Bring the power of AFP resource creation and editing to any desktop!

• No pre-conversion of AFP resources and no coding/scripting required

• Edit resources in native format, graphic interface

• Generate Page Definitions and Form Definitions in PPFA source (.src) and object (.obj) formats. No separate PPFA compiler needed

• Create AFP raster and scalable outline fonts from TrueType and Adobe Type1 fonts

• Convert documents from Windows applications into AFP overlays, images, PDF, PCL and PostScript files

-     Visual PPFA designer reduces development time – moves development to a non-programming environment

-     Fonts – create AFP font components (character sets, code pages, coded fonts) Edit fonts, individual characters or blend characters together.
Type 1 fonts can be embedded when mapping from a source raster font.
Type 3 font support for PostScript printers, True Type fonts can converted to ATM Type 1 or Type 3 fonts for PostScript.

-     Images - Input AFP PageSegs, BMP, IMG, JPG, LP3, PCX, Xerox IMG and LGO; output AFP PageSegs, BMP, JPG, LP3, PCX, PNG, TIF, Xerox IMG and LGO.   Multi-page TIFF output support.
Convert documents to full page AFP Page Segments (AFP and MO:DCA)

-     Support file names up to 32767 characters (which is the maximum record length supported in AFP format)

-     Third party file formats – import Microsoft® files and Adobe®  page formats, RTF support

-     Automated conversions – configure system to watch for files/events and operate in a ‘lights out’ mode

-     Hybrid environment support for AFP and Xerox – the DesignPro Tools Professional package supplies support for customers with both AFP and Xerox resources

Forms and Data Layout
Create and edit the overlays, fonts, images and data layout.Tables can easily be constructed; elements can be grouped and copied to improve design efficiency. Using Visual PPFA, data can easily be defined and accurately placed on an overlay and PPFA PageDefs and FormDefs created. Record format as well as traditional PageDefs are supported. Designs can be proofed using sample data.

Existing resources including compiled overlays or OGLs and PSegs can be opened in their native format and edited. No pre-conversion is required. After editing, resources can be saved in the desired format and uploaded to mainframe libraries. No coding is required.

Fonts
Create AFP fonts from scalable TrueType or Adobe Type1 fonts. Raster fonts can be edited in a visual interface. Special characters can be added and character widths can be changed. Fonts can be slimmed, made darker or reversed. Double-byte character sets are supported.

Graphics
Insert standard format graphic files such as BMP, TIFF, JPEG or PSeg. Clean up and edit bitmap graphics such as a scanned logo or signature. Industry standard shading patterns can be applied. Support for color, highlight color, grayscale and black and white image formats. For faster printing, graphics can be tiled into a raster font which is especially useful for signatures.

AFPDS Tree View
Displays the hierarchical structure of AFPDS files and the binary data contained in the structured field records.

DesignPro Tools Specifications: PDF files