it from the Tools menu.

2. Select any additional options for the tool from the Toolbox.

Selecting the Character Properties tool displays a dialog box from which you can enter properties for a character.

Selecting the Ruler tool displays the digital ruler in the Edit Window Toolbar.

If you select a drawing tool, drag the mouse in the bitmap window to edit the character using the tool.


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Selecting the Copy/Move tool allows you to select a rectangular area of the displayed character and to move or copy it (by selecting the "M" or "C" icons in the Toolbox) to another location in the cell.

Selecting the Blend tool allows you to blend another character into the current cell. After selecting the Blend tool, click on another character in the font to blend it with the currently loaded character in the Framing window on the right. After positioning it, click on [Accept] at the bottom of the Toolbox to blend the character with the loaded character.

3. To save your changes, click on the Post icon in the Toolbar or select [Post] from the Char menu.

Using the Transform tool

The Transform tool allows you to apply transformation operations to either a single font character or an entire font.

1. To display transformation operations in the

Toolbox, select the Transform tool.

The transformation operations display as shown in the following figure.


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Transformation operations (from left-to-right)

Resize, Rotate, Shift, Slant

Darken, Lighten, Underline, Reverse

Filter, Outline, Halftone, Mirror

Undo, Stop, and Go buttons

Transformation options

Figure 5-13. Transform tool and transformation operations

2. Load a font and select either a character or entire font by selecting [Select All] from the

Edit menu (or pressing <Ctrl> + <A>).

To deselect a character set, select [Unselect All] from the Edit menu or press <Ctrl> + <A>.

3. Select a transformation operation from the

Transform menu or click on the Transform tool and select a transformation operation from the Toolbox.

Note that inn the previous figure, the Rotate tool shows as selected.

4. Select the transformation options you want.

In the previous figure the [Clockwise] Rotate option shows selected.

Note that the options in the Toolbox change depending on the transformation tool you select.

5. Click on the Go button to apply the transformation.


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If you perform the Rotate operation shown in the

Toolbox, the character or entire font rotates 90° to the right. Repeatedly clicking on the Go button rotates the character(s) in 90° increments (see the following figure).

6. Click on the Stop button to stop a transformation in progress.

Note that if you stop the current conversion, the undo operation may not be available.

7. Click on the Undo button to undo a transformation operation.

Figure 5-14. Clockwise rotation example

Creating a character set (font)

To create an Elixir character set you can either modify an existing Elixir character set and save it to a new file, or you can create a new character set using the

[New Charset.] option in the Charset menu.

To create a new font using the [New Charset] option:

1. From the Charset menu, select [New Charset].

A series of dialog boxes display requesting you to specify properties and a name for your character set.

See the ElixirFont User Guide for information regarding Elixir character set names and properties.

2. After entering a filename and selecting character set properties, click on [OK].

A window with character cells (representing individual characters in your character set) displays.

The character set name you specified displays at the top left corner of the window.


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3. Use the Edit or Transform tools to create your character set.

Saving a character set (font)

To save a character set to the current file:

1. Select [Save Charset] from the Charset menu or press <Ctrl> + <S>.

2. Click on [OK}.

The program adds an .HDR extension and saves the file in the drive: \ELIXIR\FONTS\ELIXIR directory.

To save a character set to a new file:

1. Select [Save Charset as] from the Charset menu.

2. Type a new filename in the Save Charset As dialog box.


The program adds an .HDR extension and saves the file in the drive: \ELIXIR\FONTS\ELIXIR directory.


6. ElixirImage basics

This chapter describes basic ElixirImage operations.

For more information, see the ElixirImage for AFP

User Guide.

Overview

ElixirImage is a Windows-based bitmap editor that allows you to create and edit black-and-white Elixir-format images.

ElixirImage was designed to provide the environment and drawing tools normally found on dedicated graphics workstations.

Combined with the ElixiSys Desktop, ElixirImage provides powerful features to support your AFP highspeed laser printing systems.


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ElixirImage layout

The ElixirImage window contains the following: a work area at the center of the screen a work area Menu bar above the work area an ElixirImage Menu bar at the top of the screen a message area between the menu bars a Toolbox to the left of the screen a Toolbar above the work area.

Close Box

Toolbox Toolbar

Message area

Work Area menu bar

ElixirImage menu bar

Work area

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Figure 6-1. ElixirImage window


Toolbox

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The ElixirImage Menu bar allows you to access the following pull-down menus:

System

Window

Help

The work area Menu bar allows you to access the following pull-down menus:

File

Edit

Image

Tool

Transform

You can pull down a menu in either of the following ways: click on the menu simultaneously press the <Alt> key and the underlined letter in the menu.

The Toolbox displays to the left of the work area and provides drawing and transform tools for creating and editing images. If you maximize the work area, the

Toolbox displays on top of the work area.


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Drawing tools

Message panel

Click on Transform icon to display transform tools

Tool options or

Transform tools

Toolbar

Preview panel

Figure 6-2. ElixirImage Toolbox

You can toggle between showing and hiding the Toolbox by either selecting [Tools] from the Window menu or pressing <F10>.

When you click on a tool, a short description of the tool displays in the message panel and the options for that tool display in the Toolbox. You can select the options for that tool by clicking on the icons.

The Preview panel displays your option selections.

The Toolbar displays across the top of the work area and contains the digital ruler and icons for magnifying and reducing an image, undoing and redoing editing operations, changing the drawing mode and selecting the grid.


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Digital ruler

Magnification/

Reduction

Undo/Redo Grid

Drawing modes

Figure 6-3. ElixirImage Toolbar

Message area

The message area initially displays the type of image loaded in the work area (black-and-white, highlight color or full color), operational and icon description messages and transformation messages.

Using ElixirImage

The following sections describe basic ElixirImage operations: loading an existing image using the drawing tools using the transform tools creating an image resetting an image saving an image proof-printing an image.


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Loading an existing image

With the ElixirImage main screen displayed, load an image as follows:

1. From the File menu, select [Load] or press

<F8>.

The Load Image dialog box displays with an alphabetical list of all available images. The images are Elixir-format .LP3 files in the drive :\

ELIXIR\PICS\PRINTER directory.

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Figure 6-4. Load image dialog box.

2. Select one of the files (for example, select

STARS.LP3, a demonstration file supplied with ElixirImage).

The image displays in the work area and the filename appears in the Work Area menu bar, as shown in the following figure.


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Figure 6-5. Loaded file example

Using the drawing tools

You can edit an image by using the drawing tools. To select a drawing tool, click on the Tool icon in the

Toolbox or select a tool from the Tool menu.

For example, to select the line drawing tool, select

[Line] from the

Tool menu. The Line icon highlights in the Toolbox and the line tool options display. Alternatively, click on the Line icon to select the Line tool.


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To set the color of your drawing tool click on the FG button, until the color you want to draw in displays.

To use the drawing tool, drag the mouse in the work area.

Drawing tools (from left to right)

Line, Curve, Box, and Circle

Polyline, Pencil, Brush, and Airbrush

Fill, Eraser, Text, Transform

Tool options

Click on FG button to toggle tool color

Preview panel

Figure 6-6. Drawing tools

You can set properties for a drawing tool by clicking on the tool options. The options you select display in the preview panel.

Using the Transform tool

You can use the Transform tool to apply transformation operations to an image or image area. The following figure shows the available Transform tools and operations.


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Transform tool

Transfomation operations (from left to right)

Resize, Rotate, Mirror, Distort

Clear, Reverse, Shift, Halftone

Outline, Darken, Lighten, Filter

Import, Export

Go button

Transformation operation selected

Transformation options

Figure 6-7. Transform tool and transformation operations

To perform a transformation operation:

1. Select a Transform tool.

2. Select the area you want to transform by dragging the mouse in the work area. If you want to transform the whole area, skip this step.

A dashed box outlines the area selected. The transformation operation you select affects the selected area only.

3. Select a transformation operation from the

Transform menu or by clicking on the Transform tool and selecting a transformation operation from the Toolbox.

In the previous figure, the Rotate option is selected.

4. Select the transformation option(s).

In the previous figure the [180 degrees] Rotate option is selected.


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The options in the Toolbox change, depending on the transformation tool you select.

5. Click on the Go button to perform the transformation operation.

The following figure shows an example of a [180 degrees] Rotate operation. Each click on the Go button rotates the image or image area in a 180° increment.

Figure 6-8. Rotate example

Creating an image

To create an image, you can either modify an existing

Elixir-format image and save it to a new file or you can create a new image using the [New] option in the File menu.

To create a new image:

1. Select [New] from the File menu or press

<F9>.

The Image Attributes dialog displays requesting a filename and attributes for your image.

See the ElixirImage User Guide for information regarding the options in this dialog box, or click on the [Help] button in the dialog box.


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2. After selecting a filename and attributes for your image, click on [OK].

The image displays in the work area. The name of your image displays at the top left corner of the work area Menu bar.

3. Use the Edit or Transform tools to create your image.

Resetting an image

Resetting an image clears all edits since the last save operation. To reset an image, select [Reset] from the

File menu.

Saving an image

To save an image to the current file, select [Save] from the File menu or press <Ctrl> + <S>. The program adds an .LP3 extension and saves the file in the drive: \ELIXIR\PICS\PRINTER directory.

To save an image to a new file:

1. Select [Save as] from the File menu or press

<F7>.

2. Type a new filename in the Save Image dialog box.


The program adds an .LP3 extension and saves the file in the drive: \ELIXIR\PICS\PRINTER directory.


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Proof printing an image

To proof-print your image:

1. Select [Print] from the File menu or press

<Ctrl> + <Shift> + <F10>.

2. Select your proof printer and other print options from the Print dialog box.


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Your image prints on the selected printer.


A. Troubleshooting

This chapter contains general information, describes troubleshooting procedures, and lists all operational and error messages issued by the Elixir Suite for AFP products.

For information about minimum and maximum parameters, please refer to the appropriate Elixir Suite for AFP product documentation or to the on-line Help file for the product.

If you encounter "out of memory", "disk full" or other memory or disk error, please refer to your Microsoft

Windows or MS-DOS documentation for more information.

Notes and cautions

Elixir software has been tested using HP Windows printer drivers for proof printing. Other printer drivers are not supported and may produce unpredictable results when used with Elixir software.

Installation

This section provides information for solving problems you might encounter when installing the Elixir Suite for

AFP software.

When installing or reinstalling an Elixir software product, make sure that you:

Locate the Windows directory at C:\Windows. If necessary, edit the ELXWDATA.BAT file to point to the Windows directory.

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Connect the appropriate ElixiKey(s) to your PC parallel (LPT1) port. If adding a new key, delete all program files from the drive: \ELIXIR directory prior to reinstalling the Elixir software. See chapter 1 "introduction" for more information).

Select the proper toolset for the software product you will use. If necessary, change the toolset and try running the software again. See the toolset table in chapter 1 "introduction" for more information.

Elixikeys

This section contains information for using software protection keys with Elixir products.

If using Sentinel Pro and SuperPro, make sure to place the Sentinel Pro keys closest to your PC.

If using more than one SuperPro protection key, make sure to place keys with xxxxx016xx lot numbers before those without the 16-series number.

If your PC parallel port uses a WinBond 83757 or

28375F I/O controller chip and you are experiencing difficulties, contact Elixir Technologies Customer Support for assistance.

Elixir Desktop

This section contains information for solving common problems occurring while using the Elixir Desktop.

After installing another software package, Elixir software operates erratically

Having a BWCC.DLL file other than in the Windows \SYSTEM directory may cause errors with operations such as copying files to Elixir folders using the User Files icon.

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Elixir installs a BWCC.DLL file dated 1993 or later in the Windows \SYSTEM directory during installation. Other programs may also install

BWCC.DLL files in different directories. Delete all other versions of the BWCC.DLL file from your hard disk to prevent errors.

Copying files to a diskette that is full or becomes full may cause your PC to hang

Before copying files to a diskette, make sure there is enough space on the diskette to copy the selected files.

Fonts do not print correctly when proof printing using a Windows print driver

When proof printing multiple files, your printer may run out of memory. This may cause either incorrect fonts to be used or the printer to stop printing.

To clear this condition, turn the printer off and then back on. All temporary fonts are cleared from the printer font list. Reprint your files and select the [Always] option for downloading fonts. All

Elixir fonts are removed from the printer font list when you turn off the printer. The next time you print, select the [Once] option to reinstall the required fonts.

Keys are not being recognized due to a nonstandard parallel port address

Modify ELIXIR\DESKTOP\SYSTEM\SYSTEM.INI

Check_Key_Port parameter with the appropriate address below:

Check_Key_Port=DEFAULT

Check_Key_Port=LPT1

Check_Key_Port=LPT2

Check_Key_Port=LPT3

Check_Key_Port=0x278

Check_Key_Port=0x378

Check_Key_Port=0x3BC

Unless there is a problem with key checking, use the DEFAULT option.


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No default printer available

The Elixir Desktop uses the printer(s) or print driver(s) you set up for your Windows environment. If you did not define a default printer or print driver in Windows, you cannot print from the

Desktop. Set up a default printer or print driver using the Windows Print Manager and retry the print operation.

Note that using the [Once] option to permanently store fonts on your printer reduces available printer memory and you may not be able to print large graphics or files.

Using the Windows Print Manager, you can view the fonts used by Windows. Permanent font names are prefaced with an asterisk. When manually adding or deleting fonts from the Windows font list, access the Windows font installer dialog box through the Print Manager and not through the Desktop Print dialog box [Setup] option. See your Microsoft Windows documentation for more information.

ElixirForm

This section contains information about solving common problems you might encounter when using Elixir-

Form.

Cut/Copy/Paste options

Only internal text can be cut, copied and pasted, and only by using hot keys (keyboard shortcuts).

The Edit menu Cut/Copy/Paste options will be implemented in a future release.

Note that you can paste from the Windows Notepad, but not from a rich text format (such as

Word for Windows).

ElixirForm version 3.0 forms

Due to changes in the Elixir internal format, you cannot use Version 3.0 forms as generated in old-er versions of ElixirForm.


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GEM screen fonts

Screen fonts generated under the GEM environment may exhibit some quality loss in ElixirForm.

To correct this, reconvert the screen fonts using the Desktop.

Lines attached to the outside of a box do not line up exactly with box splits

If you want attached lines to line up exactly with box splits, either move the box to align with the attached line or draw the box splits as lines extending outside the box.

Maximum fonts per form

The maximum number of fonts allowed on a form is 16.

Maximum images per form

The maximum number of images allowed on a form is 16.

Maximum size image template

The maximum size for an image template depends on the memory currently available in

Windows.

Maximum text blocks per form

The maximum number of text blocks allowed on a form is 32,000.

Screen retains residue from previous operations

Use the * key on the numeric keypad to refresh your screen when residue is present.

Text on a form appears fuzzy

Text created using earlier versions of ElixirForm may display fuzzy. Regenerate the screen fonts for correct display.

ElixirFont

This section contains information about solving common problems you might encounter when using ElixirFont.


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Minimum and maximum Point size

The minimum supported point size is 4 points.

The maximum supported point size is 99 points.

ElixirImage

This section contains information about solving common problems you might encounter when using

ElixirImage.

Maximum file size for a graphic is exceeded

The maximum file size for a full-page graphic depends upon the available memory for Windows

(physical memory and Windows swap file size).

Dotted or dashed border widths wider than one dot

Some Windows drivers (including VGA) do not support drawing objects (excluding lines) with dotted or dashed border widths wider than one dot. A solid border displays regardless of your choice of border style if your driver does not support these ElixirImage features.

Operational and error messages

This section lists all informational and error messages issued by the Elixir Suite for AFP products. Note that some dialog box messages require that you to enter a

Yes or No response (such as [Continue?]).

Messages are listed alphabetically by product for the

Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP, ElixirForm for

AFP, ElixirFont for AFP and ElixirImage for AFP.

Messages are shown in bold. Explanations for messages follow in normal text. Messages that begin with variable parameters, such as < filename >, are listed first within each section.


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Elixir Desktop and Converters messages

<filename> is not installed.

The selected file is not available. Copy the file to the appropriate input directory and try the operation again.

<#> files now selected.

You have selected the number of files shown from the current window.

* wildcard is not used correctly.

You attempted to use a DOS wildcard incorrectly.

See your DOS or Windows documentation for proper use of wildcards.

<access> privileges are not active.

You attempted an action for which you do not have privilege. See your system administrator for information on user privileges.

Application requires 32-bit extensions.

You attempted to load other than a 32-bit file. See your Windows documentation for more information.

Application was designed for a different operating system.

You attempted to run an application using an incorrect operating system or version of the operating system.

Application was designed for MS-DOS 4.0.

You attempted to run an application using an incorrect DOS version.

A PUB file was not selected for archiving.

Select a .PUB file and retry the operation.

At bottom of list.

You have reached the bottom of the displayed file list.

A Tool Link is not defined for this window.

You can define a tool link for a window by selecting the Tools menu [Tool Link] option while in the window. See the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide for more information.


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Attempt was made to dynamically link to a task, or there was a sharing or network-protection error.

Windows error message. See your Windows documentation for information.

Attempt was made to load a compressed executable file. The file must be decompressed before it can be loaded.

Windows error message. See your Windows documentation for information.

Attempt was made to load a real-mode application

(developed for an earlier version of Win- dows).

The application you use must be compatible with the loaded version of Windows. See your Windows documentation for more information.

Attempt was made to load a second instance of an executable file containing multiple data segments that were not marked read-only.

At top of list.

You have reached the top of the displayed file list.

Cannot back up lower than \ELIXIR.

Your user privileges do not allow you to access directories closer to the root than the \ELIXIR directory.

Cannot back up to a lower level.

Your user privileges do not allow you to backup closer to the root directory.

Cannot change to a lower level directory.

Your user privileges do not allow you to backup closer to the root directory.

Cannot change to drive <drive: >.

Specify a valid drive letter.

Cannot connect to the host. Please run RUMBA.

To enable your PC to communicate with the host, you must execute the RUMBASP.EXE or sitecustomized command from the RUMBA Connect dialog box accessible through the Host icon.

Cannot convert <filename> file.

The file may be corrupted or the conversion type is not supported.


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Cannot copy a file into same UserFile directory.

You can only copy a file to another folder or duplicate it (with a different name) in the same folder.

Cannot copy input resources to output folders.

Use the Converter.

To copy a file to an Output folder, you must convert the file to the desired output format. Copy your input file to the Converter icon and select a format for the file. After you convert the file, it writes to the Elixir Output folder corresponding to its file type.

Cannot copy Elixir resources to these folders.

Elixir resources reside in Elixir folders which contain the Elixir-format appropriate for that file type.

For example, .ELX files are Elixir-format form files stored in the Elixir Forms folder (\ELIXIR\FORM-

S\ELIXIR\DEMO directory).

Cannot copy files into this object.

The object (icon) to which you are attempting to copy a file does not accept input files, or the input file format is not the correct for that object.

Cannot copy from the Clipboard into this object.

Files in the Clipboard can only be copied to the

Jobs folder.

Cannot copy more than 5 files at a time to the

Clipboard.

Decrease the number of copies you are trying to copy to five or less and retry the operation.

Cannot display all files. Use filter.

The maximum number of files you can display in a window is 1600. Pull down the Filter menu from the file folder and select [Enter Filter]. Enter a file filter to decrease the number of files that display.

For example, enter *.EXE or the * or ? DOS wildcards.

Cannot display the Logo.

The .BMP banner logo file specified in the Desktop Basic Setup dialog box is either corrupted or too large to display.

Cannot enter an empty command string.

Enter a valid command for execution.


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Cannot execute an empty command.

Enter a valid command for execution.

Cannot execute <filename> .

This file is not an executable file.

Cannot find <file> to run Dispatch.

Ensure that you have specified the proper path for the file.

Cannot find <file> to run Usertool.

Ensure you have specified the proper file path.

Cannot load Desktop icons.

Ensure you have selected the correct toolset and attached the appropriate ElixiKey. To check or change your toolset, select [Toolset] from the

Desktop

System

menu.

Cannot load Font Mapper.

Either low memory or disk space, or improper file path specified.

Cannot load image: <filename> .

Either low memory or disk space, or improper file path specified.

Cannot load the Logo.

The banner logo file specified in the Desktop Basic Setup dialog box is corrupted or is not in the

\ELIXIR\PICS\BMPIN directory.

Cannot load this document; file may be corrupt.

Either low memory or disk space, improper file path specified, or corrupt file.

Cannot open <filetype> .

You either attempted to open a non-Elixir-format file or selected a file that may be in use by another application.

Cannot open file: <filename> .

You either attempted to open a non-Elixir-format file, selected a file that may be in use by another application, or did not specify a file path.


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Cannot open temporary file.

You either specified an improper file path or did not specify a working directory.

Cannot open the BTFONT.NAM file.

You either specified an improper file path or the file does not exist. Copy the file to the proper directory and try the operation again.

Cannot print file: <filename> .

Either there is not enough memory or the required fonts are missing, or you specified an improper file path.

Cannot receive file < filename > from Host.

The utility you are using to transfer files from the

Host has failed. Ensure that the filename and path are correct, then try the file transfer again.

Cannot save this Job. Disk may be full.

The maximum number of pages (forms) per job is

99. Ensure that you have not exceeded this maximum, or make more disk space available and try the operation again.

Cannot save this Print Ticket. Disk may be full.

Ensure you have sufficient disk space to perform the required operation. Make more disk space available, then try the operation again.

Cannot send file < filename > to Host.

The utility you are using to transfer files to the host has failed. Ensure the filename and path are correct and try the transfer again.

Cannot use these files in the Dispatcher.

You attempted to copy a file type that is not compatible with the Dispatcher. Select a different file type and try the operation again.

Can only open <filetype> files.

You attempted to open a non-Elixir file or a file that is not linked to the application.

Clipboard is full.

The Clipboard can hold a maximum of 10 files.


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Close all windows first.

You attempted an operation, such as installing software, that requires you to first close all open windows.

Contour fonts not installed in this directory.

Contour fonts must be installed in the \ELIXIR\

FONTS\CONTOURS directory. Either reinstall

Elixir Suite for AFP or copy any Bitstream FaceLift format contour font to this directory.

Could not build the conversion list file.

The Elixir Desktop cannot write to the .BAT file due to disk errors or lack of disk space. Make more disk space available and try the operation again.

Could not copy the page: <filename> .

Either you specified an improper target directory, the target disk is full, the file is already in use or there is a disk error.

Could not copy the PUB file: <filename> .

Either you specified an improper target directory, the target disk is full, the file is already in use or there is a disk error.

Could not create the new file <filename> .

Either the disk is full or there is a disk error, or a compatible blank file required when creating a new Elixir format file does not exist in the \ELIX-

IR\DESKTOP\SYSTEM\SOURCE\ directory.

Could not create window icon for icon# <n> .

Either the disk is full or there is a disk error. Make more disk space available and try the operation again.

Could not delete directory <dirname> .

Either the directory path you specified is incorrect or the directory you want to delete contains files.

Could not execute the application.

Either you attempted to start an application from the Desktop for which no .BAT file exists, or there is not enough memory to start the application.


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Could not load XAP for <filename> .

Check the User Tools user application setup by first selecting the appropriate icon, then selecting

[Tool Props] from the

Tools

menu.

Could not make: <filename> .

You specified an improper directory. Check the directory path and try the operation again.

Could not make this directory.

You specified an improper drive letter or directory path. Check the drive letter and path, then try the operation again.

Could not open the page: <filename> .

The Elixir page containing the names of all fonts and images used in the form could not be read during a .PUB file copy operation. Recreate the

.PUB file and try the operation again.

Could not open this directory.

Ensure that the path you have entered corresponds to an existing directory.

Could not open this resource window.


Could not open this UserFile window.


Could not receive file.

The file transfer operation you attempted has failed. Ensure that the filename and path are correct, then try the operation again.

Could not write; disk may be full. <filename> .

Delete unneeded files on the disk to make more disk space available.

Could not receive file

The host file transfer operation you are attempting has failed. Ensure that the filename and path are correct and try the operation again.

Could not write to the printer port.

Check to see what output port you have selected, and ensure that you set it up as your printer port.


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Custom character set map does not exist.

Use a default character set map or ensure the map you are referencing exists.

Directory <dirname> does not exist.


Directory <dirname> is not empty; cannot delete.

Ensure that the directory you want to delete contains no files.

Disk could not be read.

You attempted to load a form that could not be read due to a disk read failure. Check your disk and, if necessary, make more space available, then try the operation again.

Diskette is not first one in the installation set.

Begin installation with the diskette labeled "Disk 1 of #". The program requests subsequent diskettes as the installation proceeds.

Dispatcher # cannot be loaded, skipping action.

Ensure that the Dispatcher number entered corresponds to a command set up on the specified number line in the Dispatcher.

Dispatch number must be between 1 and 12.

The Dispatcher stores up to 12 commands.

Specify the Dispatcher command line number for the command you want (1 - 12).

Double-click to open a page.

To view a form in ElixirForm, double-click on the form file icon.

Drive not ready or not installed.

Ensure that you have loaded a diskette in the diskette drive you selected.

Drive %s is not removable.

The medium for the drive you selected cannot be removed. Ensure you have selected the correct drive.


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Dynamic-link library (DLL) file was invalid. One of the DLLs required to run this application was corrupt.

Windows error message. See your Windows documentation for more information.

Elixir executable application is still running.

Wait until completion of the Elixir application before performing further operations.

ELX forms were not selected for conversion.

Select the .ELX form(s) you want to convert.

Enter a font mapping table.

For font or PSeg assignments, you must enter a map table name in the Page Source Converter

Options dialog box.

Enter a higher value.

The value you entered is below the minimum allowed.

Enter a lower value.

The value you entered exceeds the maximum allowed.

Enter a name for the font.

Enter the name of the font you want to use.

Enter a 'Nickname'.

Enter a nickname for the file or application, then try the operation again.

Enter a path to find the tool, starting with \.

Either begin the directory path with the "\" character or leave path blank to default to the \ELIX- IR directory.

Enter a startup command.

Specify a command to execute in the User Application Setup dialog box, then try the operation again.

Enter at least one point size.

Specify a point size for the selected font and try the operation again.


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Enter a valid file name.

Enter a maximum eight-character stem name or maximum three-character extension for the specified file.

Enter Data set.

You did not specify a data set in the MVS Host

Files dialog box when setting up the MVS host.

Enter resolution of 300 or Cancel.

Either cancel the operation or specify a resolution of 300 and try the operation again.

Error deleting format.

The file format(s) you selected in the File Formats dialog box cannot be deleted due to a disk error, or the file is in use by another application.

Error occurred deleting file. Disk may be corrupt.

<filename> .

The file you selected cannot be deleted due to insufficient disk space or disk error. Make more disk space available and try the operation again.

Error opening output file: <filename> .

Your copy operation failed due to insufficient disk space or disk error. Make more disk space available and try the operation again.

Error opening source file: <filename> .

Your copy operation failed due to insufficient disk space or disk error. Make more disk space available and try the operation again..

Error opening window.

Your operation failed due to insufficient disk space or disk error. Check your disk for errors, or make more disk space available and try the operation agai..

Error reading Host.

Execute the RUMBA command again to convert to the host. You can access the RUMBA Connect dialog box through the Host icon.

Error renaming file: <filename> .

Ensure that the filename you enter complies with standard file naming conventions.


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Error: Resource file not found.

Check the path specified for the location of the resource file.

Error writing PostScript font map.

Your PSFONTS.MAP file may be corrupt, or you may have specified an incorrect directory path.

Executable file was invalid. Either it was not a

Windows application or there was an error in the

.EXE image.


Failed to allocate memory.

The Desktop was unable to allocate the additional memory as requested. Either the memory address block you specified is in use or you need to have more memory available.

Failed to link to <filename> .

Ensure that the path and filename you enter is correct.

<filename> is not installed.

Copy the file to the appropriate input directory and try the operation again.

Files skipped.

During a delete, duplicate, or copy operation, you specified exclusion of one or more files.

Files have not been selected.

Select the files for which you want to perform an operation, then try the operation again.

Files were not selected for running the

Dispatcher.

To run a command from the Dispatcher, you must copy a file to the Dispatcher command line containing the command you want to execute. If you selected the [Prompt for parameters] option in the

User Application Setup dialog box while setting up the Dispatcher command, you must specify a file as a parameter. You can then drag and drop the file on the appropriate Dispatcher command line.


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File was not found.

Ensure that the path and filename you enter is correct.

Font < filename > is not mapped.

The program cannot map the Elixir font you are converting to screen, Windows or HP PCL format because it is missing the .GL1 or .GL0 component files.

Form is removed from the Clipboard.

The Clipboard can temporarily store form files for use in jobs. When you move a form from the

Clipboard to the job you are creating, the form no longer exists on the Clipboard.

Form not loaded.

The form file you selected could not be loaded to complete the desired operation.

Horizontal Offset out of range.

The horizontal floating offset value you entered in the AFP Page Converter Options dialog box must be between 0 and 32000.

Host not connected.

You must enter the RUMBADSP.EXE command

(or other site-specific command) to execute

RUMBA before connecting to a host. You can access the RUMBA Connect dialog box through the

Host icon.

Ignoring unknown command: < filename> .

Ensure that the command you enter is an executable file, that it is referenced by its correct file name, and that it resides in the directory specified.

Image too large to convert

.

When converting an Elixir .LP3 image to a .LGO

image, the maximum size .LGO you can create is

128K.

INSTALL.LOG file was not found.

The program cannot find the INSTALL.LOG file in drive :\ELIXIR. Reinstall software.


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Invalid files were selected for conversion.

Only files in supported formats are convertible to other supported formats. Ensure the program supports the format of the file you want to convert.

Invalid files were selected for transforming.

Only files in supported formats are transformable to other supported formats. Ensure the program supports the format of the file you want to convert.

Logo is too large.

The .BMP logo file you specified in the Desktop

Basic Setup dialog box to display when the Desktop loads is too large to display. Select a smaller

.BMP file to display, or reduce the logo file size using the ElixirImage or other graphics application.

LP3 files were not selected for conversion.

Select a .LP3 file or files and retry the operation.

Match not found.

No files match the filter you entered.

No property sheet available for this converter.

There is no default property sheet for setting up options for the converter. Select the options you want at the time of conversion.

Not enough memory available for Desktop.

Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

Not enough memory available for file list. Exiting.


Not enough memory available for this form.



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Not enough memory available to copy.


Not enough memory available to copy files.


Not enough memory available to create window.


Not enough memory available to define windows.


Not enough memory available to perform Loader operations.


Not enough memory available to select files.


Number of copies must be between 0 and 255.

The value you enter in the Page Source Converter Options dialog box option must be between

0 and 255.

Number of objects selected: < n >

You have select n files in the current directory.

Offset X for A3 must be a number from 0 to 4962.

Enter a number between the minimum and maximum allowable values.


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Offset X for 11x17 must be a number from 0 to

5100.


Offset X of page one has to be less than page two.

Enter an offset value that is less than the offset value for page two..

Offset Y for A3 must be a number from 0 to 3508.


Offset Y for 11x17 must be a number from 0 to

3300.


Only Forms, Fonts, Graphics, or Documents can be converted.

You cannot perform conversion operations on other than form, font, image, or document files.

Only Forms, Fonts, Graphics, or Documents can be transformed.

You cannot perform transformation operations on other than form, font, image, or document files.

Only .ELX forms can be copied to the Clipboard.

The Clipboard temporarily stores form files during job creation. Jobs contain Elixir-format (.ELX) files only.

Only .ELX forms can be copied to the Job window.

Jobs are composed of pages, or forms, which are

.ELX Elixir-format form files.

Only ELIXIR-format files can be edited.

You cannot open or edit non Elixir-format files using any of the Desktop applications.

Only ELIXIR-format files can be opened.

You cannot open or edit non Elixir-format files using any of the Desktop applications.


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Only one * wildcard character can be used in an

MVS dataset.

You must specify only one wildcard character.

See your Windows documentation for more information.

Outline fonts not installed in this directory.

The program installs Outline fonts (Efont Factory fonts) in the \ELIXIR\FONTS\CONTOURS directory. You can access this directory by opening the Fonts folder, then Input Fonts, then Outline

Fonts folder.

Page not in given directory.

Recheck the page (form) file name for accuracy, and confirm that the path name you entered is correct.

Path was not found.

Recheck the path name you entered for validity.

Pick an icon for copy destination.

Click on the icon into which you want to copy the file. For Elixir folders, the file remains attached to the cursor until you click on the inner folder which represents the file format of the attached file.

Point size must be in the range 2 to 50.


Point size must be in the range 2 to 99.


Printer form feed did not operate.

Check your printer to ensure you turned it on and it is in the proper mode for form feed operations.

Publication File copy is canceled.

The PUB file copy operation canceled as requested.

Qualifier is empty.

The data set name you specified has an empty qualifier between dots. You can access data sets through the Host icon.


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Qualifier xxxx is too long (8 characters are allowed).

The data set name you specified contains a qualifier that exceeds the 8 character limit. You can access data sets through the Host icon.

Removing page from the Job.

The form (page) file you specified for deletion is being removed from the job.

Scheduler Actions not saved. Disk may be full.

Delete any unnecessary files to create more space on the current disk.

Scheduler Actions not started.

The Desktop cannot allocate the memory required for the selected operation. Close any applications you are not currently using and try the operation again.

Scheduler Action support is not installed.

See your System Administrator for more information.

Select a file for printing.

Select a file before starting the current print operation.

Select a form from the Clipboard.

Select a form from the Clipboard and copy it to the selected folder.

Select at least one .ELX form to be included in the

Pub File.

A .PUB file must contain at least one form.

Select a UserTool first.

Select a user tool before starting the current operation.

Select contour(s) and copy to the Converter.

Select a contour (outline) font from the \ELIX-

IR\FONTS\CONTOURS folder to copy to the

Converter icon.

System was out of memory, executable file was corrupt, or relocations were invalid.



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Testing for Scheduler Action <n> .

The Scheduler is in processing mode searching for the specified action to perform.

The file already exists: <filename> .

You can overwrite the existing file, or rename the file you are copying or duplicating to avoid overwriting the existing file.

There is no input folder for this resource.

The format of the file you are copying is not a supported format.

There was insufficient memory to start the application.

Close any applications you are not working with and try starting the application again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

This directory does not exist.

Confirm that the directory path you entered is correct, or create the missing directory using the

System menu [Make directory] option.

This document file is empty.

There are no form (page) files referenced within the document file. Edit the ASCII-format .DAT

document file to list the forms you want included in the document, or copy form files to the document file icon.

This icon cannot be opened.

The program uses some Desktop icons for setting properties only. Click on the icon with the right mouse button to view or set its properties.

This is not an DOS-Elixir diskette.

To format a diskette as a DOS-Elixir diskette, open the Diskette icon, and with a diskette in the selected diskette drive, select [DOS Elixir] as the

[Diskette Type] option, then select [Perform FOR-

MAT] as the [Diskette Access] option.

This name is reserved by DOS.

Rename the file for which you received the error.


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This Print Ticket is empty.

Specify printing options by selecting print ticket options or entering information in the print ticket.

To access the print ticket, open the job and double-click on the PrTicket icon for the job.

Click on [OK] in the Page Imposition Options dialog box (if applicable) to display the Job Print

Ticket dialog box.

This object has no properties.

There is no default property set-up dialog associated with the icon you clicked on.

This UserTool has not been defined.

To set the properties for a user tool, right-click on the User Tool icon or select [Tool Props] from the

Tools menu when the icon is selected. Specify the icon properties in the User Application Setup dialog box that displays.

Tool not found.

Check the User Tools folder to ensure that the tool exists.

Transformer utilities not installed.

You need to install stand-alone utilities before you can perform transform operations.

Type of executable file was unknown.

Common executable file extensions are .EXE,

.BAT, and .COM. Ensure that the file you are specifying is an executable file.

Unknown command: < filename> ignoring.

Ensure that the filename and path you specify for the command are valid, and that the command is an executable file.

User-defined printer is not set up.

You need to set up your printer options by clicking on the [Setup] button in the Printer dialog box before you can print to a printer.


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Usertool: <filename> does not exist.

Check the properties of the user tool in the User

Tools folder by right-clicking on the icon. Ensure that the information entered in the User Application Setup dialog box is correct. You can use the

[Browse] button in the dialog box to check the directory paths and filenames you enter.

Usertool: <file .XAP> cannot be loaded, skipping action.

Check the properties of the user tool in the User

Tools folder by right-clicking on the icon. Ensure that the information entered in the User Application Setup dialog box is correct. You can use the

[Browse] button in the dialog box to check the directory paths and filenames you enter.

Vertical Offset is out of range.

The vertical floating offset value you entered in the AFP Page Converter Options dialog box must be between 0 and 32000.

Warning: Can not create LOG file <filename> .

The log file name you specified in the Message

Options dialog box is invalid. Enter another file name and ensure that it has a .LOG extension.

<filename> file.

Ensure that you have specified the correct filename and path, and that the file you want to update is not read only.

Warning: Could not open <filename> .

You can open or edit only Elixir-format form, font, and image files within the Desktop via their corresponding applications. You can also open and view text or ASCII-format files using a text editor through the Dispatcher or a DOS command. Ensure that you have entered a valid filename and path.

Warning: Disk space is less than <n> KB.

You have reached the low disk space threshold you specified in the Desktop Basic Setup dialog box. You should delete unnecessary files to create more disk space, or lower the specified threshold, if practical.


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Warning: Drive <drive:> is not available.

Specify an available drive or wait until a busy drive becomes available.

Warning: \ELIXIR\DESKTOP.INI is corrupted.

Back up your GEM files, delete GEM files from drive :\ELIXIR, and resinstall software.

Warning: Missing ElixiKey for the <toolname>

Toolset; conversions not possible.

You must have the proper ElixiKey installed to perform this file conversion. Connect the proper

ElixiKey to the LPT1 parallel port of your PC. To view the ElixiKey(s) attached to your PC, click on the [Show installed ElixiKeys] option in the Desktop Diagnostics dialog box.

For information on the correct ElixiKey, contact your customer support representative.

Warning: Zero length file detected: Retrying action.

File has no bytes. Recreate file.

Windows version was incorrect.


Working directory does not exist.

Ensure that the path you have entered for the command to execute is the correct path, and that the executable resides in the specified directory.

ElixirForm messages

< element > - filtered out.

You attempted to select an element excluded (set to OFF) in the Selection Group Filter.

All < element type(s )> elements will be deleted. OK to delete?

More than one element is on the form and you attempted to delete all elements using <Ctrl> +

<Del>.

All colors are being used: Cannot be deleted.

You attempted to delete one or more colors from the local palette, all of which you used on the form.


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All elements in the group will be deleted. OK to delete?

This message requests confirmation for deleting all elements in the selected group.

All patterns are being used: Cannot be deleted.

You attempted to delete all unused patterns from the local pattern palette (by pressing <Ctrl> +

<Del>) and you used all patterns on the form.

Autosave ...

This message momentarily displays during form autosave.

B&W mode. Color display toggle ignored.

This message displays when a black and white form is loaded and you press <Alt> + <F9>.

BPSD tags are hidden.

Boilerplate Space Definition Tags (used by

DocuMerge for specifying variable data) do not display in text. You can toggle between Hide and

Display data tags using <Ctrl> + <T>.

BPSD tags are shown.

Boilerplate Space Definition Tags (used by

DocuMerge for specifying variable data) display in text. You can toggle between Hide and Display data tags using <Ctrl> + <T>.

Cannot delete any predefined patterns.

You attempted to delete one of the predefined patterns (hollow, light gray, medium gray, dark gray, or black) from the local pattern palette.

Cannot load the keyboard mapping table.

The requested .KMP file is corrupt. Check your

.KMP file. See the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP User Guide for information about .KMP

files.

Cannot load form.

A software error occurred when attempting to load the requested form (one or more files may be corrupt). Retry the operation.


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Cannot read from disk.

A software error occurred when attempting to read from the disk (one or more files may be corrupt), or you specified an empty diskette drive.

Retry the operation.

Could not create element.

A software error occurred when attempting to create the requested element (disk may be full). Retry the operation.

Could not duplicate the element.

A software error occurred when copying the selected element. Retry the operation.

Could not open AUTOBACK.ELX file.

A software error occurred when trying to load the

AUTOBACK.ELX backup form file. Retry the operation.

Could not open output page file.

This message displays when DOS is unable to open a file to which you want to save a form.

This occurs when you attempt to save a form and either the disk is full or the target file is on a diskette that is write-protected.

Could not open the form: < filename >

A software error occurred when loading the selected form or the form file was corrupt. Retry the operation or check the form.

Could not write AUTOBACK.ELX file.

A software error occurred when trying to write the backup file, AUTOBACK.ELX. Check available disk space.

Could not write form to disk.

A software error occurred when attempting to save the form. Check for sufficient disk space.


Decimal point is not allowed.

Entering a decimal point in the field (numeric box) is not allowed, retry entering a number without a decimal point.


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Default font not found in \ELIXIR\FONTS\SCREEN subdirectory. Form not loaded .

When loading a form that does not contain any of the fonts in the current font list, ElixirForm attempts to substitute a default font from the above directory. If a default font is not found, the form does not load and the above message displays.

Check your hard disk capacity and reinstall

ElixirForm.

Error: Duplicate font:

You attempted to replace a font in the font list with a font already specified in the font list. Delete the second instance of the font.

Error occurred when loading font: < filename >

A software error occurred when attempting to load the requested font. The requested font file may be corrupt.

Font List: < filename > already exists Overwrite ?

You attempted to save a font list file with an existing filename. Retry the operation with another filename if you do not want to overwrite the existing file.

Font list is empty. Cannot add text.

Add one or more fonts to the font list before attempting to add text to the form.

Form name: < filename > already exists. Overwrite?

You attempted to save a form with an existing filename. Retry with another name. Retry the operation with another filename if you do not want to overwrite the existing file.

Form name: < filename > has not been saved.

Save?

You attempted to exit ElixirForm or load another form before saving the current one.

Form name: < filename > will be deleted.

This message requests confirmation for deleting the selected form.


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GEM text formatting mode. < CR > disabled if wrap is ON.

When you select [GEM] as the [Text Formatting

Compatibility] option in the Text and Font Options dialog box, you disable the <Enter> key if word wrap is set to ON.

Importing text: < filename > position - free.

Text from the specified file is being imported in

"free text" mode. Press <Ctrl> + <I> or <F11> to toggle to "locked text" mode.

Importing text: < filename > position - locked.

Text from the specified file is being imported in

"locked text" mode. Press <Ctrl> + <I> or <F11> to toggle to "free text" mode.

Loading configuration file ...

This messages momentarily displays when first starting ElixirForm. The configuration file stores your system settings for the next time you start

ElixirForm when you select [Save Configuration] from the System menu.

Loading ink patterns...

This informational message displays when loading inks patterns.

Lower range limit has been reached.

You attempted to enter a number in a field (numeric display box) that is too small. Backspace to clear the entry field and enter a larger number.

Missing or insufficient ElixiKey.

You must have the proper ElixiKey installed to perform this file conversion. Connect the proper

ElixiKey to the LPT1 parallel port of your PC. To view the ElixiKey(s) attached to your PC, click on the [Show installed ElixiKeys] option in the Desktop Diagnostics dialog box. For information on the correct ElixiKey, contact your customer support representative.

Negative value is not allowed.

You attempted to enter a negative value in a field

(numeric display box) that disallows it. Retry with a positive value.


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No image selected.

You did not select an image for pasting in the form. Select an image and try again.

No text was selected.

You attempted to perform an operation on text without first selecting the text.

One < element type > element will be deleted. OK to delete?

You attempted to delete all form elements by pressing <Ctrl> + <Del> and the form contains only one element.

Only two decimal places are allowed.

You attempted to enter more than two decimal places in a field (numeric display box). Retry with two decimal places or less.

Open the text element first.

You attempted to use the soft keyboard without first clicking in the form work area to position text.

Pattern is being used: Cannot be deleted.

You attempted to delete a pattern which is in use on the form from the local pattern palette.

Replace font < filename > with < filename >?

You attempted to replace a font in the font list with a new font.

Saving configuration file ...

This message displays momentarily when selecting [Save Configuration] from the

System

menu.

The message also displays when you select

[Save State on Exit] in the Usage Switches dialog box (displayed from the System menu) and then exit ElixirForm.

Sticky Lines is set to OFF.

The Sticky Lines feature is off. Press <Ctrl> +

<L> to toggle sticky Lines on.

Sticky Lines is set to ON.

The Sticky Lines feature is on. Press <Ctrl> +

<L> to toggle sticky Lines off.


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Text box is bigger than the page size.

You specified a text box that exceeds the page dimensions. Reduce the text box size.

Text box size is below allowed limit.

The lower limit for text box width and height is zero. Increase the size of the text box.

Text import position - free.

This informational message displays when importing text in "free text" mode. Press <Ctrl> +

<I> or <F11> to toggle to "locked text" mode.

Text import position - locked.

This informational message displays when importing text in "locked text" mode. Press <Ctrl> +

<I> or <F11> to toggle to "free text" mode.

The font path does not exist.

You attempted to specify a non-existing path for the Fonts directory in the Filing Options dialog box.

The form path does not exist.

You attempted to specify a non-existing path for the Forms directory in the Filing Options dialog box.

The text path does not exist.

You attempted to specify a non-existing path for the Text directory in the Filing Options dialog box.

This file is not an ELX form or is corrupted.

A software error occurred when loading the form.

Ensure the form is an Elixir-format form.

Too many decimal places...

You specified too many decimal places in a field

(numeric display box). Retry with fewer decimal places.

Upper range limit has been reached.

Enter a smaller number in the numeric display box.


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Warning: Font list contains default fonts. Save anyway?

This warning message displays when a default font replaces the missing screen font and you attempt to save the form. Save the file with a new name so that the original font name is retained in the font list of the original form.

Warning: Objects exceeding the page size will be lost. Continue anyway?

You decreased the page size (in the Page Properties dialog box), and some objects exceed the new page boundary. You may continue (and lose the exceeding objects) or cancel the page format change.

ElixirImage messages

< filename > has not been saved. Continue anyway?

You are closing an image file without saving the changes to the file. To save the current image, pull down the File menu and select [Save] or press <Ctrl>+<S>.

BLACK & WHITE image.

A black-and-white image is currently loaded.

Block copied to clipboard.

The image or image area is copied and placed in the Windows Clipboard leaving the original image or image area unchanged. To paste the image or image area, pull down the Edit menu and select

[Paste] or press <Ctrl> + <V>.

Block deleted.

The image area you marked for deletion was deleted.

Block inserted.

The image or image area in the Windows Clipboard displays in your image.


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Block moved to clipboard.

The image or image area is cut and placed in the

Windows Clipboard leaving a blank space in place of the image or image area. To paste the image or image area, pull down the Edit menu and select [Paste] or press <Ctrl> + <V>.

Building reduced view ...

Your image reduces. To restore your image to the original size click on the up arrow in the Toolbar

Zoom icon or press <+>.

Cannot allocate cut view ...

There is not enough memory to perform the selected operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start

Windows again.

Cannot break up the image.

The number of Horizontal and/or Vertical pieces you specified in the Breakup Image dialog box is too high. Reduce the number of pieces specified and try the operation again.

Cannot create %s font files to save to.

Either you must first load the font into which you want to tile the image or the current disk may be full. Delete any unnecessary files and try the operation again.

Cannot create .TXT file for writing in text.


Windows again.

Cannot create form trace-over template.

The image is too large. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error, either exit and restart Windows or reduce the size of the image (using the Resize transformation operation) and try the operation again.


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Cannot create screen version.


Cannot distort area (not enough memory).


Cannot load an image, leaving ..

There is not enough memory to load the current image. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

Cannot load font %s.

Ensure that you have specified a font filename that exists, then close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

Cannot load image %s.

There is not enough memory to load the selected image.

Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

Cannot mirror area (no memory).



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Cannot resize bitmap (not enough memory).


Cannot rotate bitmap (not enough memory).


Cannot white out area (area was not selected).

You selected the [Outside area] option when performing the Clear transformation operation and have not selected an area. Select an image area by dragging the mouse, and try the operation again.

Clear operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the Clear operation. To clear inside or outside a selected image area you must first select the image area.Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

Clipboard is empty.

There is nothing in the Windows Clipboard to paste.

Copying image tile ...

A tile is being copied to your image.

Could not print.

The image is too large, or the target printer is out of paper, turned off, or not designated.

Could not save image %s to disk.

There is not enough disk space on the current disk. Delete any unnecessary files to create more disk space on the current disk.


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Could not save the font; disk may be full.

There is not enough disk space on the current disk. Delete any unnecessary files to create more disk space on the current disk.

Creating default image ...

The image you want to create cannot be created due to size or a missing parameter. A default image generates instead.

Change the height and width values in the Image

Attributes dialog box and ensure you have entered all option values for which you do not want the default value used.

Creating temporary file ...

The file created is for the current session of ElixirImage only.

Debolden operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the

Lighten operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start

Windows again.


Enter a value without a decimal point and try the operation again.

Drawing is not supported at reduced view.

You cannot use the drawing tools while in a reduced view. Click on the up arrow, in the Toolbar

Zoom icon, until the image displays at 1X magnification and try the operation again.

ElixiKey not detected. Cannot save files, print images or load data into clipboard.

You did not connect your ElixiKey to the parallel port (LPT1) of your PC. Connect your ElixiKey to the parallel port and try the operation again.


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Embolden operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the

Darken operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start

Windows again.

Error occurred when creating temporary disk image.


Windows again.

Error saving Logo Control Text file.

The current disk may be full. Delete any unnecessary files to create more disk space on the current disk and try the operation again.

File %s already exists. Overwrite?

The file you are trying to save already exists. If you do not cancel your save operation, the existing file is overwritten.

Filter operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the Filter operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

Font %s has not been saved. Save?

Select [Yes] if you have edited a font and want to save your changes. Select [No], if you do not want to save your changes.

Halftone operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the Halftone operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start

Windows again.


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Image %s already exists. Overwrite?

The image you want to save already exists. Select [Yes] if you want to overwrite the existing image. Select [No] if you do not want to overwrite the existing image.

Image %s does not exist.

The image you are trying to load does not exist.

Ensure that the filename is correct and try the operation again.

Image %s has not been saved. Save?

Select [Yes] to save the current image. Select

[No], if you do not want to save the current image.

Image name is required.

Creating a new image requires you to specify an image name in the Image Attributes dialog box.

Image size will exceed available memory.

The image size specified in the Image Attributes dialog box is too large. Specify smaller height and width sizes and try the operation again.

Image width and height must be non-zero.

Image width and height must be a positive number. Enter positive numbers for width and height in the Image Attributes dialog box and try the operation again.

Insufficient memory, aborted ..


Invert operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the Invert operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

Loading configuration file ...

Default settings for ElixirImage are being loaded.

Loading Elixir font file ...

The font file you selected is being loaded.


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Loading Pattern files ...

The pattern file you selected is being loaded.

Lower range limit reached.

You attempted to enter a number in a field (numeric display box) that is too small. Backspace to clear the message and enter a larger number.

Moving image tile ...

The image tile you selected is being moved.


The value specified cannot be negative. Specify a positive value and try the operation again.

Not a simple image object, use Overlay conversion instead.

Move the page segment(s) to the input forms folder (\ELIXIR\FORMS\OVEIN) and convert to

Elixir form format (.ELX). Ensure the [Remove

White Space] option is set to 'No', then convert the .ELX to image using the Form converter.

Not enough memory is available to create image

%s.


Not enough memory to change image format.

Transform operation in progress ..


Outline operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the Outline operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start

Windows again.

Performing zoom operation ...

The current image is being magnified.


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Printing canceled.

The program canceled your print operation.

Resetting image to last saved version .. Continue?

Select [Yes] to undo all edits since the last save operation. Select [No] if you do not want to undo all edits since the last save operation.

Saving configuration file ...

All the settings in the current session of ElixirImage are being saved as defaults to a configuration file.

Select any screen area using the mouse.

Drag the mouse to select an area to paste to the

Windows Clipboard.

Shift operation failed.

There is not enough memory to perform the Shift operation. Close any applications you are not working with and try the operation again. If you receive the same memory error again, close further applications or exit Windows and start Windows again.

There is nothing to redo.

You did not perform a previous operation which you can redo.

There is nothing to undo.

You did not perform a previous operation which you can undo.

This font was loaded in read-only mode.

You tried to copy an image area into a currently loaded font/clipart library set using the Import transformation operation. Select the Export transformation operation and try the operation again.

This function is supported at 1X magnification only.

Use the up or down arrows in the Toolbar Zoom icon to display your image at a 1X magnification and try the operation again.

Too many decimal places.

Enter a number with fewer decimal places.


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Transformation completed.

The program completed the transformation operation you selected.

Unexpected change of toolset. Stop editing and reload the image.

Reload the image and try the operation again.

You cannot change toolsets in the Elixir Desktop and Converters for AFP during an editing or creation session in an Elixir application.

Upper range limit reached.

You attempted to enter a number in a field (numeric display box) that is too big. Backspace to clear the message and enter a larger number.

ElixirFont messages

< Transform operation name > the whole font ?

This message requests confirmation for transforming the entire font.

Area is outside the cell

This message displays in Edit Bitmap mode when you press <Enter> after using the <Shift> +<arrow> keys and moves the Move or Copy Area box outside the character cell.

Area was copied to the clipboard.

The selected area copied to the Clipboard.

Area was deleted.

The selected area was deleted.

Bitmap was copied to the clipboard.

The character bitmap copied to the Windows

Clipboard.

Bitmap was cut and saved to the clipboard.

You did not select an area, so the whole character bitmap was cut and saved to the Windows

Clipboard.

Bitmap was deleted.

The character bitmap deleted (undo restores this operation).


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Bitmap was inserted from the clipboard.

The character previously saved to the Windows

Clipboard copied to the currently displayed character cell.

Blend submode .

You selected the Blend tool.

Buffer is full

You attempted to insert more than 1024 characters in the sampling pad. The character limit for the sampling pad is 1024.

Cannot blend with a blank character.

While in Edit Bitmap mode, you attempted to blend a character with a NULL or a SPACING character.

Cannot copy a character onto itself.

You attempted to copy a selected character to the same character position.

Cannot cut or copy the selected area.

A software error occurred during a Windows cut or copy to Clipboard operation.

Cannot embolden a blank character .

You attempted to embolden a NULL or a SPAC-

ING character.

Cannot filter a blank character.

You attempted to filter a NULL or a SPACING character.

Cannot halftone a blank character.

You attempted to apply halftoning to a NULL or a

SPACING character.

Cannot load character bitmaps for the font name

.

The font file name you are trying to load is corrupt or one or more components are missing.

Cannot load .HDR or .GLH files for the character set name

The .HDR or .GLH files for the specified character set are either missing or corrupt. Try reinstalling the font.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Cannot load .HDR or .GLH files for the font name

The .HDR or .GLH files for the specified font are either missing or corrupt. Try reinstalling the font.

Cannot mirror a blank character.

You attempted to mirror a NULL or a SPACING character.

Cannot open a source file for merging.

A software problem is preventing loading the second (source) font for merging. The source font may be corrupt or have one or more components missing. Try reinstalling the font.

Cannot open sampling pad.

A software error is preventing opening the sampling pad. Exit ElixirFont and retry the operation.

Cannot open the Edit Bitmap window.

A software error has occurred that is preventing opening the Edit Bitmap Window. Retry the operation, or exit and restart ElixirFont.

Cannot paste the selected area

An error occurred in the Windows Clipboard paste operation. Retry the operation, or exit and restart ElixirFont.

Cannot rotate a blank character.

You attempted to rotate a NULL or a SPACING character.

Cannot shift a blank character.

You attempted to shift a NULL or a SPACING character.

Cannot slant a blank character.

You attempted to slant a NULL or a SPACING character.

Cannot start Edit mode .

A software error is preventing ElixirFont from entering Edit Bitmap mode. Exit and restart Elixir-

Font and retry the operation.

Cannot swap a character with itself.

You attempted to swap a selected character with itself.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Changes cannot be undone.

You attempted to undo an operation that cannot be undone.

Char is not printable.

You pressed a non-character key (for example, the <Tab> key), or click edon a NULL character while in the sampling pad.

Character < XX > may extend beyond the boundaries of its cell. E(xtend), S(kip), or A(bort)?

During a font transformation, a transformed character may be larger than its cell. You need to extend the character cell, skip the transformation for the specified character, or abort the entire transformation.

Characters blended, click on POST to save.

Characters successfully blended.

Character Blending error:

A software problem occurred during the creation of a new blended bitmap (in Edit Bitmap mode).

Check disk space and retry the operation.

Character bitmap is corrupted.

Transforming or editing corrupted the character bitmap. Retry the operation.

Character corrupted during transform.

Transforming or editing corrupted the character or record. Retry the operation.

Character emboldening failed for Char #

Emboldening the character resulted in the character using more than 4K of memory (4K is the character limit). Reduce the size of the original bitmap.

Character has changed. Do you want to exit without posting changes?

You edited a character in Edit Bitmap mode and attempted to exit Edit Bitmap mode before posting your changes.

Character is already NULL!

You attempted to create a NULL character from another NULL character.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Character is corrupted; cannot be transformed.

The character bitmap or record is corrupt. Retry the operation.

Character resizing failed for Char #

Resizing the character resulted in the character using more than 4K of memory (4K is the character limit). Reduce the size of the original bitmap.

Character rotation failed for Char #

A software problem occurred during the creation of a new rotated bitmap. Retry the operation.

Character slanting failed for Char.

A software problem occurred during the creation of a new slanted bitmap. Retry the operation.

Choose the location to swap with.

You selected a character for swapping and must now choose a second character.

Choose the target location to copy to.

You already selected source characters and must now click on a target character.

Click on characters and move to blend.

This message displays in Edit Bitmap mode when blending characters to inform you that both characters are displayed in the framing window.

Click on the character in the window.

You clicked outside of cell frame in the framing window.

Could not load screen font. Exiting..

A software error prevented loading the selected font. Reload ElixirFont and retry the operation, or regenerate the screen font in the Desktop.

Could not load screen font < fontname >

The .FNT or .WDT components of the SYSL and

SYSH fonts (used to display screen messages in low resolution and high resolution modes) in drive: \ELIXIR\DESKTOP are corrupt. Check for available disk space and reinstall ElixirFont.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Could not read < name .KMP> file

A software problem occurred when attempting to read the .KMP file or the .KMP file could not be found.

Current loaded font has not been saved. Save?

The font was changed and you want to load a new font or exit ElixirFont before posting the changes.


Entering a decimal point is not allowed for the current entry box. Retry the operation without a decimal point.

Delete selected characters? - Confirm deleting of selected chars.

This message requests confirmation for deleting one or more selected characters.

Device key checking

ElixirFont is checking for the correct ElixiKey.

ElixiKey not detected; cannot save files.

You did not connect the correct ElixiKey to the

LPT1 parallel port and you cannot save edited files. Connect the correct ElixiKey to the parallel port.

Enter value higher than < value >

The number entered is too low, enter a number higher than the value displayed in the message.

Enter value lower than < value >

The number entered is too low, enter a number lower than the value displayed in the message.

Error occurred during reformatting.

An error occurred when transforming the font.


Error occurred in reversing this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the reversing operation.

Error occurred in underlining this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the underline operation.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Error occurred saving GLY file.

ElixirFont cannot save the .GLY component of the font file. Retry the operation.

Error occurred when blending character #

A software error occurred in Edit Bitmap mode.

Retry the character blending operation.

Error occurred when changing the font resolution.

A software error occurred. Try changing the font resolution again.

Error occurred when emboldening this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the emboldening function.

Error occurred when filtering this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the filter operation.

Error occurred when halftoning this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the halftone operation.

Error occurred when mirroring this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the mirroring operation.

Error occurred when outlining this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the outlining operation.

Error occurred when saving .HDR or .GLH file.

ElixirFont cannot save the .HDR or .GLH components of the font file. Retry the operation.

Error occurred when setting character headers.

A software error occurred. Specify the character headers again.

Error occurred when setting the font header.

A software error occurred. Redo the font header operation.

Error occurred when shifting this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the shift operation.


TROUBLESHOOTING

A-50

Error occurred when slanting this character.

A software error occurred. Retry the slanting operation.

First select a character or a group of characters.

You attempted to select a tool without first selecting one or more characters.

Font changed from Fixed Pitch to Proportional

.

This message informs you that the width of all character cells may be different after character transformations.

Font not loaded yet, press <F8> to load.

You attempted to perform a Save operation without first loading a font. Load a font by pressing

<F8> and selecting a font from the displayed list.

Key code is out of range. Acceptable range is 0 -

255.

When sampling an AFP character set, ElixirFont searches the .KMP file for the GCID for the current key. Normally, there are always 256 GCIDs in a .KMP file, and each code is between 0 and

255. This error message displays if the key is greater than 255.

Loading Font file..

This message momentarily displays when Elixir-

Font is loading a font.

Loading/saving files .

This message momentarily displays when Elixir-

Font is loading or saving a file.

Load target font first.

This message displays if loading a target font for merging is unsuccessful. Exit any loaded fonts and retry the merge operation from the start.

Long fonts loading in XEROX toolsets

This message is applicable only if both AFP and

Xerox versions of the Font Editor are loaded on your PC. The message displays when loading a

Xerox toolset.

Maximum number of characters reached (1024).

The number of characters in the font exceeds

1024.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Merge mode

You selected merge mode.


You attempted to enter a negative value in a numeric display box. Enter a positive number.

New font creating

This message displays when creating a new font.

Operation interrupted. Would you like to continue?

You either clicked on the [Stop] button in the

Toolbox, or pressed a key during font transformation.

Pick characters in the source Font.

This message displays when attempting to merge characters from a source font to a target font without first selecting one or more characters in the source font.

Sample mode

You selected the sampling pad.

Sampling Pad does not contain any characters.

You attempted to print the sampling pad and the pad does not contain any text.

Saving Font < name >

ElixirFont is saving the font with the specified name.

Screen font name not found.

The .FNT or .WDT components of the SYSL and

SYSH fonts (used to display screen messages in low resolution and high resolution modes) are missing from drive: \ELIXIR\DESKTOP. Check for sufficient disk space and reinstall ElixirFont.

Second character is outside the Edit Bitmap area.

When blending characters in Edit Bitmap mode, the second character is beyond the cell frame.

Reposition the character.

Select a character or a group of characters.

You selected the Copy or Swap tools and did not first select any characters.


TROUBLESHOOTING

Select character for blending

You selected the Blend tool in Edit Bitmap mode.

The attached ElixiKey is not valid for running the

Font Editor.

The ElixiKey connected to the LPT1 parallel port is incorrect. Connect the correct ElixiKey and try loading ElixirFont.

The character cannot extend beyond the left of the cell.

To effectively extend a character beyond the left edge of a cell, resize the cell.

The character is already blank.

You attempted to create a blank (NULL or SPAC-

ING) character from another blank character.

The distance above, below, or leading has changed. Do you want the line spacing adjusted?

You changed the [Distance Above], [Below], or

[Leading] fields in the Font Properties dialog box, which affects their sum, the line spacing. The message requests confirmation for adjusting the line spacing value.

There is nothing to Undo.

You clicked the Undo button before performing an operation.

There are no characters after this one.

In Edit Bitmap mode, you attempted to display the next character while the last character of the font displays.

There are no characters before this one.

In Edit Bitmap mode, you attempted to display the previous character while the first character of the font displays.

There are no more characters.

In Sampling mode, you pressed the backspace key, but you already deleted all characters on the pad.


TROUBLESHOOTING

This character cannot be enlarged again.

ElixirFont does not allow you to resize a character repeatedly (because resizing errors compound).

To resize again, exit Character Resizing mode and retry the operation.

This character could not be merged.

An error occurred during the transfer of the character bitmap or record. Retry the operation.

Too many characters in source font - will not fit in target font.

The number of characters in the source group, selected for copying or merging, results in a target font that has too many characters (over 256).

Too many decimal places.

You entered a number with too many decimal places. Retry the operation with fewer decimal places.

Transformation failed.

A software error occurred when performing the transformation. Retry the operation.

Unsuccessful undo.

The Undo operation failed. Retry the operation.

Use mouse or keyboard to move selected area.

This message displays when you select an area in Edit Bitmap mode.

Warning: cannot post this character.

This message displays when the character bitmap or record was corrupted by transforming or editing and cannot be posted. Retry the operation.

Warning: Character was clipped.

This message displays when

Warning: Grayscale images unsupported in Elixir environment.

This message displays when converting IOCA format (AFP pseg) to Elixir format. The image grayscale converts to halftone (either black or white) automatically.


TROUBLESHOOTING

You must enter a name for this font.

You did not specify an External Font name for the

New Font dialog box [Properties].


Glossary

This glossary contains a list of the basic terminology this manual uses.

application

Any program you run on your PC. Elixir applications are represented by icons on the Elixir Desktop. If an

Elixir application is not installed on your PC, its icon does not display. arrow

The screen pointer used for selecting objects.

button

An area on the screen that responds when you click on it. For example, each dialog box has an [OK] button that accepts your entries when you click on it.

Character Set

In AFP fonts, the file that contains the font bitmap information.

click, on an item

To momentarily press and release the left mouse button with the screen pointer on an item.

close

To exit from a window, dialog box, or the Desktop.

close box

A small white box at the left of a window header and at the left of the menu bar. Clicking a close box on a window header closes the window. Clicking a close box on the menu bar exits the Desktop.

Coded Font

In AFP fonts, a file that is a table of correspondence between character set names and code page names.

ELIXIR FOR AFP GETTING STARTED GUIDE GLOSSARY-1

GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY-2

Code Page

In AFP fonts, the file that maps keyboard entries

(code points) to graphic character IDs (GCIDs) in a character set.

command button

A button in a dialog box that confirms or cancels an action when you click on it. The [Cancel] button cancels the command. The [OK] button confirms and executes the command and saves the information you specified in a dialog box.

Converter icon

The icon that converts font, form, image, and document files.

cursor

An I-shaped screen pointer used when entering text in a dialog box.

Desktop

The Elixir Desktop working environment, consisting of the menu bar, the screen area, and the icons on the screen.

dialog box

A rectangular box that displays and requests information. You enter information in fields in the dialog box, and normally confirm your entries by clicking on an

[OK] button or by pressing <Enter>.

dimmed options

Dimmed options are menu options you cannot choose because they do not apply to your current selection.

Also called grayed options.

directory

A list of hard disk or diskette contents. Desktop directories are represented by folder icons. Folder contents can be viewed pictorially, alphabetically, by icon, by size, or by date.

Dispatcher icon: The icon that stores and invokes a number of DOS commands.

DOS

Disk Operating System, the collection of programs that gives control of a PC's resources to the user.


GLOSSARY double-click

To press the left mouse button twice in rapid succession.

drag

To click on an item and move the item with the mouse while holding down the left mouse button.

drag and drop

Used to copy an object as follows: click on an item on the screen, hold down the left mouse button, move the mouse to move the screen pointer to an icon, and release the mouse button.

drop

To release the mouse button after dragging an item to an icon.

Elixir folders

The folders represented by the four top left icons on the Desktop: the Forms, Fonts, Images, and Documents folders. Each of these folders contains an

Elixir, Input, and Output folder. See the “Folders and directories” chapter for information about DOS subdirectories that correspond to the above folders.

extension

The three characters following the period after a file name. In the Desktop, an extension identifies the type of information in a file. For example, .ELX indicates an Elixir format form file. fast keys

See the "Keyboard shortcuts" appendix.

file name

The name of a file. The Elixir Desktop uses DOS file naming conventions. DOS file names consist of a base (stem) name containing up to eight characters and an extension of up to three characters. Standard

IBM file extensions are used for AFP files.

folder icon

The Desktop icon representing a DOS directory. Folders allow you to quickly organize information on the

Desktop.


GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY-4 format

To prepare or initialize a diskette so it can hold information. Formatting a diskette erases the information on the diskette. generic Elixir format

The DOS file format an Elixir application uses (such as ElixirFont, ElixirImage, and ElixirForm).

GCID

Graphic Character ID, an identifier associated with each character in an AFP font.

highlighted

A highlighted icon indicates that the icon is selected.

icon

A small symbol on the Desktop that represents an application, a file, a folder, or a peripheral device.

importing files

The process of copying non-Elixir format files from different storage media (such as the hard disk, or a diskette) to the appropriate Desktop input folder.

invoke

To start an application. Also referred to as run .

Keyboard Mapping File

When creating "pruned" Elixir versions of AFP fonts, this ASCII .KMP file maps the GCID for each AFP font character to the corresponding ASCII keyboard position.

keyboard shortcut

Also called a Fast Key. A one- or two-key combination that allows you to execute an option without using the mouse. Keyboard shortcuts are shown on each menu beside the name of the option and are listed in the “Keyboard shortcuts” appendix.

menu

A list of options from which you make a selection to perform an action. A menu displays when you select a menu title from the menu bar or from a window header.


GLOSSARY menu bar

The horizontal bar displayed at the top of the Desktop from which you access pull-down menus.

menu titles

Text that identifies a menu, displayed in a window header or on the menu bar.

message area

A bar just below the menu bar that displays error messages or information about the activity you are performing.

mouse button

A button on top of the mouse. The Elixir Desktop supports most actions using the left mouse button. The right button is used for displaying icon properties for displaying Help.

multi-select

Selecting more than one file or icon by shift-clicking on them.

open a folder, Elixir file, application, or peripheral device:

1.) Opening a folder icon displays a window showing the contents of the folder.

2.) Opening an Elixir file icon starts the application that created the file and loads the file .

3.)

Opening an application icon starts the application. 4.) Opening a peripheral device displays a properties dialog box allowing you to set the device parameters.

option

A word or phrase in a menu that you can select.

peripheral (device)

A printer, scanner, or diskette drive connected to your

PC. point

To move the mouse so the screen pointer (in most cases an arrow) rests on the desired item.

Printers icon

An icon representing a proof-printer connected to your

PC.


GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY-6 pull-down menu

See menu .

raster graphics

Pictures composed of bit maps, where each element of the picture is a dot defined as black or white.

run

To execute or start an application. Also referred to as invoke .

Scanners icon

The icon representing a scanner connected to your

PC.

screen pointer

A pointer shaped like an arrow that displays on the screen, and which you can move by rolling the mouse on a flat surface.

scroll

To move a directory list in a window so you can view different parts of the list.

scroll bar

A bar displayed on the right side of some windows used for scrolling. The scroll bar contains a scroll arrow, + and - buttons, and a slider bar that moves within the scroll box.

select

To click on an object or menu option. A selected item displays as highlighted.

shift-click

To click on an object while holding down the <Shift> key. Usually used to select multiple items.

slider bar

A bar in the scroll box at the side of some windows that scrolls items in the window when you drag it up and down.

Trashbin icon

The Trashbin icon is in the lower right corner of the

Desktop and represents a receptacle for items you want to delete. You delete a file by dragging it to the

Trashbin icon.


GLOSSARY unselect/deselect

To cause one or more selected (highlighted) icons to not be selected any more. The quickest way to do this is to click on another area of the Desktop.

User Files icon

The icon that links applications to files.

User Tools icon

The icon that allows you to create and define icons for

DOS applications and batch files.

utilities

Special-purpose applications with which you can perform functions from the DOS prompt. For example, the MEMRES utility allows you to display current memory usage.

wildcard character

A character in a file name, usually an asterisk (*), that specifies a matching set. For example, *.FNT represents all files that end with the .FNT extension.

window

A rectangular area on your screen in which you view information, such as the contents of a folder. All windows contain a window header. Some windows have scroll bars along the right side. window header

The top of a window that displays the DOS directory corresponding to the window contents. Some window headers also show a close box and a number of menu titles with pull-down menus.


Index

A

Acrobat Reader, documentation, 1-10 application icons, 3-5

B

Bubble Help, 1-9

C clipboard, 3-4 code page default, 2-2, 2-4 loading, 5-9 window, 5-5

Context sensitive Help,

1-9 conventions, 1-5 display, 1-6 mouse, 1-7 typographical, 1-6

Converter icon, 3-7 converting files, 3-15

Country Keyboard Map,

2-2 creating fonts, 5-17 graphics, 6-9 creating a form, 4-6 customer support, 1-2 customer training, 1-4

D default installation first time, 2-12


Desktop applications, 3-5

Clipboard, 3-4 converting files, 3-17 deleting files and folders, 3-11

DOS access, 3-8

ElixirForm basics,

4-1 file management,

3-8 folder structure,

3-15 folders, 3-3 icons, 3-3 installation, 2-10 layout, 3-2 menu bar, 3-3 overview, 3-1 sub-windows, 1-16 using, 3-8 window, 1-15

Dialog box Help, 1-9

Diskette icon, 3-6

Dispatcher icon, 3-7 documentation accessing, 1-10

Acrobat Reader,

1-10 directory, 1-10 navigating, 1-11 printing, 1-13 scrolling, 1-12 using, 1-10 word find, 1-12 zoom in/out, 1-13

Documents folder, 3-4

DOS, accessing, 3-8

INDEX-1

INDEX

INDEX-2

E edit window, 5-13 editing fonts, 5-11

ElixiDoc, 3-5, 3-6

ElixiForm grid, 4-7 rulers, 4-7

Elixir applications cautions, 1-2 conventions, 1-5 exiting, 1-17 forms creation advantages, 1-18

Help, 1-8 starting, 1-15 system requirements, 1-4

Elixir Web site support,

1-3

ElixirFont, 3-5, 5-1 basics, 5-1 layout, 5-2 loading a code page, 5-9 menu bar, 5-3 using, 5-5 window, 5-3

Elixirfont creating fonts, 5-17 editing fonts, 5-11 editing tools, 5-11,

5-14 loading fonts, 5-6

Message area, 5-5 modifying fonts,

5-17 saving, 5-18

Toolbar, 5-13

Toolbox, 5-4

Transform tool, 5-15

ElixirForm, 3-5, 4-1 adding images, 4-10 adding text, 4-9 basics, 4-1

ELIXIR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION copying elements,

4-13 creating a form, 4-6 deleting elements,

4-14 drawing boxes, 4-8,

4-9 editing elements,

4-12, 4-14 layout, 4-2 loading a form, 4-17

Message area, 4-5 modifying forms,

4-12 moving elements,

4-13 overview, 4-1 proof-printing, 4-17 saving, 4-15 selecting elements,

4-12

Toolbar, 4-5

Toolbox, 4-4 using, 4-5 window, 4-3

ElixirImage, 6-1 basics, 6-1 creating an image,

6-9 editing, 6-6 editing tools, 6-6 layout, 6-1 loading a file, 6-5 menu bar, 6-2

Message area, 6-4 overview, 6-1 proof-printing, 6-11 resetting an image,

6-10 saving, 6-10

Toolbar, 6-4

Toolbox, 6-3

Transform tool, 6-7 using, 6-4

ElixirImage icon, 3-5

ELXWDATA.BAT, A-2

F file conversions, 3-15,

3-17 files

.COD, 2-4

.GLH, 5-5

.GLY, 5-5

.HDR, 5-5 converting, 3-15,

3-17 deleting, 3-11 duplicating, 3-13

ELXWDATA.BAT,

A-2 management, 3-8 moving, 3-10 overwriting, 3-14 renaming, 3-12 selecting, 3-9 folder directories, 3-4 folder structure, 3-15 font

AFP, 2-2

PC mapped, 2-2 fonts basics, 5-2 creating, 5-17 editing, 5-11

GCID, 2-2 non-AFP components, 5-5 saving, 5-18

Fonts folder, 3-4

Forms folder, 3-4

G graphics creating, 6-9 editing, 6-6 loading, 6-5 proof-printing, 6-11 saving, 6-10 guide, organization of,

1-14


INDEX

H hardware requirements,

1-4

Help, on-line, 1-8

Help hypergraphics,

1-10

Help menu, 1-9

Help pop-ups and jumps, 1-9

I icons, 3-3

Jobs, 3-4

Images folder, 3-4 installation before installation,

2-1 custom, 2-13 default, 2-12, 2-13 first time installation,

2-11 font considerations,

2-2

J

Jobs folder, 3-4

K

KMP file, 2-3

L licensing software, 2-5

Load Code Page dialog,

5-10 loading fonts, 5-6 graphics, 6-5 new forms, 4-7 loading an existing form,

4-17

INDEX-3

INDEX

INDEX-4

M

Message area, 5-5, 6-4 message area, 4-5 modifying fonts, 5-17 graphics, 6-6 modifying forms, 4-12 mouse, 1-7

O on-line documentation accessing, 1-10

Acrobat Reader,

1-10 directory, 1-10 navigating, 1-11 printing, 1-13 scrolling, 1-12 using, 1-10 zoom in/out, 1-13

Organization of this guide, 1-14 overview

Desktop, 3-1

ElixirFont, 5-1

ElixirForm, 4-1

ElixirImage, 6-1

P

Printers icon, 3-6 printing documentation, 1-13 proof-printing graphics, 6-11 proof-printing a form,

4-17

Q

Quick Help, 1-9

R

References

, 1-20, 1-21 registering software, 2-5

Release notes, 1-2 requirements

ElixiKey, 2-1 software, 1-5 system, 1-4

S saving fonts, 5-18 graphics, 6-10 saving a form, 4-15

Scanners icon, 3-6 software registration, 2-5 software requirements,

1-5 sub-windows, 1-16 support, customer, 1-2

Support, Web site, 1-3 system requirements,

1-4

T

Toolbar

Elixirfont, 5-13

Elixirimage, 6-4

Toolbar, ElixirForm, 4-5

Toolbox

Elixirfont, 5-4

Elixirimage, 6-3

Toolbox, ElixirForm, 4-4 training classes, 1-4

Transform tool, 6-7

Transformer icon, 3-7

Trashbin icon, 3-7 troubleshooting, A-1

U undo/redo, 4-12

User Files icon, 3-5

User Tools icon, 3-6


V

Viewer icon, 3-7

W word find, 1-12

X

XWIN.log

installation, 2-11

Z zoom in/out, 1-13

INDEX

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Getting Started

Guide

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Table of contents

1. Introduction

Notes and cautions

Release notes

Customer support

Elixir training

Who should use this guide

System requirements

Conventions

CD \ELIXIR < Enter >

On-line Help

Using Online documentation

Organization of this guide

Starting Elixir applications

Sub-window menus

Exiting Elixir applications

Forms creation process

2. Installation

Before installation

Product Registration

Installation

3. Desktop basics

Overview

Desktop layout

Icons

Using the Desktop

Accessing DOS

4. ElixirForm basics

Overview

ElixirForm layout

Creating a form

Modifying form elements

5. ElixirFont basics

Overview

Font basics

ElixirFont layout

Using ElixirFont

Using the Transform tool

Creating a character set (font)

Saving a character set (font)

6. ElixirImage basics

Overview

ElixirImage layout

Using ElixirImage

A. Troubleshooting

Notes and cautions

Installation

Elixikeys

Elixir Desktop

ElixirForm

ElixirFont

ElixirImage

Operational and error messages

Glossary

Index

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