Use the /Fold pagedevice parameter to activate folding. See the table below:
|
/Fold |
Description |
Supported |
|---|---|---|
|
0 |
No folding. |
Yes |
|
1 |
Fold at device deactivation (next changed pagedevice). |
No |
|
2 |
Fold per sub-set. |
Yes, depending on fold type. |
|
3 |
Fold per sub-set. |
Yes, depending on fold type. |
|
4 |
Fold after each sheet. |
Yes |
Fold options are specified in the /FoldDetails dictionary.
/FoldDetails contains:
Type is set to 12.
/FoldType and /Fold can be combined in the following ways:
|
/FoldType |
Description |
|---|---|
|
(Half-fold) |
Multi-fold is possible. |
|
(Parallel-fold) |
Multi-fold is not possible. |
|
(Tri-fold-in-1) |
Multi-fold is possible. |
|
(Tri-fold-in-2) |
Multi-fold is possible. |
|
(Tri-fold-out) |
Multi-fold is not possible. |
|
(Gate-fold) |
Multi-fold is not possible. |
|
(Z-fold) |
Multi-fold is not possible. |
/PrintInside is optional. The default is false.
If /FoldMediaSize is specified, only those sheets are folded that have a size within the standard tolerance (5 points) of the given size. If /FoldMediaSize is not specified, all sheets are folded.
Multi-fold is folding several pages together. Set /Fold to 2 or 3 to specify multi fold. Set /Fold to 4 to specify single sheet fold.
Folding requires short edge feed orientation.