PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Appendix C Limits and Defaults
11387 Tandem Computers Incorporated C-1
The following list summarizes the minimum, maximum, and default
values for the various form measurements and environment settings used
by TFORM.
The values given for margins are measured from the left edge of the form
or from the top of the form where not otherwise specified. The right
margin is measured from the right edge of the form. The left margin
includes the print offset. The list uses the following abbreviations:
LQP = Tandem 5530 letter-quality printer
SUM
1
= sum of the height of (headers + footers + top margin
+ bottom margin)
SUM
2
= sum of the height of (headers + footers + header gap
+ footer gap)
Bin number (LQP only)
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 2
Default: 1
Form length
Minimum: 0.5 inch
Maximum: 45 inches
Default: 11 inches
Form width
Minimum: 1 character
Maximum: 45 inches
Default: 8.5 inches
Footer gaps
Minimum: 0
Maximum: form length - header gap - SUM
1
– 0.5 inch
Default: 1 line when one or more footers are defined; 0 when
no footers are defined