Goals
- Master graphical design of the forms (OGL) and data (PPFA-mode)
- Develop complex forms application
Prerequisites
- PC experience
Participants
- Application developers
- Application analysts
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Duration/Time
5 days
Mo 11-17
Tu-th
9-17
Fr 9-15
Location/Dates 2024
Austria (German)
On-demand workshop
Dates can be
arranged on request.
Austria (English)
On-demand workshop
Dates can be
arranged on request.
USA (English)
On-demand workshop
Dates can be
arranged on request.
Singapore (English)
On-demand workshop
Dates can be
arranged on request.
Content
AFP Introduction:
- Basics of the AFP architecture
- Overlays and Pagesegments
- PAGEDEF and FORMDEF
- Resources for printing
Designing a print application:
- Generating a font library
- Loading existing Overlay and data applications (OGLs, PPFA)
- Placing of logos and images
- Creating Overlay building blocks
- Graphical functionalities - DRAWBOX, DRAWRULE, DRAWCIRCLE, DRAWPATH
- Clipboard functionality for text import
- Text functions, undo/redo, hotkeys
- Working with templates
- Reading and placing of linemode input data
- Graphical reading of input data as PRINTLINE and FIELD
- Placement of data on Overlays
- Conditional processing
- Definition of print jobs with PAGEFORMATs and COPYGROUPs
- Compiling OGL and PPFA sources into AFPDS resources
- PRINTLINE Overlays and Pagesegments
- N_Up print definitions
- 2D Barcodes (Datamatrix, PDF417, Maxicode)
- True color support
Printing functions:
- Test printing on PCL4/5 printers
- Transfer of sources and resources between PC and mainframe (Send/Receive)
- Central and decentralized printing
- Production simulation: Use Papyrus Server/PageEXEC for AFP generation from FDF/PDF generation from PPFA-application
Font techniques:
- Font types, bitmap and outline and true type
- Font resources (coded font, codepage, character set)
- Font editing with Overview Font Editor
- Tools: resize, rescale, convert
- Shading, inverting, font kerning
- Font resolutions
- Font conversions
- Clipboard functions
Images:
- Create and edit pagesegments with Overview Image Editor
- Importing TIFF formats
- Tools: rescale, resize, positioning text, flip, mirror, filter options
- True color TIFF support
- Image export
Viewing of an AFPDS:
- Use the Papyrus Client for test
- Print to local PC printers
- Verify application print resources
Forms Fill:
- Defining a FormsFill application
- Interactive forms using Papyrus Client
Registration
To register please complete and submit the
online registration.
You will receive a written confirmation with the
accurate course information, a map to find the course location
and a choice of hotels nearby. We are happy to book the hotel
reservation for you if required. More information on available
hotels can be found
here.
Cancellation of the course is free of charge up to two weeks before the course date. After that, the full fee for the course applies.
We would like to point out that workshops might be postponed due to low registration and recommend taking this into account when arranging your flight schedule. Please note that all our prices are quoted net and do not include local taxes.
Course materials including course guide are included in the price (download). All prices are excluding tax.