Page Setup

The Page Setup command provides access to a dialog box which controls the layout of the printed page. The following controls are provided:

The settings made using the Page Setup command will be used for all print jobs that are performed from within Boxer. In other words, the Page Setup settings belong to the editor, and not to the current file. This method of operation differs from that of a Page Setup command within a word processor. A word processor is able to save its page settings within each document because the format of its documents is proprietary. As a text editor Boxer must save its files in ASCII format, and therefore cannot embed such information in the files it creates.

The margin values will be entered in inches. Use floating point values if needed (2.50), but not fractional values (2-1/2).

The margin values will be entered in printer pixels. The number of pixels (dots) per inch will depend on the printer. Most printers are either 300 dpi or 600 dpi. This option provides the finest control over margin sizes.

The margin values are related to the width or height of a printed character. The Top and Bottom margin values will dictate the number of lines of margin. The Left and Right margin values will dictate the number of character widths of margin.

Margin values can be no smaller than the printer's non-printable zone, which is the area at each edge of the paper on which the printer is physically incapable of printing. Boxer computes this value automatically, so you do not need to account for it when specifying margin values.

Use this option to specify the distance from the top edge of the printed page to the header line, or to top of the body text when a header line is not used.

Use this option to specify the distance from the bottom edge of the printed page to the footer line, or to the bottom of the body text when a footer line is not used.

Use this option to specify the distance from the left edge of the paper to the beginning of the body text, or line numbers (if applicable).

Use this option to specify the distance from the right edge of the paper to the right edge of the body text. Depending on the state of the Wrap long lines to next line checkbox (see below), long lines will either be wrapped to the next line or truncated.

Changing the right margin value does not influence the wrap column of preformatted text as might occur within a Word Processor. Because Boxer is a Text Editor, not a Word Processor, the user alone controls hard line enders, and these are never re-wrapped without your knowledge. It may be necessary to experiment with different Printer Font sizes and/or different Text Width values to achieve optimum results on the printed page. The Print Preview command will be useful in this regard, as it enables you to preview a print job on-screen without sending it to the printer.

Select from Single, Double or Triple. Double and triple might be used when submitting a document which will be marked up by a teacher, for example.

If checked, line numbers will be applied at the left edge of the printed page. Overflow lines will be marked with a '+', and will therefore not alter the actual line count unnaturally.

If checked, Spaces, Tabs and Newline characters will be appear on the printed page as visible characters, using the same characters as have been configured for the Visible Spaces command.

The symbols which are used to represent Spaces, Tabs and Newlines are user-configurable. These can be set using options on the Configure | Preferences | Display options page. Separate options are provided for use with both ANSI and OEM printer fonts.

If this option is selected, the page number will not be printed on the first page.

If checked, long lines will be wrapped to the next line rather than being truncated. Using a smaller Printer Font is one way to cure overflow lines. Another is to Reformat the document using a narrower Text Width.

When checked, the related header controls become active and a header line will appear on all printed pages.

Use this option to cause a thin solid line to appear just the below the line of header text.

This option controls the number of lines of spacing between the header line and the top of the body text.

These fields allow the text that is to appear in each header zone to be specified. You may enter any text you like or use one or more of several pre-defined substitution sequences to insert a page number, filename, time, date, etc. Clicking the button to the right of each field displays the available sequences:

When checked, the related footer controls become active and a footer line will appear on all printed pages.

Use this option to cause a thin solid line to appear just above the line of footer text.

This option controls the number of lines of spacing between the footer line and the bottom of the body text.

In the evaluation version of Boxer, a 'watermark' will appear on all printed pages between the footer line and the bottom of the body text. This line serves as both a reminder and an encouragement to order a fully licensed copy. This reminder line is of course not present in the fully licensed version of Boxer.

These fields allow the text which is to appear in each footer zone to be specified. You may enter any text you like or use one or more of several pre-defined substitution sequences to insert a page number, filename, time, date, etc. Click the button to the right of each field to select from the list of available sequences.