7.4
Table Of Contents
- Copyright Information
- Table of Content
- Fonts and Styles
- Overview
- Getting Started
- The PlanetPress Design Program
- Start PlanetPress Design
- The PlanetPress Suite Button
- The Quick Access Toolbar
- The PlanetPress Design Ribbon
- Document Structure Area
- Add a Metadata Field
- Data Pane
- Object Inspector
- Workspace Area
- Detailed Directions
- Debug an Object or Group
- Select Objects and/or Groups
- Lock and Unlock Objects and Groups
- Reposition Objects and/or Groups
- Resize Objects and/or Groups
- Delete Objects and/or Groups
- Align Objects and/or Groups
- Rotate Objects and/or Groups
- Duplicate Objects and/or Groups
- Snap or Unsnap Objects and/or Groups
- Copy Values of Properties between Objects and/or Groups
- Adding image resources to your document
- Messages Area
- PlanetPress Design Preferences
- Notification Messages Preferences
- Image Resources Preferences
- Color Preferences
- Object Duplication Preferences
- Miscellaneous Preferences
- Editor Preferences
- Display Preferences
- Color Preferences
- Ribbon Preferences
- Object Inspector Preferences
- Document Structure Area Preferences
- Rulers Preferences
- Form Pages Preferences
- Compiler Messages Preferences
- Document and Pages Preferences
- Image Resources Preferences
- PDF Text Extraction Tolerance Factors
- Data Selector Display Preferences
- Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window
- Minimize and Customize the Ribbon
- Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window
- Resize the Program Window Area
- Data in PlanetPress Design
- Setting Up a Document
- Setting Up Pages
- PlanetPress Design Objects
- Document Resources
- Conditions
- Conditions
- Global Conditions
- Local Conditions
- Line Conditions
- Create or Remove a Line Condition
- PlanetPress Supports Global Variables in the Global Function Library Manager
- Create a Global Condition
- View or Edit the Properties of a Global Condition
- Apply or Remove a Global Condition
- Use a Global Condition as a Variable
- Combine Global Conditions
- Override a Global Condition
- Delete a Global Condition
- Create, Edit, or Delete Local Conditions
- Verify a Condition
- Add a Global Function
- View or Edit a Global Function
- Delete a Global Function
- PlanetPress Talk
- Variable PlanetPressTalk Properties
- The PlanetPress Talk Editor
- PlanetPress Talk Editor Features
- Debugging Features
- Code Execution in the Editor
- Enter a New Program in the Editor
- Import or Export a Program
- Save a Program
- Print a Program
- Exit the PlanetPress Talk Editor
- Show or Hide the Commands Area or Spy List
- Adjust the Sizes of the Commands Area, Code Area and Spy List
- Expand or Collapse Command Groups
- Enter Commands in the Editor
- Use Command and Variable Name Completion
- Dynamic Images
- PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference Image Resources
- PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference External Images
- Image Name and Pathname Resolution in Dynamic Images
- Creating and using Runpages
- PlanetPress Talk Basics
- Assumed Knowledge
- PlanetPress Talk
- PlanetPress Talk Terminology
- The Elements of PlanetPress Talk
- PlanetPress Talk Syntax
- Data Types
- Variables
- Create a Global Variable
- View or Edit a Global Variable
- Delete a Global Variable
- System Variables with Local Scope
- System Variables with Global Scope
- System Objects with Global Scope
- Current System Object
- Code Samples
- Language Reference
- Language Reference (Alphabetical)
- % (procedure)
- Current (system object)
- ¤titeration (variable)
- &Document (system object)
- &EOJob (system variable)
- &FirstSide (system variable)
- &Height (system variable)
- &iterationcount (variable)
- lastoverflowcount (variable)
- &Metamode (variable)
- Physical (system object)
- &PrinterMode (system variable)
- Script (system object)
- &Str (system variable)
- &system (system object)
- &watch (system object)
- &Width (system variable)
- @ (function)
- @name (function/procedure)
- @page (procedure)
- $element (procedure)
- + (operator & function)
- – (operator)
- Asterisk (*) operator
- / (operator)
- Greater than (>) operator
- Greater or equal to (>=) operator
- Less than (<) operator
- Less or equal to (<=) operator
- = (operator)
- <> (operator)
- Add (function)
- And (Boolean operator function)
- Arc and ArcN (procedures)
- BeginDocument/EndDocument (procedure)
- BeginGroup/EndGroup (procedure)
- BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure)
- BeginUTF8Paragraph … EndUTF8Paragraph (procedure)
- BitmapWidth/BitmapHeight (function)
- Breakpoint (procedure)
- C128 (function)
- CallPPD (procedure)
- Ceil (function)
- Char (function)
- CharPath (procedure)
- ClearPage (procedure)
- ClipPath (procedure)
- ClosePath (procedure)
- Cos (function)
- CRLF (procedure)
- CurToStr (function)
- CurToFloat (function)
- CurveTo/RCurveTo (procedure)
- Date (function)
- Define (procedure)
- DefineData (procedure)
- DefineImageIndex (procedure)
- Definemeta (function)
- Div (function)
- DoForm (procedure)
- endpageset (procedure)
- EPSWidth/EPSHeight (function)
- Eq (function)
- ExecPage (procedure)
- ExecScriptFile (function)
- Exit (procedure)
- ExpandString (function)
- Field (function)
- FieldCount (function)
- FieldName (function)
- Fill (procedure)
- Find (function)
- FloatToCur (function)
- FloatToInt (function)
- FloatToStr (function)
- For… EndFor (procedure)
- Function @name (procedure)
- GE (function)
- Get (function)
- GetBlack (function)
- GetCyan (function)
- GetMagenta (function)
- Getmeta (function)
- Getmetacount (function)
- GetNextDataPage(procedure)
- GetYellow (function)
- GRestore (procedure)
- GSave (procedure)
- GT (function)
- If (function)
- If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure)
- InStream... EndInStream (procedure)
- IntToCur (function)
- IntToFloat (function)
- IntToStr (function)
- IsNumber (function)
- IsPageEmpty (function)
- LE (function)
- Left (function)
- Length (function)
- LineTo/RLineTo (procedure)
- LowerCase (function)
- LT (function)
- MapUTF8 (function)
- Margin (procedure)
- Mid (function)
- Mod (function & procedure)
- MoveTo/RMoveTo (procedure)
- Mul (function)
- NE (function)
- Neg (function)
- Not (Boolean operator function)
- Object $name()... EndObject (procedure)
- Or (Boolean operator function)
- Ord (function)
- OutputDebugString (procedure)
- PassThrough (procedure)
- PDFPageCount (function)
- PDFWidth/PDFHeight (function)
- Pie (procedure)
- PixelHeight (function)
- PixelWidth (function)
- Pos (function)
- Put (procedure)
- Random (function)
- Rectangle (procedure)
- RectFill (procedure)
- RectFillStroke (procedure)
- RectStroke (procedure)
- Region (function)
- Regionline (function)
- Repeat... Until (procedure)
- ResourceType (function)
- Right (function)
- RunPS (procedure)
- Scale (procedure)
- Search … EndSearch (procedure)
- SelectMedia (procedure)
- SelectPrinter (procedure)
- Set (procedure)
- SetAngle (procedure)
- SetBodyText (procedure)
- SetDash(procedure)
- SetDataPage(procedure)
- SetEmailAddress (procedure)
- SetEmailSubject (procedure)
- SetEmulation(procedure)
- SetUserCRLF (procedure)
- SetFaxInformation (procedure)
- SetFaxNumber (procedure)
- SetFillColor (procedure)
- SetImageIndex (procedure)
- SetLineWidth (procedure)
- SetLPP(procedure)
- SetPDFBookmark (procedure)
- SetStrokeColor (procedure)
- SetStyle (procedure)
- SetStyleExt (procedure)
- Show / ShowCenter / ShowRight (procedure)
- ShowBarCode (procedure)
- ShowBarcode2of5(procedure)
- ShowBarcodeAustPost (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeAztec (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCodabar (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCodablockF (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode11 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode128 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode16k (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode39 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode49 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode93 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeDatamatrix (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeEAN8 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeEAN13 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeFIM (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeI2of5 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeISBN (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeJapanpost (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMaxicode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMicroPDF (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMicroQR (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMSI (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeOnecode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePDF417 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePlessey (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePostnet (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeQRCode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeRoyalMail (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeRSS (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeUPCA (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeUPCE (procedure)
- ShowBitmap (procedure)
- ShowCaptureUserArea (procedure)
- ShowEPS (procedure)
- ShowLeftRight (procedure)
- ShowPage (procedure)
- ShowPDF (procedure)
- ShowUTF8 (procedure)
- ShowUTF8Left / ShowUTF8Right / ShowUTF8Center (procedure)
- Sin (function)
- StopJob (procedure)
- Store (procedure)
- StringReplace (function)
- StringWidth (function)
- StringWidthUTF8 (function)
- Strip (function)
- Stroke (procedure)
- StrokeAndFill (procedure)
- StrToCur (function)
- StrToFloat (function)
- StrToInt (function)
- Sub (function)
- SubRecCount (function)
- Time (function)
- Translate (procedure)
- Trim (function)
- TrimLeft (function)
- TrimRight (function)
- UpperCase (function)
- xmlCount()
- xmlGet()
- XOr (Boolean operator function)
- Language Reference (by element type)
- System Variables
- &EOJob (system variable)
- &FirstSide (system variable)
- &Height (system variable)
- &PrinterMode (system variable)
- &Str (system variable)
- &Width (system variable)
- System Objects
- Current (system object)
- Physical (system object)
- &system (system object)
- Assignment Operator
- = (operator)
- Mathematical Operators and Operator Functions
- + (operator & function)
- Add (function)
- – (operator)
- Sub (function)
- Asterisk (*) operator
- Mul (function)
- / (operator)
- Div (function)
- Neg (function)
- Cos (function)
- Sin (function)
- Random (function)
- Ceil (function)
- String Operator
- + (operator & function)
- Boolean Operator Functions
- And (Boolean operator function)
- Not (Boolean operator function)
- Or (Boolean operator function)
- XOr (Boolean operator function)
- Comparison Operators and Operator Functions
- GT (function)
- Greater than (>) operator
- GE (function)
- Greater or equal to (>=) operator
- LT (function)
- Less than (<) operator
- LE (function)
- Less or equal to (<=) operator
- Eq (function)
- = (operator)
- NE (function)
- <> (operator)
- Conversion Operator Functions
- FloatToCur (function)
- FloatToInt (function)
- FloatToStr (function)
- IntToCur (function)
- IntToFloat (function)
- IntToStr (function)
- StrToCur (function)
- StrToFloat (function)
- StrToInt (function)
- Loop Structures
- For… EndFor (procedure)
- Repeat... Until (procedure)
- Search … EndSearch (procedure)
- Exit (procedure)
- Condition Structures
- If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure)
- If (function)
- Procedures
- % (procedure)
- @name (function/procedure)
- @page (procedure)
- $element (procedure)
- Arc and ArcN (procedures)
- BeginDocument/EndDocument (procedure)
- BeginGroup/EndGroup (procedure)
- BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure)
- BeginUTF8Paragraph … EndUTF8Paragraph (procedure)
- Breakpoint (procedure)
- CallPPD (procedure)
- CharPath (procedure)
- ClearPage (procedure)
- ClipPath (procedure)
- ClosePath (procedure)
- CRLF (procedure)
- CurveTo/RCurveTo (procedure)
- Define (procedure)
- DefineData (procedure)
- DefineImageIndex (procedure)
- DoForm (procedure)
- endpageset (procedure)
- ExecPage (procedure)
- Exit (procedure)
- Fill (procedure)
- For… EndFor (procedure)
- Function @name (procedure)
- GetNextDataPage(procedure)
- GRestore (procedure)
- GSave (procedure)
- If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure)
- InStream... EndInStream (procedure)
- LineTo/RLineTo (procedure)
- Margin (procedure)
- MoveTo/RMoveTo (procedure)
- Object $name()... EndObject (procedure)
- OutputDebugString (procedure)
- PassThrough (procedure)
- Pie (procedure)
- Put (procedure)
- Rectangle (procedure)
- RectFill (procedure)
- RectFillStroke (procedure)
- RectStroke (procedure)
- Repeat... Until (procedure)
- RunPS (procedure)
- Scale (procedure)
- Search … EndSearch (procedure)
- SelectMedia (procedure)
- SelectPrinter (procedure)
- Set (procedure)
- SetAngle (procedure)
- SetBodyText (procedure)
- SetDash(procedure)
- SetDataPage(procedure)
- SetEmailAddress (procedure)
- SetEmailSubject (procedure)
- SetEmulation(procedure)
- SetUserCRLF (procedure)
- SetFaxInformation (procedure)
- SetFaxNumber (procedure)
- SetFillColor (procedure)
- SetImageIndex (procedure)
- SetLineWidth (procedure)
- SetLPP(procedure)
- SetPDFBookmark (procedure)
- SetStrokeColor (procedure)
- SetStyle (procedure)
- SetStyleExt (procedure)
- Show / ShowCenter / ShowRight (procedure)
- ShowBarCode (procedure)
- ShowBarcode2of5(procedure)
- ShowBarcodeAustPost (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeAztec (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCodabar (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCodablockF (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode11 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode128 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode16k (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode39 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode49 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode93 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeDatamatrix (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeEAN8 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeEAN13 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeFIM (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeI2of5 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeISBN (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeJapanpost (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMaxicode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMicroPDF (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMicroQR (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMSI (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeOnecode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePDF417 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePlessey (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePostnet (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeQRCode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeRoyalMail (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeRSS (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeUPCA (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeUPCE (procedure)
- ShowBitmap (procedure)
- ShowCaptureUserArea (procedure)
- ShowEPS (procedure)
- ShowLeftRight (procedure)
- ShowPage (procedure)
- ShowPDF (procedure)
- ShowUTF8 (procedure)
- ShowUTF8Left / ShowUTF8Right / ShowUTF8Center (procedure)
- StopJob (procedure)
- Store (procedure)
- Stroke (procedure)
- StrokeAndFill (procedure)
- Translate (procedure)
- Functions
- @ (function)
- @name (function/procedure)
- BitmapWidth/BitmapHeight (function)
- C128 (function)
- Ceil (function)
- Char (function)
- Date (function)
- Definemeta (function)
- EPSWidth/EPSHeight (function)
- ExecScriptFile (function)
- ExpandString (function)
- Field (function)
- FieldCount (function)
- FieldName (function)
- Find (function)
- Get (function)
- GetBlack (function)
- GetCyan (function)
- GetMagenta (function)
- Getmeta (function)
- Getmetacount (function)
- GetYellow (function)
- IsNumber (function)
- IsPageEmpty (function)
- Left (function)
- Length (function)
- LowerCase (function)
- MapUTF8 (function)
- Mid (function)
- Mul (function)
- Ord (function)
- PDFPageCount (function)
- PDFWidth/PDFHeight (function)
- PixelHeight (function)
- PixelWidth (function)
- Pos (function)
- Random (function)
- Region (function)
- Regionline (function)
- ResourceType (function)
- Right (function)
- StringReplace (function)
- StringWidth (function)
- StringWidthUTF8 (function)
- Strip (function)
- Sub (function)
- SubRecCount (function)
- Time (function)
- Trim (function)
- TrimLeft (function)
- TrimRight (function)
- UpperCase (function)
- xmlCount()
- xmlGet()
- System Variables (by data type)
- Functions (by return value data type)
- Currency
- Add (function)
- FloatToCur (function)
- IntToCur (function)
- StrToCur (function)
- Integer
- Add (function)
- Ceil (function)
- Div (function)
- FieldCount (function)
- FloatToInt (function)
- Get (function)
- GetBlack (function)
- GetCyan (function)
- GetMagenta (function)
- GetYellow (function)
- Getmetacount (function)
- If (function)
- Length (function)
- Mod (function & procedure)
- Mul (function)
- Neg (function)
- Ord (function)
- PDFPageCount (function)
- PixelHeight (function)
- PixelWidth (function)
- Pos (function)
- ResourceType (function)
- StrToInt (function)
- Sub (function)
- SubRecCount (function)
- xmlCount()
- Measure
- Add (function)
- BitmapWidth/BitmapHeight (function)
- Cos (function)
- CurToFloat (function)
- Div (function)
- EPSWidth/EPSHeight (function)
- Get (function)
- If (function)
- IntToFloat (function)
- Mul (function)
- Neg (function)
- PDFWidth/PDFHeight (function)
- Random (function)
- Sin (function)
- StringWidth (function)
- StringWidthUTF8 (function)
- StrToFloat (function)
- Sub (function)
- String
- @ (function)
- C128 (function)
- Char (function)
- CurToStr (function)
- ExpandString (function)
- Field (function)
- FieldName (function)
- FloatToStr (function)
- Get (function)
- If (function)
- IntToStr (function)
- Left (function)
- LowerCase (function)
- Mid (function)
- Right (function)
- StringReplace (function)
- Strip (function)
- Trim (function)
- TrimLeft (function)
- TrimRight (function)
- UpperCase (function)
- xmlGet()
- Boolean
- Add (function)
- Eq (function)
- Find (function)
- GE (function)
- GT (function)
- If (function)
- IsNumber (function)
- IsPageEmpty (function)
- LE (function)
- LT (function)
- NE (function)
- Not (Boolean operator function)
- Or (Boolean operator function)
- XOr (Boolean operator function)
- Procedures (by category)
- Debugging
- Breakpoint (procedure)
- OutputDebugString (procedure)
- Variables
- Define (procedure)
- Put (procedure)
- Set (procedure)
- Global Functions
- @name (function/procedure)
- Function @name (procedure)
- Comments
- % (procedure)
- Graphics State
- GRestore (procedure)
- GSave (procedure)
- Scale (procedure)
- SetAngle (procedure)
- SetDash(procedure)
- SetFillColor (procedure)
- SetLineWidth (procedure)
- SetStrokeColor (procedure)
- Translate (procedure)
- Path
- Arc and ArcN (procedures)
- ClosePath (procedure)
- CurveTo/RCurveTo (procedure)
- Fill (procedure)
- LineTo/RLineTo (procedure)
- MoveTo/RMoveTo (procedure)
- Pie (procedure)
- Rectangle (procedure)
- RectFill (procedure)
- RectFillStroke (procedure)
- RectStroke (procedure)
- Stroke (procedure)
- StrokeAndFill (procedure)
- Paragraphs and Text
- BeginParagraph … EndParagraph (procedure)
- BeginUTF8Paragraph … EndUTF8Paragraph (procedure)
- CRLF (procedure)
- Margin (procedure)
- ShowLeftRight (procedure)
- Show / ShowCenter / ShowRight (procedure)
- Styles
- SetStyle (procedure)
- SetStyleExt (procedure)
- Objects
- Object $name()... EndObject (procedure)
- Bar Codes
- ShowBarCode (procedure)
- ShowBarcode2of5(procedure)
- ShowBarcodeAustPost (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeAztec (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCodabar (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCodablockF (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode11 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode128 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode16k (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode39 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode49 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeCode93 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeDatamatrix (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeEAN8 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeEAN13 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeFIM (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeI2of5 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeISBN (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeJapanpost (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMaxicode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMicroPDF (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMicroQR (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeMSI (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeOnecode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePDF417 (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePlessey (procedure)
- ShowBarcodePostnet (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeQRCode (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeRoyalMail (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeRSS (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeUPCA (procedure)
- ShowBarcodeUPCE (procedure)
- Resources
- InStream... EndInStream (procedure)
- ShowBitmap (procedure)
- ShowEPS (procedure)
- ShowPDF (procedure)
- Elements
- $element (procedure)
- Emulation, Data File, and Data Pages
- ClearPage (procedure)
- DefineData (procedure)
- DoForm (procedure)
- GetNextDataPage(procedure)
- SetDataPage(procedure)
- SetEmulation(procedure)
- SetLPP(procedure)
- Store (procedure)
- Data Destined for PlanetPress Image, PlanetPress Fax and PlanetPress Search
- DefineImageIndex (procedure)
- SetBodyText (procedure)
- SetEmailAddress (procedure)
- SetEmailSubject (procedure)
- SetFaxInformation (procedure)
- SetFaxNumber (procedure)
- SetImageIndex (procedure)
- SetPDFBookmark (procedure)
- Document Pages
- @page (procedure)
- ExecPage (procedure)
- ShowPage (procedure)
- PPDs and PostScript
- CallPPD (procedure)
- PassThrough (procedure)
- RunPS (procedure)
- SelectMedia (procedure)
- Program Control
- Exit (procedure)
- For… EndFor (procedure)
- If … ElseIf… EndIf (procedure)
- Repeat... Until (procedure)
- Search … EndSearch (procedure)
- StopJob (procedure)
- Conversion Tables
- ASCII Conversion Table
- Points to Inches or Centimeters
- Line Height as a Function of Lines Per Unit (LPU)
- Variable PlanetPressTalk Properties
- Tools and Utilities
- Document Output and Preview
- About Previewing and Printing
- Install a Document
- Perform a Batch Conversion and/or Installation
- How a Variable Content Document Runs on a Printer
- Techniques for Inserting Triggers
- Trigger Syntax
- Trigger Syntax for Documents Installed on a Hard Disk
- Trigger Syntax for Documents Installed in RAM
- Trigger Syntax for Documents Installed in Flash Memory
- Run a Document Installed on a Printer
- Run a Document Installed in a PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool
- Run a Document that Uses a Database Emulation
- Run Several Documents as a Single Job
- Troubleshoot Execution Problems
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- PlanetPress Design General
- Exit PlanetPress Design
- Use the Help System
- Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window
- Work with Hierarchies
- Work in the Document Structure Area
- Work with Documents
- Preview and Install Documents
- Work with Pages
- Adjust the Zoom
- Use Basic Editing Commands
- Work in the Data Pane
- Work with the Data File
- Work with Data Selections
- Use the Hex Viewer
- Work with Objects
- Work in the Text Properties of a Text Object
- PlanetPress Talk Editor
- General
- Show or Hide Areas of the Editor
- Expand or Collapse Groups in the Commands Area
- Work in the Code Area
- Use Command Name Completion/Argument Insertion
- Undo Commands
- Work with Selections
- Add/Remove Comments
- Indent Code
- Search
- Jump to a Specific Line
- Use Bookmarks
- Execute a Program
- Debug Code
- Print the Script
- Converted Document
- About Documents
- About Data Selections
- About Objects
- PPD File
- PlanetPress Design General
1. From the PlanetPress Design Button, choose Print.
2. In the Select printers list, select the printer or printers on which you want to perform the preview.
3. If you also want to save a copy of the converted document to a file, select Print to file.
4. Select the data pages you want to use for the preview.
All data pages: Select to use all data pages in the sample data file. It is important to understand that this refers to
data pages and not document pages. The presence or absence of an individual document page in the preview
depends on the output type of the page and the condition, if any, set on the page.
Use data page range: Select to perform the preview using a range of the data pages in the sample data file. Use the
From and To spin boxes to enter the range. It is important to understand that this refers to data pages and not doc-
ument pages.
From: Enter the page number of the first data page in the range of data pages you want to use for the preview. You
can type the page number or use the spin buttons to adjust the value. This option is available only when you select Use
data page range.
To: Enter the page number of the last data page in the range of data pages you want to use for the preview. You can
type the page number or use the spin buttons to adjust the value. This option is available only when you select Use data
page range.
5. Specify whether you want to execute the preview host-based or printer-based. This option is important if your doc-
ument contains dynamic images that reference external images.
Optimized PostScript Stream: Select to have PlanetPress Design execute the preview host-based. Clear to have
PlanetPress Design execute the preview printer-based. If you clear Optimized PostScript Stream, the external images
must reside on the printer on which you are printing the preview. If you select Optimized PostScript Stream, the exter-
nal images must reside either on the host on which PlanetPress Design is running, or on the printer on which you are
executing the preview. Obviously the PlanetPress Talk expression you entered in the Image box for each of the
dynamic images that reference external images, must resolve to the correct pathnames for the external images in the
preview environment. Executing a document host-based decreases the time the printer spends executing the doc-
ument and can be useful if your concern is minimizing the time the document requires to execute on the printer.
6. In the Number of copies box, enter the number of copies of the preview you want to print, or use the spin buttons to
adjust the value. This box is available only if you have at least one printer selected in the Select printers list.
7. If your document uses database emulation, set the refresh option.
Refresh data from database: Select to have PlanetPress Design refresh the sample data file by repeating the SQL
query before creating the soft proof preview. Clear to have PlanetPress Design use the sample data file in its current
state. This option is available only when your document uses database emulation.
Refresh Metadata: Select to have PlanetPress Design refresh the metadata file before creating the soft proof pre-
view. Clear to have PlanetPress Design use the metadata file in the current state, without regenerating it.
8. Click OK to exit the Print dialog box and execute the preview.
PlanetPress Design converts the document and adds a trigger to the PostScript code. It then sends the document to
each printer you selected in the Select printers list, along with the pages (or record sets) of the sample data file you
specified for the preview. The preview prints on each of those printers. If you selected a Host based execution, Plan-
etPress Design performs a partial execution of the document before sending it to each of the printers.
If you selected Print to File, PlanetPress Design prompts you to specify the name of the file to which you want to
save the converted document. Once you enter a file name and click Save, PlanetPress Design saves a copy of the con-
verted document (a PostScript file).
Print Using a Windows Driver
PlanetPress Design generates the job file and hands it over with the available print options to the Windows print driver, which
takes the relay for the actual printing part.
When printing using a Windows Driver, PDF image resources will lose their transparency, because they are
Document Output and Preview
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