The Page Setup window lets you choose several options used in 3270 host print. When a PDT is being used, some values set on this panel will temporarily override the values set in the PDT. The changes are effective only for sessions started from this configuration; they do not alter the PDT. Change these options only if you are familiar with VTAM and with LU Type 1 and LU Type 3 protocols.
The values you set remain in effect for this configuration, even if your administrator later modifies and recompiles the PDT. The host SCS commands take precedence over the following when the Bestfit option is not set to Yes in the Advanced Options window:
Characters per inch
Lines per inch
Maximum lines per page
Maximum characters per line
Font
Select Font
Suppress null lines
Print nulls as spaces
Suppress NL if CR at MPP+1
Suppress NL if NL at MPP+1
Ignore FF when at first position
FF takes space if before data
Form-feed position
Lock
Advanced Options
Characters per inch
Specifies the number of characters printed per inch.
When a PDT is being used, the choices that appear are defined in
the PDT. When a PDT is not being used on a Windows
platform, three choices (10, 12, and 17) are available.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the DEFAULT_CPI? entry in the PDT, if this entry exists. When a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, 10 is the default value.
Lines per inch
Specifies the number of lines per inch. When a
PDT is being used, the choices that appear are defined in the PDT.
When a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, five
choices (2, 3, 4, 6, and 8) are available.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the DEFAULT_LPI? entry in the PDT if this entry exists. When no PDT is being used on a Windows platform, 6 is the default value.
Maximum lines per page
Specifies the maximum number of lines per page, including the top and
bottom margins. This value is also called Maximum Page Length (MPL).
Enter a value from 1 to 255.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the MAXIMUM_PAGE_LENGTH entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found or when no PDT is being used on a Windows platform, the default value, 66, is used.
Maximum characters per line
Specifies the maximum number of characters per line and is also called
the Maximum Print Position or the Maximum Presentation Position (MPP). Enter
a value from 1 to 255.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the MAXIMUM_PRINT_POSITION entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found or when no PDT is being used on a Windows platform, the default value, 80, is used.
Font
This option only applies when a PDT is not being used
on a Windows platform.
This field displays the currently-selected Windows font to be used for printing.
On Emulator clients (for example, HOD.html), this field is read-only. Click Select Font to change the font.
On Administration clients (for example, HODAdmin.html), you can type any font name in this field. Please be careful that the specified font is available on the client machines.
The default value varies depending on the current locale.
Select Font
This option only applies when a PDT is not being used
on a Windows platform.
Click this button to see the Font dialog window where you can specify a font to be used for printing.
Host On-Demand ignores the font style you select and uses a normal font style, except for intensified characters on LU Type 3 sessions, which print with a bold font style.
On single-byte character set 3270 printer sessions, Host On-Demand ignores the font size you specify. On double-byte character set 3270 printer sessions, Host On-Demand uses a 10 point font size if the character spacing is wide enough. If the character spacing is not wide enough, Host On-Demand calculates an appropriate point size based on the characters per inch and lines per inch.
You will not see a Select Font button on the Page Setup tab when running Host On-Demand on clients other than Windows.
Suppress null lines
This option applies only to an unformatted LU Type 3 job and when bits
2 and 3 in the Write Control Character (WCC) are not B'00'.
Choose Yes to suppress the lines that contain only non-printable characters; non-printable characters are nulls, characters in a non-print field, and field attributes. The space (blank) (X'40') is considered a printable character.
Choose No to print a line that contains only non-printable characters as a blank line.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the COMPRESS_LINE_SPACING? entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found, or when a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, the value No is used.
Print nulls as spaces
This option applies only to LU Type 3 sessions. Nulls are printed as
spaces (X'40').
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the OVERRIDE_FORMATTED_PRINT? entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found, or when a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, the value Yes is used.
Suppress NL if CR at MPP+1
This option applies only to an unformatted LU Type 3 job and when bits
2 and 3 in the Write Control Character (WCC) are B'00'.
Choose Yes to suppress an automatic-new-line if there is a Carriage Return (CR) code at (Maximum Print Position) MPP+1. For example, if the character 'A' is at MPP of line n and is followed by a CR code at MPP+1 and the character 'B' at MPP+2, the 'A' is printed at the last position of line n and the 'B' is printed at the first position of the same line (overlapping).
Choose No to have 'B' print at the first position of line n+1.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the NO_AUTO_NL_IF_CR_AT_MPP_PLUS_1? entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found, or when a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, the value No is used.
Suppress NL if NL at MPP+1
This option applies only to an unformatted LU Type 3 job and when bits
2 and 3 in the Write Control Character (WCC) are B'00'.
Choose Yes to suppress an automatic-new-line if there is a new-line (NL) code at MPP+1. For example, if the character 'A' is at MPP of line n and is followed by a NL code at MPP+1 and the character 'B' at MPP+2, the 'A' is printed at the last position of line n and the 'B' is printed at the first position of line n+1.
If you choose No, an NL at MPP+1 is effective after an automatic-new-line and the result is a blank line. For example, if the character 'A' is at MPP of line n and is followed by a NL code at MPP+1 and the character 'B' at MPP+2, the 'A' is printed at the last position of line n and 'B' is printed at the first position of line n+2.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the NO_AUTO_NL_IF_NL_AT_MPP_PLUS_1? entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found, or when a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, the value No is used.
Ignore FF when at first position
If the session is LU Type 3 and you choose Yes, a form feed (FF) at the
first position on the first line is ignored.
If the session is LU Type 1 and you choose Yes, an FF or a CR+FF combination at the beginning of a print job is ignored.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the IGNORE_FORM_FEED_AT_FIRST_POS? entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found, or when a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, the value No is used.
FF takes space if before
data
This option applies only to LU Type 3 sessions.
If you choose Yes, FF is executed, takes a print position, and is printed as a blank in the first position on the first line of the next page. Therefore, the next print-position will be the second position of that line.
If you choose No, FF is executed and the next print-position is the first position on the first line of the next page. That is, FF does not take a print position.
When a PDT is being used, the default value is taken from the FORM_FEED_TAKES_POSITION? entry in the PDT. If the entry is not found, or when a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, the value Yes is used.
Form-feed position
This option applies only to LU Type 3 sessions.
If you choose the Any position option, FF is performed wherever it appears.
If you choose Column 1 only, FF is performed only if it appears at column 1. When FF is not at column 1, it is printed as a space character.
When a PDT is being used, the default value
is taken from the FORM_FEED_ANY_POSITION? entry in the PDT. If this is defined
as Any, any position is used. If the entry is not found,
or when a PDT is not being used on a Windows platform, the
value Column 1 only is used.
Lock
Select Lock to prevent users from changing the associated startup value for
a session. You cannot change values for most fields because the fields
are unavailable. However, functions accessed from the session menu bar or the
tool bar can be changed.