Programming instructions

Intermec Fingerprint v7.61 – Programmer’s Reference Manual Ed. 714

Chapter 2 Program Instructions

ALIGN (AN)

Field Application

Statement specifying which part (anchor point) of a text field,

bar code ﬁ eld, image ﬁ eld, line, or box will be positioned at the

insertion point.

Syntax ALIGN|AN<nexp>

<nexp> is the anchor point of the object (1–9).

Default value: 1

Reset to default by: PRINTFEED execution

Remarks

Each text, bar code, or image ﬁ eld has nine possible anchor points, whereas

lines and boxes have three. One of these points must be selected, or the

default value (1) will be used. The selected anchor point decides the position

of the object in relation to the insertion point, which is decided by the nearest

preceding PRPOS statement. Furthermore, the ﬁ eld will be rotated around the

anchor point according to the nearest preceding DIR statement.

The nine anchor points of a text, bar code, or image ﬁ eld are located

in the same manner as, for example, the numeric keys on a computer

keyboard:

Lines and boxes have three anchor points only: left, center, and right.

The anchor points for the various types of ﬁ eld are illustrated below.

Text ﬁ eld:

A text ﬁ eld makes up an imaginary box limited in regard of width by the

length of the text, and in regard of height by the matrix size of the selected

font. In text ﬁ elds, the anchor points 4, 5, and 6 are situated on the baseline,

as opposed to bar code ﬁ elds and image ﬁ elds.