This information is displayed when creating or amending a font group member.

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Font group name

The name to be given to the font group member.

Font group description

The description of the font

Font lines spacing

The vertical grid spacing specified in the Cobwebb Designer in lines per inch and converted on the IBM i into 1440th's of an inch. The default is 240, or 6 lines to the inch.

Font lines per page

The number of lines (as defined above) per page.

Font character spacing

The horizontal grid spacing specified in the Cobwebb Designer in characters per inch and converted on the IBM i into 1440th's of an inch. The default is 144, or 10 characters per inch.

Font default margin

The default margin is zero.  This means that the margin  defined in the document is used.  If an additional margin is required it can be specified here.

Note : the margin can be altered in the text using the #Mn text instruction.

Fax page size

The Fax page size is used by Facsimile Support/400 when sending a fax.  The Fax page size is calculated after the number of lines per page is calculated, so that if the Fax page size is less than the number of lines on a page an additional page break will be inserted when the fax is sent.  This occurs for example if the number of lines on a page is 70 (A4), but the Fax page size is Letter (66 lines).

1=Letter (216 x 279 mm, 8.50 x 11.00 inches)

2=Legal  (216 x 316 mm, 8.50 x 14.00 inches)

3=A4     (210 x 297 mm, 8.27 x 11.69 inches)

The paper in thermal paper fax machines may vary in width however the difference is small, normally between 210 and 216 mm.  Plain paper fax machines may adjust the image to fit the paper; this often results in the size and quality of the received fax being different on different fax machines.

Transmission mode

A fax can be transmitted in either Normal mode (200 x 100 pixels per inch (vertical resolution at 100 ppi is half horizontal resolution at 200 ppi), or in Fine mode (200 x 200 pixels per inch).  Naturally Fine mode takes longer to transmit however the quality is superior, the default is Fine mode.  If you want to send faxes taking less time test out Normal mode and see if the quality is acceptable.  Different Font Groups can use different Transmission modes.  It is not possible to change mode while transmitting a fax.

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