Chapter 1 Introduction to PRESCRIBE
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Page Orientation
Changing the page orientation automatically adjusts the margins so that they remain the
same distance from the four edges of the paper. If the printing system cannot make these
margin settings (for example, if the left margin would be to the right of the right margin),
it sets the margins to the edge limits.
Fonts are automatically rotated to match the current orientation.
Figure 1. 5. Page Orientations
Print Direction
The print direction can be modified in 90° increments. These page orientations are
referred to as portrait, landscape, reverse portrait, and reverse landscape. Changing the
print direction rotates the page coordinate system in the same manner as changing the
page orientation. However, in this case, portrait refers to the print direction in which the
axes of the coordinate system are oriented in the same direction as for the currently
selected page orientation.
Changing the print direction also changes the margins to maintain the same printable
area as prior to the change. The current position (the physical location in which the next
character will be printed) and its coordinate values remain the same as in the previous
print direction.
Changing the print direction also changes the orientation of any subsequent raster graph-
ics and PRESCRIBE vector graphics. However, it does not affect the orientation of any
subsequent HP-GL/2 graphics. (HP-GL/2 graphics can only be rotated with the HP-GL/2
RO command or the LaserJet orientation command.)
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