Overlay prints at wrong place on page


Question

I used .OI to include an overlay and it prints at the wrong spot on the page. It works fine on the 3820 but not 3812.

Answer

 If the overlay's AFPDS is generated at 1440 units/inch and the
 LIST3820 DCF output is in 240/inch, the 3812 positions the
 overlay in 1440ths. So if the IPO record in a 240ths LIST3820
 file says position the overlay at 480,480 (which you'd assume
 is 2 inches, 2 inches), the 3812 positions it at
 480/1440ths, 480/1440ths (which is .333 inches, .333 inches).

 To get around this, script for a DEV(AFPx) logical device
 type and the script LIST3820 file will be in 1440ths also.

 If both the overlay and LIST3820 file are in 240ths, you won't
 run into this. If both the overlay and LIST3820 are in 1440ths,
 you won't see this. You'll only see it when the datastreams
 are different resolutions.

Katie Huxford, Boulder

Last updated: 95/07/18 18:50:08

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