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IPDS Menu Item PAGE Value WHOLE* COMP1 COMP2 PRINT Description Determines how data is positioned on the page. v WHOLE-IPDS whole page (default). The printer does not move or compress the page. This is the preferred method; all page positioning and formatting is done at the application level on the host. The PRINT, COMP1, and COMP2 options may alter the appearance of the page, or may not be compatible with predecessor products (for example, 3116, 3916), especially when combined with duplex and other IPDS MENU page format adjustments such as X-OFFSET and Y-OFFSET. PRINT, COMP1, and COMP2 are included to allow line printer jobs to fit on a page where edge-to-edge printing was not possible; they are not recommended for use in generating new applications. v PRINT-IPDS print page. If the page origin falls within the unprintable area, the origin of the page is moved to the inside edge of the nearest unprintable area border. If the origin violates the unprintable area on two edges, it is moved to the nearest inside corner of the unprintable area. If the origin violates only one edge of the unprintable area, then the origin is adjusted to avoid only that area. If a location adjustment is made, the printed page shifts in the direction of the adjustment. There is no compression, so the opposite-edge data may be pushed off the page. Note: PRINT requires EDGE-EDGE set OFF to work. Any data placed in this unprintable area is lost. Also, PRINT will not work on envelopes or media overlays (overlays that are part of the base page, not the overlays included in the variable print data). v COMP1-COMP1 format uses PRINT page as a base, and then compresses the spacing between text lines generated by the IPDS Begin Line command. Its primary purpose is to compress Begin Line text data into a page with unprintable borders. continued on next page... Chapter 6. Operator Panel Menus 115