8.5

Note
Although it is more common to perform both phases in a single pass, each phase can be performed selectively, as
required.
Input
A print job in EMFformat, generally captured from a WinQueue input task.
Processing
The EMFjob is converted into a text-only, Line Printer Emulation data file.
Output
ALine Printer file. Metadata, job infos and variables are not changed.
Properties
General tab
l 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 perform 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 difference 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).
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Font size difference: Indicates the smallest acceptable factor between maximum and minimum
font size within one line. A value of 0.60 means that with a ratio from maximum to minimum font
size (in points), that is less than 0.60, two text passages are not recognized as belonging