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Windows Print Converter Action Task Properties
Windows Print Converter action tasks are designed to convert Windows print files into Line Printer files, that can then be used
in a variety of other PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools tasks. Typically, Windows Print Converter action tasks are located
below WinQueue input tasks (note that the latter include options specific to Windows Print Converter action tasks).
The full conversion process is performed in two phases:
l The Windows print file is first converted into an XML file in which each printable character appears with its horizontal
and vertical coordinates.
l The XML file is then converted into a standard Line Printer file.
Note that although it is more common to perform both phases in a single pass, each phase can be performed selectively, as
required.
Windows Print Converter action task properties are as follows:
General tab
EMF to XY group: Select this option if the file received by this task is a Windows print file. This will prompt the task to per-
form the first phase of the process, and thus convert the file to an XML file. If this option is not selected, the input file will not be
converted to an XML file (note that the task will fail if the file it receives is not an XML file). The settings included in this group
fine tune the process. They let you control precisely which text blocks are recognized as belonging together in one line. This
has particular affect when dealing with font size differences between consecutive passages of text, the distance from one text
passage to another (word distance) as well as the base line offset (vertical distance). To find out if one text passage belongs to
the one found before it, first the vertical distance, second the horizontal distance and finally, the font size difference are
checked. Only if all three values lie within the tolerance are the two blocks recognized as belonging together. Additionally, you
can control text passages whose horizontal distance has been recognized as out of the tolerance, but whose type size dif-
ference and vertical distance lie within the tolerance, outputting it in one line. At the output, these text passages are separated
by a tabulator (ASCII code 9).
Font size difference: Indicates the smallest acceptable factor between minimum and maximum font size within one line. A
value of 0.60 means that with a ratio from minimum to maximum font size (in points), that is less than 0.60, two text passages
are not recognized as belonging together. For example, if two text passages are formatted with different font sizes. Passage 1
with 10, passage 2 with 18 point. The ratio 0.56 is smaller than the adjusted value 0.60. Therefore those two text passages
are recognized as not belonging together.
Word distance: Indicates the largest acceptable distance between two text passages, so that they are still recognized as
belonging together. This the factor the font's mean character width is multiplied with. The value for the mean character width
is taken from the corresponding font's attributes (for texts which are printed justified, it is suggested to raise this value up to
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