TGAL Manual

PAGELEN Command

TGAL Commands

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PAGELEN Command Use the PAGELEN command to define the number of lines on each page. You can

specify any number between 13 and 90. The minimum number of lines on each page

changes depending on the settings of the TOPMARGIN and BOTTOMMARGIN

commands. There must be space to accommodate at least one line of text. A

PAGELEN of 13 allows for the minimum of six lines necessary for the top margin and

the six lines necessary for the bottom margin plus one line of text.

The PAGELEN command only tells TGAL to change the number of lines to be printed

on a page. This command does not change the size of the paper, and it does not adjust

the printer.

The syntax of the PAGELEN command is:

PAGELEN

number

is the number of lines on each page.

Considerations

If you do not change the page length or the top and bottom margins, TGAL prints

54 lines of text on a page and allows for the 12 lines for the top and bottom

margins.

If you do not use this command, TGAL assumes:

PAGELEN 66

Examples

This example shows using the PAGELEN command to print a page with a short

length. If you enter:

\PAGELEN 40