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internal structure of each data page must also be stable to make the data selections you use
reliable (see "Data selections" on page54). Ideally, a given piece of data occupies the same
position across all data pages, or provides some stable characteristic that makes it possible to
locate it on every data page.
Text-based emulation options
The following properties are available for the text-based emulations (Line Printer, ASCII,
Channel Skip and CSV) to help stabilize the data:
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Add/remove characters: Enter the number of characters to add to, or remove from, the
head of the data stream, or use the spin buttons to increment or decrement the value.
Positive values add characters while negative values remove characters. Further note
that if you remove characters in a CSV emulation, you should ensure that you do not
inadvertently remove field or text delimiters.
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Add/remove lines: Enter the number of lines to add to, or remove from, the head of the
data stream, or use the spin buttons to increment or decrement the value. Positive values
add lines while negative values remove lines.
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Lines per page: Enter the number of lines each data page contains, or use the spin
buttons to increment or decrement the value. A higher value means more lines will be
displayed on each data page. Note that increasing the value for this setting increases the
amount of RAM used by the application and may exceed the system’s capacity. Since the
Show used cells option also uses up some RAM, consider removing this option (see
"Data Selector display preferences" on page883) to reduce system load.
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Pages in buffer: Enter the number of data pages you want the data page buffer to
contain, or use the spin buttons to increment or decrement the value. Putting more pages
in the buffer multiples the lines shown and is only useful in specific cases.
Note for PlanetPress Suite users: You should also consider using the N-Up Object if you
want to display multiple data pages; see thePlanetPress Design user guide.
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Cut on FF character: Select to have a new data page when a form feed character is
encountered in the data stream. If you select the Cut on FF character option, there are two
conditions that signal the end of a data page: the form feed character and the number of
lines set in the Lines per page option. Note that the Cut on FF character takes
precedence over the Lines per page option.
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Read in binary mode: Select this option to force the printer to read the incoming data in
binary mode. Use this option with the ASCII emulation to fix problems related to line
spacing caused by LFCR character pairs found within the data. Use it with the ASCII
emulation and with the Tab on carriage return option to fix problems related to data
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