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FORGE Batch Application Generator User Guide
1.3 FONT PROPERTIES
In [Font Properties] group box, select between the small and large font sizes for the data
colleting form. Large font is only applicable to the double-byte languages such as Chinese,
Japanese, etc.
For a data collecting form, configure the font size for various models as tabulated below.
And see also
Localization and 2.3 Font .
Mobile Computer
Small Font (6x8) Large Font (8x16)
8000 Series 16 characters by 8 lines (default) 12 characters by 8 lines
8300 Series 20 characters by 8 lines (default) 15 characters by 8 lines
8500 Series N/A 20 characters by 8 lines
Mobile Computer
Small Font (10x20) Large Font (12x24)
8600 Series 24 characters by 12 lines (default)
20 characters by 12 lines
Mobile Computer
Small Font (8x16) Large Font (12x16)
8200/8400/8700 Series
Single-byte
20 characters by 8 lines (8x16) 13 characters by 8 lines (12x16)
Mobile Computer
Character Type Small Font (8x16, 16x16) Large Font (10x20, 20x20)
Alphanumeric
20 characters by 8 lines
(8x16)
16 characters by 7 lines
(10x20)
8200/8400/8700
Series
Double-byte
Double-byte Language
Characters
10 characters by 8 lines
(16x16)
8 characters by 7 lines
(20x20)
Note: The [Font Properties] group box isn’t available on the Form/Menu property pages
for 8500 templates which can only display information in small font size.
1.4 COLOR PROPERTIES (8600 ONLY)
This group box is available only for 8600 series. Click the drop-down menus to determine
background & foreground colors of the form for 8600 mobile computer.