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Functional specification
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CDE/Motif PST
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Printer Setup Box
The Printer Setup box presents options specific to the currently selected printer. The options presented may
vary in other PDM implementations. The following explains the printer setup options presented by dtpdm.
Figure 5-1.
Printer Setup Box
Printer Information
This section of the setup box presents information about the X Printer. The information
fields presented are the printer model and the document format used to generate
documents sent to this X Printer.
Page Orientation
This options menu allows the user to select how the output will be oriented on the page.
The orientation options presented in the menu depend on the printer, but up to four
orientations are possible: portrait, landscape, reverse portrait and reverse landscape. An
icon adjacent to the options menu is provided. This icon will present a graphical
illustration appropriate for the current menu selection.
Printed Sides
This options menu allows the user to select single or double-sided printing. The actual
choices available depend on the printer, but up to three choices are possible: simplex,
duplex, and tumble. An icon adjacent to the options menu is provided. This icon will
present a graphical illustration appropriate for the current menu selection.