Defining Field Setup XML Tags 3-17
Defining an EllipseField (Required)
The EllipseField tag defines a circle or an oval. Use ellipses to form borders or highlight items
of interest.
It contains the following attribute: id.
Syntax <EllipseField id=”value” >
ellipse field information
</EllipseField>
id The identifier (name) of the field. Any
applications using LNT should reference this
data. Use any 32-character maximum
(UNICODE) string. Do not use the same name
for two fields or an error occurs!
Example <EllipseField id=”Circle1” >
ellipse field information
</EllipseField>
Specifies an ellipse field called “Circle1” in the LNT file.
Defining the BoundingBox Tag (Required)
The BoundingBox tag defines the area on the label where the ellipse field appears. Each field
on a label must fit inside a bounding box.
It contains the following attributes: units, x, y, height, and width.
Syntax <BoundingBox units=”value” x=”value” y=”value” height=”value”
width=”value” />
units Unit of measure. Options:
Inches Inches
MM Millimeters
Pixels Pixels (default)
x X-Coordinate of the Origin corner of the bounding box. Use an integer or float
(in selected units) that is less than the width.
y Y-Coordinate of the Origin corner of the bounding box. Use an integer or float
(in selected units) that is less than the height.
height The height (in selected units) of the print area. Use an integer or float
value that is less than the image height. Use zero to let the printer determine
the height.
width The width (in selected units) of the print area. Use an integer or float value
that is less than the image width. Use zero to let the printer determine the
width.
Example <BoundingBox units=”Inches” x=”0.70” y=”0.30” height=”0.20”
width=”0.80” />
Sets the coordinates for the ellipse field’s bounding box and specifies the height as 0.20
inches and the width as 0.80 inches.