Overriding Default Settings

Override the default settings by using the LINE-HEIGHT and CHAR-WIDTH arguments in the DECLARE-LAYOUT command. These arguments adjust the dimensions of a grid, implying a change in the meaning of column and line. If the DECLARE-LAYOUT paragraph includes the LINE-HEIGHT=1 and CHAR-WIDTH=1 arguments, then the cells in the grid measure 1 point by 1 point (1 point is 1/72 inch or approximately 0.35 millimeters). In that case, column is a dimension described in points. The length of a string, however, is still described in characters.

Alternatively, you can use the MAX-LINES and MAX-COLUMNS arguments of the DECLARE-LAYOUT command to specify the number of lines on a page and the number of characters that will fit across the page. SQR calculates the line height and character width based on these settings and the size of the page and margins.

Specify coordinates in terms of lines and character positions. The first line from the top is 1, and the first column (from the left) is 1. No coordinate 0 exists.