NAME

PostScript::MailLabels::BasicData - Basic data that is used by the MailLabels module.

SYNOPSIS

        Loads up a few basic data items :

        Font metrics

        PS code for generating a calibration page

        PS code for generating a test page

        PS code for PostNET font

        Standard paper sizes

        Specs for Avery (tm) forms (incomplete)

DESCRIPTION

        All this does is initialize a bunch of data items. Not intended to be
        used by normal people. It just makes the MailLabel.pm code more
        compact. The documentation is probably not too complete.

        Note that the font metrics camne from PostScript::Metrics by Shawn Wallace.
        The PostNET barcode font came from James H. Cloos, Jr.

EXAMPLE

  require PostScript::MailLabels::BasicData;

  $data = new PostScript::MailLabels::BasicData;

        $code = '8460';
  @layout = @{$data{AVERY}{$code}};

 # layout=>[paper-size,[list of product codes], description,
 #          number per sheet, left-offset, top-offset, width, height]
 #                      distances measured in points

 $testpage = $data{TESTPAGE};

REVISION HISTORY

        Version 1.01 - December 2000
        Added pagesize parameter to handle paper other than Letter.
        Added more axis labels so that A4 calibration plot would work.

AUTHOR

    Alan Jackson
    October 1999
    alan@ajackson.org

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