Text Options Parameters

You can set the following parameters by selecting the Text Options tab.

Table 1. Page Setup Parameters — Text Options Tab
Group Options Setting
Print Options

These options are not available for the printer session.

 Suppress Null Lines Determines whether to delete lines containing only null or non-printable characters (null or non-printable field characters, and field attributes) or to print them as null lines.
Selected
Null lines are not printed.
Not selected
Null lines are printed.
This option can be used when:
  • The Print Screen command is used
  • LU type 3 printing, or non-SNA printing is complete
  • The combination of bits 2 and 3 of the WCC is not 00
  Print Nulls as spaces Determines whether to print NULL control codes as null characters.
Selected
The codes are printed as blanks.
Not selected
The codes are treated as null characters.
This option can be used when:
  • The Print Screen command is used
  • LU type 1 or 3 printing, or non-SNA printing is complete
  Ignore FF when at first print position Determines whether to ignore the FF code at the beginning of the buffer address.
Selected
The FF code is ignored and not executed.
Not selected
The FF code is executed.
This option can be used when:
  • The Print Screen command is used
  • LU type 1, LU type 2, LU type 3, or non-SNA printing is complete
Note: This option is not available for 5250 sessions.
  FF takes a print position if followed by data Determines whether to print null characters if data follows the FF code.
Selected
FF is executed, and a blank character is printed at the beginning of the next page. Therefore, the next data is printed in the second column of the line.
Not selected
FF is executed, and the next data is printed at the beginning of the first line on the next page.
This option can be used when:
  • The Print Screen command is used
  • Host initiated local copy and LU type 3 printing, or non-SNA printing is done
  • In both PDT and standard modes
Note: This option is not available for 5250 sessions.
 

Ignore color while printing
Select this option to ignore the colors in PS and obtain a black and white output on the Print Screen. The default is unchecked.
Note: This option is only available on TN3270/TN3270E and VT.
 

Replace FF by LF
Select this option to replace a form feed by the number of lines entered in the edit box. The default is unchecked.
Note: This option is only available on TN3270/TN3270E and TN5250.
Suppress auto new line when:

CR at maximum print position +1
Determines whether to perform automatic new line when CR is the maximum number of columns to be printed away from the first column.
Selected
Automatic new line is not done. The characters after the CR code are printed on the same line.
Not selected
Automatic new line is done.

Determines whether to perform automatic new line/carriage return before new line/carriage return (NL) is done when NL is the maximum number of columns to be printed away from the first column.

Note: This option is not available for 5250 sessions.
  NL at maximum print position +1
Selected
Automatic new line is not done.
Not selected
After automatic new line is done, new line is done again.

This option can be used when LU type 3 printing or non-SNA printing is done and the combination of bits 2 and 3 of the WCC is 00.
Form Feed Position Any position Determines that printing can start at any position on the page.
Note: This option is not available for 5250 sessions.
  Column 1 only Determines that printing starts at column 1 of the page.
Parent topic: Page Setup Parameters