PostScript::MailLabels - Modules for creating PostScript(tm) files of mailing address labels.


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NAME

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PostScript::MailLabels - Modules for creating PostScript(tm) files of mailing address labels.

SYNOPSIS

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Modules for creating PostScript(tm) files of mailing address labels, to be printed on standard adhesive-backed mailing label stock. Flexible enough to tackle other printing tasks, basically anything requiring a set fields be printed on a regular grid. Also creates PostScript(tm) code for calibrating and testing mailing label printing.

DESCRIPTION

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The module has three distinct output modes. In my experience, printing mailing labels is a matter of tweaking parameters to get them all to fit properly on the page. This module is designed with this in mind.

The first output is the calibration sheet. This is a pair of annotated axes, either in inches or centimeters, centered on the page and covering the whole page in X and Y directions. The intent is for you to output this page first, and simply read off the relevant page dimensions directly.

The second output is the label test. This output is a series of boxes drawn on the page, meant to outline the edges of all the mailing labels. Take this sheet and line it up with a sheet of labels to see if they actually match perfectly. If not, tweak the parameters until they do. Note that sometimes you will get a message at the bottom of the sheet saying "Bottom gap too large, last row cannot be printed". This means that the printable area of your printer is too small to utilize the last row of labels. I have this problem. But I handle it for you. Note also the arrows on the test sheet. As you hold the test sheet over a sheet of labels, hold it up to the light and slide the test sheet so that the boxes match the edges of the labels. If you slide in the arrow direction, that is a positive adjustment. The other direction is negative. If the edges of some boxes come out dashed, that means that the non-printing border cuts off the end of the label, so I will adjust the printing area appropriately. Don't try to line up the dashed lines with label edges - it won't work. Just line up the solid lines.

The third output is the labels themselves. By default, I have set up a US-centric address definition :

    firstname, lastname, street address, city, state, zipcode

But with version 2.0, you can now create your own definition. You can define new fields, and you can define how those fields land on a label. You can also control the fonts on a per-field basis. Not the size, yet - later pilgrim.

Parameters you can set :

Paper size, orientation, borders on the printable area (many printers will not print right up to the edge of the paper), where the labels live on the page and how big they are, overall x-y shift of page, whether or not to print PostNET barcode, font, fontsize, units (english or metric), which Avery(tm) product code to use, and where the first label starts.

This last needs explanation. If you have a partially used sheet of labels, you might want to use it up. So you count the missing labels, starting at the upper left, and counting across, and then down. For example, if I have 3 columns of labels, label five is the second label in the second row.

If you have an Avery(tm) or Dymo product that I haven't defined, send me the specs and I'll add it.

Also, if there is another brand of labels that you use, send me the relevant data and I'll add that as well. I suspect that there must be some other vendor in Europe, but I don't know who that would be.

When setting up the addresses, I check to see if they will fit on the label. If not, I try to shorten them semi-intelligently until they fit. This part could use quite a bit more work, if done right it probably merits a module all it's own.

Briefly, for the name line, I start trimming the ends off the first name, and leave the last name alone.

For the street, I look for things like Road or Avenue and nuke those first, then I trim the street name from the right.

For the last line, I trim the city and leave the state and zip alone.

The barcode will be either a 5-digit zip or 9 digit zip-plus code. I could also create the delivery point code, but since my mailing labels are not even wide enough for the 9 digit zip-plus, I haven't bothered. I have read the USPS spec on the barcode, and so far as I can tell, I meet the spec. Barcode is complicated. There are 3 flavors. 5-digit zip, 9-digit zip, and Delivery Point barcode which includes the street address. So the postal bar code can be 32, 52, or 62 bars long. If you start comparing what I produce with what you see on your mail, they may look different. http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/Pub25/Pub25.pdf can answer all questions.

labelsetup :

All the distances are in units of inches or centimeters, depending on the Units flag. A hash of the label definition will be returned.

    my $setup = $labels -> labelsetup( 

        #    paper size

        PaperSize        => 'Letter',
        options are : 
                    Letter Legal Ledger Tabloid A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
                    A9 B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 Envelope10 Envelope9
		    Envelope6_3_4 EnvelopeC5 EnvelopeDL Folio Executive Userdefined

        If 'Userdefined' is used, then variables Width and Height need to be set.

		orientation      => 'portrait',
			the other possibility is 'landscape'

		encoding    => 'StandardEncoding', # or ISOLatin1Encoding

        #   printable area on physical page - these numbers represent border widths
        #    typical values might be 0.25 inches

        Printable_Left   => 0.0,
        Printable_Right  => 0.0,
        Printable_Top    => 0.0,
        Printable_Bot    => 0.0,

        #    define where the labels live (ideally)

        Output_Top     => 1.0, where does the top of the first label sit?
        Output_Left    => 0.5, where is the left edge of the first label?
        Output_Width   => 3.0, how wide are the labels?
        Output_Height  => 2.0, how tall are the labels?
        X_Gap          => 0.1, what is the vertical gap between labels?
        Y_Gap          => 0.0, what is the horizontal gap between labels?
        Number         => 30,  how many labels per page?
        Columns        => 3,   how many columns per page? (optional)

        if the number of columns are given, I'll check your math to see if the page
        width approximately equals the sum of the label widths plus gaps etc.

        #    Adjustments for printer idiosyncracies

        X_Adjust       => 0.0, shift the whole thing over by this amount.
        Y_Adjust       => 0.0  shift the whole thing down by this amount.

        #    Other controls

        Postnet    => 'yes',  barcodes? yes or no
        Font       => 'Helvetica', which default font? see below for generating a list
        FontSize   => 12, how big are they?
        Units      => 'english', english or metric
        FirstLabel => 1, where is the first label (begins at 1).

        # set equal to the Avery(tm) product code, and the label description
        # will be updated from the database.
        Avery        => undef,

        # set equal to the Dymo(tm) product code, and the label description
        # will be updated from the database.
        Dymo        => undef,

        );

        generate a PostScript(tm) file with rulers on it for making measurements
    $output = $labels->labelcalibration ;
        generate a PostScript(tm) file with boxes showing where the text will land
    $output = $labels->labeltest ;
        the main event - make me a label file
    $output = $labels->makelabels(\@addrs) ;

        translate an Avery(tm) product code into a template code.
    $templatecode = $labels->averycode($product_code) ;
        translate an Dymo(tm) product code into a template code.
    $templatecode = $labels->dymocode($product_code) ;
        retrieve an array of the paper width, height (in points)
    @width_height = @{ $labels->papersize } ;
        get the length of a string in points using the current font
    $stringwidth = $labels->stringwidth("This is a string") ;
        get a list of the available fonts
    @fontname = $labels->ListFonts;

    Components:

    Each component has a name, and four attributes. The attributes are :
        type : must be name, road, place, or bar. This defines the trimming
               strategy. 
        adj : yes or no. Is trimming allowed?
        font : what font to use
        index : which entry in the input array will contain this component?

    Default components :
        #    first name
        fname    => { type => 'name', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 0 },
        #    last name
        lname    => { type => 'name', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 1 },
        #    street address and street
        street    => { type => 'road', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 2 },
        #    city
        city    => { type => 'place', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 3 },
        #    state
        state    => { type => 'place', adj => 'no', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 4 },
        #    country
        country    => { type => 'place', adj => 'no', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 6 },
        #    zip
        zip    => { type => 'place', adj => 'no', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 5 },
        #    postnet (bar code)
        postnet    => { type => 'bar', adj => 'no', font => 'PostNetJHC', 'index' => 5 },

    Editing components : with editcomponent

    #    What address components are available?
    print "components : ",join(' : ',@{$labels->editcomponent()}),"\n";

    #    Lets make the lname (lastname) bold-faced
    $labels->editcomponent('lname', 'name', 'no', 1, 'Times-Bold' );

    #    Lets create a new component
    $labels->editcomponent('company_name', 'name', 'yes', 7, 'Times-Bold');

    Label definition

    We define the label layout line by line, by describing for each line which
    components we want printed, and in what order.

    #    Default label definition
        #    line 1
        [ 'fname', 'lname' ],
        #    line 2
        [ 'street', ],
        #    line 3
        [ 'city', 'state', 'zip' ],
        #    line 4
        [ 'postnet', ],

    edit the label definition with definelabel :

    definelabel(line number, component, component, ...)

    #    first clear the old (default) definition
    $labels->definelabel('clear');
    #                   line number, component list
    $labels->definelabel(0,'pgm_name','version');
    $labels->definelabel(1,'blank',);
    $labels->definelabel(2,'author',);
    $labels->definelabel(3,'blank',);
    $labels->definelabel(4,'comments-1',);
    $labels->definelabel(5,'comments-2',);
    $labels->definelabel(6,'comments-3',);

	Free Text (Page Numbering)

	You can place an (almost) constant bit of text on every page.
	This is really to allow page numbering, slightly generalized.

	$labels->freetext (
		X => 500,
		Y => 15,
		Text => "Page %page%"
	);

	X and Y are the page coordinates, in *points* (72 points per inch), and
	remember that Y starts at the bottom and goes up, so (500, 15) puts the
	text at the bottom right corner of an 8.5x11 sheet.

	The special token %page% will be replaced with the current page number.

EXAMPLE

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    #!/usr/bin/perl -w

    #        This shows the capabilities of the program...

    use PostScript::MailLabels 2.0;

    $labels = PostScript::MailLabels->new;

    #####################################################################`
    #    Dumping information from the modules 
    #####################################################################`

    #    What address components are available?
    print "\n****** components ******\n";
    print join(' : ',@{$labels->editcomponent()}),"\n";

    #    What is the current label layout?
    print "\n****** layout ******\n";
    my @layout = @{$labels->definelabel()};
    foreach (@layout) {
        print join(' : ',@{$_}),"\n";
    }

    #    Here is how to list the available fonts
    print "\n****** fonts ******\n";
    @fonts = $labels->ListFonts;
    foreach (@fonts) {
        print "$_\n";
    }

    #    Here is how to list the available papers
    print "\n****** papers ******\n";
    print join(' : ',@{$labels->papers}),"\n";

    #    Here is how to list all th Avery data
     # layout=>[paper-size,[list of product codes], description,
     #          number per sheet, left-offset, top-offset, width, height]
     #            distances measured in points

    my %avery = %{$labels->averydata};
    print "\n****** Avery(tm) data ******\n";
    foreach (keys %avery) {
        print "$_ : $avery{$_}->[0] : ",
               join(', ',@{$avery{$_}->[1]})," : ",
               join(' : ',@{$avery{$_}}[2-7]),"\n";
    }




    #    Here are some more utilities

    print "\nString width of 'this is a test' = ", 
            $labels->stringwidth("this is a test",)/72," inches\n";

    my $setup = $labels -> labelsetup( Font => 'PostNetJHC');

    print "\nzip code tests, 6,9, and 12 digit lengths barcodes:  ", 
            $labels->stringwidth("123456",)/72," : ",
            $labels->stringwidth("123456789",)/72," : ",
            $labels->stringwidth("123456789012",)/72,
            " inches\n";

    print "\nPaper size Letter = ",($labels->papersize)->[0]," x ",
                                 ($labels->papersize)->[1]," in points\n";

    print "\nAvery(t) code for 8460 is >",$labels->averycode(8460),"<\n";

    #    Simple setup using predefined Avery label
    $labels -> labelsetup(
                Avery       => $labels->averycode(8460),
                PaperSize   => 'letter',
                Font        => 'Times-Roman',
                );

    print "\n                 num, left, top, width, height\n";
    print "label description : ", $setup->{number}, " : ",
                                  $setup->{output_left}, " : ",
                                  $setup->{output_top}, " : ",
                                  $setup->{output_width}, " : ",
                                  $setup->{output_height}, "\n";

    #    More hands-on setup defining everything. Note that Columns is optional
    $labels->labelsetup( 
                        Units           => 'English',
                        PaperSize       => 'A4',

                        Printable_Left  => 0.25,
                        Printable_Right => 0.25,
                        Printable_Top   => 0.0,
                        Printable_Bot   => 0.55,

                        Output_Top      => 0.5, 
                        Output_Left     => 0.0,
                        Output_Width    => 2.625, 
                        Output_Height   => 1.0, 
                        X_Gap           => 0.16,
                        Y_Gap           => 0.0,
                        Number          => 30,
                        Columns         => 3,

                        #    Adjustments for printer idiosyncracies

                        X_Adjust   => 0.05,
                        Y_Adjust   => 0.05,

                        PostNet    => 'yes',
                        Font       => 'Helvetica',
                        FontSize   => 12,
                        FirstLabel => 1,
                       );

    #    We can fiddle the components...

    #    Lets make the lname (lastname) bold-faced
    print "\n******* make the lname field boldfaced *******\n";
    print "lname : ",join(' : ',@{$labels->editcomponent('lname')}),"\n";
    $labels->editcomponent('lname', 'name', 'no', 1, 'Times-Bold' );
    print "lname : ",join(' : ',@{$labels->editcomponent('lname')}),"\n";

    #    Lets switch the default ordering on the label from first-last to last-first
    print "\n******* swap order from first-last to last-first *******\n";
    print "Line 1 : ",join(' : ',@{$labels->definelabel(0)}),"\n";
    $labels->definelabel(0,'lname','fname');
    print "Line 1 : ",join(' : ',@{$labels->definelabel(0)}),"\n";

    #        print calibration sheet, in metric

    $labels->labelsetup( Units =>'metric');
    my $output = $labels->labelcalibration;
    open (FILE,"> calibration.ps") || warn "Can't open calibration.ps, $!\n";
    print FILE $output;
    close FILE;
    print "\n******* metric Letter sized calibration sheet in calibration.ps *******\n";

    #        adjust printable area and draw test boxes

    $output = $labels->labeltest;
    open (FILE,"> boxes.ps") || warn "Can't open boxes.ps, $!\n";
    print FILE $output;
    close FILE;
    print "\n******* Letter sized test boxes sheet in boxes.ps *******\n";

    #########################################################################
    #    Build a test address array
    # address array elements are : first,last,street_addr,city,state,zip
    my @addrs;
    my @address;
    my $indx = 0;
    foreach (<DATA>) {
        chomp;
        if ($indx%4 == 0) {
            @address = (split(':',$_));
        }
        elsif ($indx%4 == 1) {
            push @address,$_;
        }
        elsif ($indx%4 == 2) {
            push @address,(split(':',$_));
        }
        elsif ($indx%4 == 3) {
            push @addrs,[@address];
        }
        $indx++;
    }

    foreach (@addrs) {
        print "Address : $_->[0] $_->[1] $_->[2] $_->[3] $_->[4] $_->[5]\n";
    }

    #    Set up a few things...

    $setup = $labels -> labelsetup( Font         => 'Helvetica');
    $setup = $labels -> labelsetup( FirstLabel   => 25);
    $setup = $labels -> labelsetup( Output_Width => 2.625), 
    $setup = $labels -> labelsetup( Columns      => 3), 

    $output = $labels->makelabels(\@addrs);
    open (OUT,">labeltest.ps") || die "Can't open labeltest.ps, $!\n";
    print OUT $output;
    close OUT;
    print "\n******* label output in  labeltest.ps *******\n";

    1;

    __DATA__
    John and Jane:Doe
    1234 Robins Nest Sitting In a Tree Ave 
    Katy:Tx:77453

    William:Clinton
    1300 Pennsylvania Ave.
    Washington:DC:10000

    Shirley:Temple
    98765 Birch Point Drive 
    Houston:TX:78450

    Fred & June:Cleaver
    11221 Beaver Rd 
    Columbus:OH:07873-6305

    Ernest and Julio:Gallo
    1987 Chardonnay 
    San Jose:CA:80880

    Orville and Wilbur:Wright
    7715 Kitty Hawk Dr 
    Kitty Hawk:NC:87220

    Ulysses:Grant
    1856 Tomb Park Rd 
    Washington:DC:10012




BUGS AND TODO LIST

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No bugs, that I am aware of.

To do list :

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Need to be able to get the length of a string in ISOLatin1

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Add fontsize to each component

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Account for label height - currently will run off bottom

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Separate module for address compression/abbreviation

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Add bitmaps or images?

REVISION HISTORY

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    2.30 Mon Nov 17 20:36:36 CST 2008
    Apply patch from brian d foy to add
    dymo labels

    2.27 Mon Oct 20 20:09:09 CDT 2008
    Patch had an error - repaired.
    Add META.yml

    2.26 Sun Oct 19 16:22:56 CDT 2008
    Add Userdefined as an option for papersize at request of Jim Albert
    Apply patch from brian d foy for Avery 8923 l

	Version 2.25 Tue Jul  4 14:37:34 CDT 2006
	Escape open and close parens in postscript code at request of Thomas Byström

	Version 2.24 Wed Jan  4 19:57:57 CST 2006
	Patch from Robert Harris to make output 7-bit clean

	Version 2.23 Tue Nov 29 20:55:38 CST 2005
	Added Avery 5526 labels per request of Wallace Winfrey

	Version 2.22 Sat Nov 26 14:25:39 CST 2005
	A small patch correcting the encoding for all fonts, with this patch you
	can use different fonts with IsoLatin encoding. Supplied by Ing. Juan 
	Manuel Calvo, Director del Centro de Cómputos, Universidad del CEMA

	Version 2.21 Sat Aug 13 17:43:36 CDT 2005
	Minor repairs to fix what patches broke (ISOLatin1Encoding), update docs
		and examples.

	Version 2.20 Sat Aug 13 16:39:54 CDT 2005
	Applied patches from Jonathan Kamens
	1) Add support for No. 9 and No. 6 3/4 envelopes.

	2) Add 5160 to the list of Avery product codes for the layout code 5160
	   (since 5160 is the product code that appeared on the box of labels that
       I bought).

	3) Add a new "orientation" setup option which can be set to "portrait"
	   or "landscape", with "portrait" being the default.

	4) Modify the generated PostScript code so that if we're in landscape
	   mode, we rotate and translate appropriately.

	5) Wrap the generated PostScript code in "gsave ... grestore" so that
	   the translation and rotation is protected (this way, e.g., you can
	   have both a calibration page and a label test page in the same
	   PostScript file without over-rotating and over-translating).

	6) Don't hard-code the list of valid paper sizes in MailLabels.pm;
	   instead, get it from BasicData.pm.

	7) To support the new landscape stuff, add a new parameter to the
	   papersize() function, "logical", to indicate whether the caller
	   wants the physical page size or the logical one.  The logical page
	   size has the width and height flipped when in landscape mode.
	   Modify calls to papersize() when appropriate to use the logical
	   rather than physical page size.

	8) Fix a typo in a comment.

	Version 2.11 Sat Nov 13 14:42:37 CST 2004
	Put in a trap to catch empty fields and set them to blank with a
	warning (Joe Zacky found this one). Also update docs to explain the 
	barcode stuff, since if you look closely, it can be confusing.

	Version 2.10 Sun Aug 29 14:00:53 CDT 2004
	Added parameters for 5167 Avery (tm) stock - thanks to Daniel J McDonald
	for supplying the parameters.
	Also added many new Avery (tm) parameters. Thanks to Summer Misherghi
	who pointed me to http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/pageaverylabels.htm
	Added new parameter set 'freetype', to allow the user to place a text 
	string anywhere they want. Particular use is for numbering the pages.
	Code now escapes special PostScript characters (){}[]<>/% in the
	input so that they will print properly and not crash the PS interpreter.




	Version 2.03 - Fri Sep 28 07:22:28 CDT 2001
	User-defined number of columns was over-ridden with a calculated
	number. Now it works, thanks to Allan Engelhardt.

	Version 2.02 - Fri Jan 12 22:07:12 CST 2001
	Added y_gap tp Avery(tm) labels
	Updated calibration plot in BasicData to arbitrary paper size
	Minor repairs to test routine

	Version 2.01 - January 2001
	Added y_gap tp Avery(tm) labels
	Updated calibration plot in BasicData to arbitrary paper size
	Minor repairs to test routine

	Version 2.0 - December 2000
	Major revision. Added all of the component and label definition stuff. 
	Thanks to "Andrew Smith" <asmith at wpequity.com> for suggesting
	additional fields and inspiring the generalization.
	Thanks to Nuno Faria for assisting with the "Europeanization" of
	the code - it now works for Portuguese, and hopefully for other
	alphabets as well.
	Added pagesize so that various paper sizes are actually handled correctly.

	Version 1.0.1 - December 2000
	Bug reported by John Summerfield <summer at OS2.ami.com.au>
	Lowercase all SETUP parameters to avoid problems with mis-spellings.
	Do real parameter checks to check simple spelling errors.

	Bug reported by Nuno Faria <nfaria at fe.up.pt>
	Boxes plot did not work. Frankly I can't figure out how it ever did. Anyway
	it breaks on more modern versions of ghostscript, so I fixed it. Basically
	rewrote part of the PostScript(tm) code.

AUTHOR

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    Alan Jackson
    October 1999
    alan@ajackson.org

    The PostNET font was gotten (under Gnu copyleft) from
    James H. Cloos, Jr. <cloos@jhcloos.com>

    The font metrics and paper sizes were pulled from the
    PostScript::Metrics module written by Shawn Wallace


PostScript-MailLabels documentation Contained in the PostScript-MailLabels distribution.

package PostScript::MailLabels;

use strict;
use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK);

use PostScript::MailLabels::BasicData;

require Exporter;

@ISA = qw(Exporter);
# Items to export into callers namespace by default. Note: do not export
# names by default without a very good reason. Use EXPORT_OK instead.
# Do not simply export all your public functions/methods/constants.
@EXPORT = qw( labelsetup labeldata averycode);

$VERSION = '2.30';

use Carp;

sub new {
    my $proto = shift;
    my $class = ref($proto) || $proto;
    my $self  = {};

	$self->{SETUP} = {};
	$self->{FREETEXT} = {};
	$self->{COMPONENTS} = {};
	$self->{LABELDEF} = [];

	$self->{MAKEBOX} = ''; # ps code to draw a box
	$self->{MAKERULE} = ''; # ps code to make rulers
	$self->{PRTTEXT} = ''; # ps code to output the text
	$self->{PRTBAR} = ''; # ps code to output the barcode

	$self->{DATA} = {}; # pointer to various arrays & hashes of basic data.

    bless $self, $class;

	&initialize($self);

     return $self;
}

sub initialize {

	#		Initialize with some reasonable default values
	#	printable area : define width of borders
	#	printable_left, printable_right, printable_top, printable_bot

	#	output definition : define left and top offsets, width and
	#	height of a label
	#	output_left, output_top, output_width, output_height

	#	Other controls
	#	Postnet => 'yes' : print barcode on bottom for zip code
	#	Font => 'Helvetica'
	#	units => 'inches' or 'cm'
	#	

	my $self = shift;

	%{$self -> {SETUP}} = (

		#	paper size

		papersize		=> 'Letter',
		orientation		=> 'portrait',
			
		#	printable area on physical page

		printable_left		=> 0.0,
		printable_right		=> 0.0,
		printable_top		=> 0.0,
		printable_bot		=> 0.0,

		#	define where the labels live (ideally)

		output_top		=> 0.0, 
		output_left		=> 0.0, 
		output_width	=> 0.0, 
		output_height	=> 0.0, 
		x_gap			=> 0.0,
		y_gap			=> 0.0,
		number			=> 0,
		columns			=> 0,

		#	Adjustments for printer idiosyncracies

		x_adjust		=> 0.0,
		y_adjust		=> 0.0,

		#	Other controls

		postnet		=> 'yes',
		font		=> 'Helvetica',
		fontsize 	=> 12,
		units    	=> 'english',
		firstlabel	=> 1,

		#	Character encoding

		encoding    => 'StandardEncoding', # or ISOLatin1Encoding

		# set equal to the Avery(tm) product code, and the label description
		# will be updated from the database.
		avery		=> undef,

		# set equal to the Avery(tm) product code, and the label description
		# will be updated from the database.
		dymo		=> undef,

				   );
	
	#	Default (US-style) address components
	
	%{$self -> {COMPONENTS}} = (
		#	first name
		fname	=> { type => 'name', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 0 },
		#	last name
		lname	=> { type => 'name', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 1 },
		#	street address and street
		street	=> { type => 'road', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 2 },
		#	city
		city	=> { type => 'place', adj => 'yes', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 3 },
		#	state
		state	=> { type => 'place', adj => 'no', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 4 },
		#	country
		country	=> { type => 'place', adj => 'no', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 6 },
		#	zip
		zip	=> { type => 'place', adj => 'no', font => 'Helvetica', 'index' => 5 },
		#	postnet
		postnet	=> { type => 'bar', adj => 'no', font => 'PostNetJHC', 'index' => 5 },
				   );

	#	Default label definition

	@{$self -> {LABELDEF}} = (
		#	line 1
		[ 'fname', 'lname' ],
		#	line 2
		[ 'street', ],
		#	line 3
		[ 'city', 'state', 'zip' ],
		#	line 4
		[ 'postnet', ],
	   );

	#	Default free text

	%{$self->{FREETEXT}} = (
		X => 0,
		Y => 0,
		Text => '',
	);

	
	#	Go get the basic data

	$self->{DATA} = new PostScript::MailLabels::BasicData;
}

##########################################################
## Add or Edit a component                              ##
##########################################################

#	editcomponent(name, type, adjust, index, font, )
#		where 
#			name = component name
#			type = name, road, place (controls trimming)
#			adjust = yes or no (can I shorten it?)
#			index = which element of input array?
#			font = which font to use
sub editcomponent {
	my $self = shift;
	my ($name, $type, $adj, $index, $font) = @_;

	if (!defined $name) {return [keys %{$self->{COMPONENTS}}];}

	if (!defined $type) {return [values %{$self->{COMPONENTS}{$name}}];}

	if (!defined $font) {$font = $self->{SETUP}{font};}
	if (!defined $adj) {$adj = 'no';}

	if (!defined $index && defined $self->{COMPONENTS}{$name}) {
		$index = $self->{COMPONENTS}{$name}->{'index'};
	}
	elsif (!defined $index) {
	}
	elsif ($index !~ /^\d+$/) {
	}

	if ($type ne 'name' && $type ne 'road' && $type ne 'place' && $type ne 'bar') {
		print STDERR "Invalid type $type, in editcomponent call\n";
		die;
	}
	if ($adj ne 'yes' && $adj ne 'no') {
		print STDERR "Invalid adjust $adj, in editcomponent call\n";
		die;
	}
	my @fonts = ListFonts($self); 
	my $okay=0;
	foreach (@fonts) {
		if ($font eq $_){
			$okay=1;
			last;
		}
	}
	if (!$okay) {
		print STDERR "Invalid font, $font, requested.\n",
					 "Available fonts are :\n",
					 join("\n",@fonts),"\n";
		die;
	}

	#	Whew! input verified, lets apply it...

	$self->{COMPONENTS}{$name} = { type => $type,
	                               adj => $adj,
	                               'index' => $index,
								   font => $font};
	return ;
}

##########################################################
## Label definition                                     ##
##########################################################

#	definelabel(line #, component, component, ...)

sub definelabel {
	my $self = shift;
	my $line = shift;
	my @comps;

	if (!defined $line) { return $self->{LABELDEF};}

	if ($line eq 'clear') { # clear old definition
		$self -> {LABELDEF} = ();
		return;
	}

	if ($#_<0) {return $self->{LABELDEF}[$line];}

	if ($line !~ /^\d+$/) {
		print STDERR "Invalid line number $line, in definelabel call\n";
		die;
	}

	#	verify components exist

	my $postnet=0;
	foreach (@_) {
		push @comps, $_; # take this opportunity to do a deep copy...
		if ($_ eq 'postnet') {$postnet=1;}
		if (!defined $self->{COMPONENTS}{$_}) {
			print STDERR "Invalid component $_, in definelabel call\n";
			die;
		}
	}

	#	Make certain that if barcode is requested, it is the only component
	#	on that line

	if ($postnet && $#comps > 0) {
		print STDERR "postnet (barcode) must be the only component on the line, in definelabel call\n";
		die;
	}
	
	$self -> {LABELDEF}[$line] = \@comps;

	return ;
}

##########################################################
## Free Text                                            ##
##########################################################

sub freetext {
	my $self = shift;
	my %args = @_;

	foreach (keys %args) {
		if (/^X$/i) {
			$self->{FREETEXT}{X} = $args{$_};
		}
		elsif (/^Y$/i) {
			$self->{FREETEXT}{Y} = $args{$_};
		}
		elsif (/^text$/i) {
			$self->{FREETEXT}{Text} = $args{$_};
		}
		else {
			print STDERR "Invalid parameter, $_, given to FREETEXT\n";
		}
	}
	return;
}

##########################################################
## Set the settings                                     ##
##########################################################

sub labelsetup {
	my $self = shift;
	my %args = @_;

	my %params;
	#	when adding a parameter, be sure to increment the array at the end of the statement.
	@params{ qw / papersize height width orientation printable_left printable_right printable_top printable_bot output_top
		output_left output_width output_height x_gap y_gap number x_adjust y_adjust
		postnet font fontsize units firstlabel avery dymo columns encoding / } = (0..25);

	my @papers = @{$self->{DATA}{PAPER}};

	my @encodings = qw / ISOLatin1Encoding StandardEncoding / ;

    #   conversion from inches/centimeters to points

	my $f = 72;
	if ($self->{SETUP}{units} eq 'metric') {$f = 28.3465;}

	foreach (keys %args) 
		{ 
          #  print "$_\n"; #################################
			if (!defined $params{lc($_)}) {
				print STDERR "Invalid setup parameter $_\n";
				die;
			}
			if ( lc($_) eq 'font') {
				my @fonts = ListFonts($self); 
				my $okay=0;
				foreach my $font (@fonts) {
					if ($font eq $args{$_}){
						$okay=1;
						last;
					}
				}
				if (!$okay) {
					print STDERR "Invalid font, $args{$_}, requested.\n",
					             "Available fonts are :\n",
								 join("\n",@fonts),"\n";
					die;
				}
				$self->{SETUP}{lc($_)} = $args{$_}; 
			}
			elsif (lc($_) eq 'encoding') {
				my $okay=0;
				foreach my $encoding (@encodings) {
					if ($encoding =~ /$args{$_}/i){
						$okay=1;
						$args{$_} = $encoding;
						last;
					}
				}
				if (!$okay) {
					print STDERR "Invalid encoding, $args{$_}, requested.\n",
					             "Available values are :\n",
								 join("\n",@encodings),"\n";
					die;
				}
				$self->{SETUP}{lc($_)} = $args{$_}; 
			}
			elsif (lc($_) eq 'papersize') {
				my $okay=0;
				foreach my $paper (@papers) {
					if ($paper =~ /$args{$_}/i){
						$okay=1;
						$args{$_} = $paper;
						last;
					}
				}
				if (!$okay) {
					print STDERR "Invalid papersize, $args{$_}, requested.\n",
					             "Available sizes are :\n",
								 join("\n",@papers),"\n";
					die;
				}
				$self->{SETUP}{lc($_)} = $args{$_}; 
			}
			elsif (lc($_) eq 'width') {
			    my($val) = lc($args{$_});
				$self->{SETUP}{papersize} = 'Userdefined'; 
                $self->{DATA}->{WIDTH}{Userdefined} = $val*$f;
			}
			elsif (lc($_) eq 'height') {
			    my($val) = lc($args{$_});
				$self->{SETUP}{papersize} = 'Userdefined'; 
                $self->{DATA}->{HEIGHT}{Userdefined} = $val*$f;
			}
			elsif (lc($_) eq 'orientation') {
			    my($val) = lc($args{$_});
			    if ($val ne 'portrait' && $val ne 'landscape') {
				die "Invalid orientation \"$args{$_}\" -- must be \"portrait\" or \"landscape\"\n";
			    }
			    $self->{SETUP}{lc($_)} = $val;
			}
			else {
				$self->{SETUP}{lc($_)} = lc($args{$_}); 
				$args{lc($_)} = $args{$_};
			}
		}
	
	#	convert all parameters to points

	foreach (qw/output_left output_top output_width output_height printable_left printable_right printable_top printable_bot x_gap y_gap x_adjust y_adjust /) {
		if (defined $args{$_}) {$self->{SETUP}{$_} *= $f;}
	}	


	############  Process and verify parameters

	#	If avery code is defined, use it.
 # layout=>[paper-size,[list of product codes], description,
 #          number per sheet, left-offset, top-offset, width, height]
 #			distances measured in points


my( $labelmaker ) = grep { defined $self->{SETUP}{$_} && $self->{SETUP}{$_} ne '' } qw(avery dymo);
	
if ( $labelmaker ) {
		my $code = $self->{SETUP}{$labelmaker};
		
		my $key  = uc $labelmaker;
		
		$self->{SETUP}{papersize}     = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[0]; 
		$self->{SETUP}{number}        = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[3]; 
		$self->{SETUP}{output_left}   = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[4]; 
		$self->{SETUP}{output_top}    = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[5]; 
		$self->{SETUP}{output_width}  = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[6]; 
		$self->{SETUP}{output_height} = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[7]; 
		$self->{SETUP}{x_gap}         = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[8]; 
		$self->{SETUP}{y_gap}         = $self->{DATA}{$key}{$code}->[9]; 
	}

	#	Verify that measurements sum correctly...

#	$self->{SETUP}{columns} = 1 if( $self->{SETUP}{columns} == 0 and $labelmaker eq 'dymo' );
	
	if ($self->{SETUP}{columns} > 0) {
		my $pwidth = $self->{SETUP}{output_width}*$self->{SETUP}{columns} 
					 + $self->{SETUP}{x_gap}*($self->{SETUP}{columns}-1)
					 + $self->{SETUP}{output_left}*2;
		if (abs($pwidth - papersize($self, 1)->[0]) > $self->{SETUP}{output_width}/2) {
			print STDERR "Sum of label widths ($pwidth) differs from paper width (",
			              papersize($self, 1)->[0],
			             ") by > ",$self->{SETUP}{output_width}/2," points\n";
			die;
		}
	}
	return $self->{SETUP};
}



# ****************************************************************

	#	printable area : define width of borders
	#	printable_left, printable_right, printable_top, printable_bot

	#	output definition : define left and top offsets, width and
	#	height of a label
	#	output_left, output_top, output_width, output_height

	#	Other controls
	#	Postnet => 'yes' : print barcode on bottom for zip code
	#	Font => 'Helvetica'
	#	

# ****************************************************************
sub labelcalibration {
    my $self = shift;

	#	Create a postscript file that will place centered axes on the page
	#	marked off in inches or centimeters, that will allow the user to
	#	actually see what the printable area of their printer is.

	#	Calculate the following quantites to place in the postscript file :
	#	x and y coordinates of page center in points
	#	inc = 0.1 inch or 0.1 cm depending on units, but expressed in points
	#	numx and numy : number of inches or cm on each axis, rounded up.
	
	my $paperwidth = papersize($self)->[0] ; # total width of paper
	my $paperheight = papersize($self)->[1] ; # total height of paper
		
	my $xcenter = papersize($self, 1)->[0]/2;
	my $ycenter = papersize($self, 1)->[1]/2;
	my $landscape = ($self->{SETUP}{orientation} eq 'landscape');
        my $translate = $landscape ? "$paperwidth 0 translate 90 rotate" : '';

	my $inc = 7.2;
	if ($self->{SETUP}{units} eq 'metric') {$inc = 2.8346457;}

	my $numx = int((($xcenter*2)/($inc*10))+0.9);
	my $numy = int((($ycenter*2)/($inc*10))+0.9);

	my $postscript = $self->{DATA}{CALIBRATE};

	$postscript =~ s/%pagesize%/<< \/PageSize [$paperwidth $paperheight]>> setpagedevice/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%translate%/$translate/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%xcenter%/$xcenter/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%ycenter%/$ycenter/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%inc%/$inc/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%numx%/$numx/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%numy%/$numy/g;

     return $postscript;
}

# ****************************************************************
sub labeltest {
    my $self = shift;

	#	Create a postscript file to test the calibration

	my $postscript = $self->{DATA}{TESTPAGE};

	my $cols = $self->{SETUP}{columns} || int(papersize($self)->[0] / ($self->{SETUP}{x_gap} + $self->{SETUP}{output_width}));
	my $rows = $self->{SETUP}{number}/$cols;

	my $physical_paperwidth = papersize($self)->[0] ; # total width of paper
	my $physical_paperheight = papersize($self)->[1] ; # total height of paper
	my $paperwidth = papersize($self, 1)->[0] ;
	my $paperheight = papersize($self, 1)->[1] ;

	my $landscape = ($self->{SETUP}{orientation} eq 'landscape');
        my $translate = $landscape ? "$physical_paperwidth 0 translate 90 rotate" : '';

	$postscript =~ s/%pagesize%/<< \/PageSize [$physical_paperwidth $physical_paperheight]>> setpagedevice/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%translate%/$translate/g;
	$postscript =~ s/%paperwidth%/$paperwidth/g ; # total width of paper
	$postscript =~ s/%paperheight%/$paperheight/g ; # total height of paper
	$postscript =~ s/%boxwidth%/$self->{SETUP}{output_width}/e ; # label width
	$postscript =~ s/%boxheight%/$self->{SETUP}{output_height}/e ; # label height
	$postscript =~ s/%xgap%/$self->{SETUP}{x_gap}/e ; # x gap between labels
	$postscript =~ s/%ygap%/$self->{SETUP}{y_gap}/e ; # y gap between labels
	$postscript =~ s/%rows%/$rows/ ; # rows of labels on each page
	$postscript =~ s/%cols%/$cols/ ; # columns of labels on each page
	$postscript =~ s/%by%/$self->{SETUP}{output_top}/e ; # gap between top of first label and top of page

	# adjustments
	$postscript =~ s/%xadjust%/$self->{SETUP}{x_adjust}/e ; # adjustment if paper not x centered 
	$postscript =~ s/%yadjust%/$self->{SETUP}{y_adjust}/e ; # adjustment if paper not y centered
	$postscript =~ s/%lbor%/$self->{SETUP}{printable_left}/e ; # left border
	$postscript =~ s/%rbor%/$self->{SETUP}{printable_right}/e ; # right border 
	$postscript =~ s/%tbor%/$self->{SETUP}{printable_top}/e ; # top border
	$postscript =~ s/%bbor%/$self->{SETUP}{printable_bot}/e ; # bottom border

    return $postscript;
}

# ****************************************************************
#	Make mailing labels

sub makelabels {
    my $self = shift;
	my $addrs = shift;

	my $pageno=1;

#---------- set up preamble
	my $postscript = <<'LABELS';
%!PS

% This code copyright 1999, Alan Jackson, alan@ajackson.org and is
% protected under the Open Source license. Code may be copied and
% modified so long as attribution to the original author is
% maintained.

% Notes : the -15 points for the barcode is to produce the legally required
%         13.5 point gap above the codes
%         The barcode font must be 12 point or greater

LABELS
#---------- end preamble
	my $physical_paperwidth = papersize($self)->[0] ; # total width of paper
	my $physical_paperheight = papersize($self)->[1] ; # total height of paper
	my $paperwidth = papersize($self, 1)->[0] ;
	my $paperheight = papersize($self, 1)->[1] ;
	my $landscape = ($self->{SETUP}{orientation} eq 'landscape');
        my $translate = $landscape ? "%\tlandscape orientation\n$paperheight 0 translate 90 rotate\n" : '';

	$postscript .= "%	set the page size\n" .
	               "<< /PageSize [$physical_paperwidth $physical_paperheight]>> setpagedevice\n";

        $postscript .= "gsave\n" . $translate;

	if ($self->{SETUP}{postnet} eq 'yes') {
		$postscript .= $self->{DATA}{POSTNET}; # add in barcode stuff
	}

	my $cols = $self->{SETUP}{columns} || int(papersize($self)->[0] / ($self->{SETUP}{x_gap} + $self->{SETUP}{output_width}));

	my $rows = $self->{SETUP}{number}/$cols;

	my $boxwidth = $self->{SETUP}{output_width} ; # label width
	my $boxheight = $self->{SETUP}{output_height} ; # label height
	my $xgap = $self->{SETUP}{x_gap} ; # x gap between labels
	my $ygap = $self->{SETUP}{y_gap} ; # y gap between labels
	my $by = $self->{SETUP}{output_top} ; # gap between top of first label and top of page

	# adjustments
	my $xadjust = $self->{SETUP}{x_adjust} ; # adjustment if paper not x centered 
	my $yadjust = $self->{SETUP}{y_adjust} ; # adjustment if paper not y centered
	my $lbor = $self->{SETUP}{printable_left} ; # left border
	my $rbor = $self->{SETUP}{printable_right} ; # right border 
	$rbor = $paperwidth - $rbor;
	my $tbor = $self->{SETUP}{printable_top} ; # top border
	my $bbor = $self->{SETUP}{printable_bot} ; # bottom border

	my $fontsize = $self->{SETUP}{fontsize};
	my $font = $self->{SETUP}{font};
	
	#	Can I fit all the rows desired onto the page?

	if (($rows*$boxheight + $by) > ($paperheight - $bbor)) {
		$rows--; # not enough room, drop the last row.
	}

#	Build arrays of sx, y, and width that define the locations and widths
#	of all the labels on a page. They are numbered starting at the top left,
#	going across and then down.
	
	my @y_arr = qw/0/;
	my @x_arr = qw/0/;
	my @w_arr = qw/0/;

	my ($sx,$ex); # start x, end x for each label
	my $bx = ($paperwidth - ($cols-1)*$xgap - $boxwidth*$cols)/2; # begin x
	my $y = $paperheight - $by - $yadjust; # initial y position
	for (my $r=1;$r<=$rows;$r++) {
		my $x = $bx;
		for (my $c=1;$c<=$cols;$c++) {
			if ($x < $lbor) { $sx = $lbor;} # adjust leftmost label
			else {$sx = $x;}
			$x += $boxwidth;
			if ( $x > $rbor) {$ex = $rbor} # adjust rightmost labelh
			else {$ex = $x;}
			$x += $xgap;
			my $width = $ex - $sx;
			$sx += $xadjust;
			push @y_arr,$y;
			push @x_arr,$sx+$xadjust+5;
			push @w_arr,$width-10; # leave 5 points slop on both ends.
		}
		$y = $y - $boxheight - $ygap;
	}

	#	set the desired font and size
	#The following lines have been modified to account for Portuguese characters
	# Nuno Faria, 2000/Mars/03
#	$postscript .= "/$font findfont\n".
#	               "dup length dict begin\n".
#		           "{1 index /FID ne {def} {pop pop} ifelse} forall\n".
#			   	   "/Encoding $self->{SETUP}{encoding} def\n".
#			       "currentdict\n".
#			       "end\n".
#		           "/$font exch definefont pop\n";
	#End of modifications
	# new mods by Juan Manuel Calvo to generalize the process (Nov 2005)
##### make a list of fonts

        my %fontlist;
        foreach (@{$addrs}){
                foreach my $line (@{$self->{LABELDEF}}) {
                        foreach my $comp (@{$line}) {
                                $fontlist{$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{font}}++;
                        }
                }
        }
        $fontlist{$font}++;
####### define enconding for all fonts
        for my $k (keys %fontlist ) {        
            $postscript .= "% encoding for $k\n" .
                           "/$k findfont\n".
                           "dup length dict begin\n".
                               "{1 index /FID ne {def} {pop pop} ifelse} forall\n".
                                       "/Encoding $self->{SETUP}{encoding} def\n".
                                   "currentdict\n".
                                   "end\n".
                               "/$k exch definefont pop\n";
        }
#####

	$postscript .= "/$font findfont $fontsize scalefont setfont\n".
	               "/fontsize $fontsize def\n";

	#	scroll through the address array, building the commands
	#	to print. Test each field to see if it will fit on the
	#	label. If it is too long, do some "intelligent" shortening.

	my $lab = $self->{SETUP}{firstlabel};
	foreach (@{$addrs}){
		my $linenum = 1;
		foreach my $line (@{$self->{LABELDEF}}) {
			my @text = prepare_text($self, $_, $line, $w_arr[$lab]);
			next if length(join('',@text)) == 0; # data-less line
			$postscript .= "/sx $x_arr[$lab] def /y $y_arr[$lab] def\n";
			$postscript .= "/cury y fontsize $linenum mul sub def\n";
			$postscript .= "sx cury moveto\n";
			foreach my $comp (@{$line}) {
				$postscript .= "/$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{font} findfont $fontsize scalefont setfont\n";
				my $text = shift @text;
				if ($self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'type'} eq 'bar') { # barcode
					#$postscript .= "gsave\n";
					$postscript .= "/fontsize 12 def\n";
					$postscript .= "/PostNetJHC findfont fontsize scalefont setfont\n";
					$postscript .= "/cury cury 15 sub def\n";
					$postscript .= "/cury y fontsize $linenum mul sub def\n";
					$postscript .= "sx cury moveto\n";
					$postscript .= "($text) show\n";
					$postscript .= "/$font findfont $fontsize scalefont setfont\n".
								   "/fontsize $fontsize def\n";
					#$postscript .= "grestore\n";
				}
				else { # not barcode
				$postscript .= "($text) show\n";
				}
			}
			$linenum++;
		}
		$lab++;
		if ($lab > $rows*$cols) { # end of page
			#	Add a free label, like page number, where ever user wishes
			#	token %page% is replaced with page number
			if ($self->{FREETEXT}{Text} ne '') {
				my $freetext = $self->{FREETEXT}{Text};
				$freetext =~ s/%page%/$pageno/;
				$postscript .= $self->{FREETEXT}{X}." ".$self->{FREETEXT}{Y}." moveto ($freetext) show\n";
			}
			$postscript .= "showpage\n% ------- start new page\n\n";
			$pageno++;
			$lab = 1;
		}
	}
	if ($self->{FREETEXT}{Text} ne '') {
		my $freetext = $self->{FREETEXT}{Text};
		$freetext =~ s/%page%/$pageno/;
		$postscript .= $self->{FREETEXT}{X}." ".$self->{FREETEXT}{Y}." moveto ($freetext) show\n";
	}
	$postscript .= "showpage\n% ------- end of data\n" unless $lab == 1;

	$postscript .= "grestore\n";

	return $postscript;
}

sub prepare_text {
	my $self = shift;
	my $addrs = shift;
	my $line = shift;
	my $width = shift;

	my @text ; # array to be returned

	#	If barcode, handle and return

	if ($self->{COMPONENTS}{$line->[0]}->{'type'} eq 'bar') { # trim barcode
		my $text = $_->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$line->[0]}->{'index'}]; 
		$text = trimbar($self,$text,
			$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{'street'}->{'index'}], $width);
		return $text;
	}

	#	If it's not Standard Encoding, then I don't know how to calculate
	#	the string length, so I can't do any trimming for you. Maybe later...

	if ($self->{SETUP}{encoding} ne 'StandardEncoding') {
		foreach my $comp (@{$line}) {
			my $text = $addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'index'}] . " "; 
			push @text, escape($text);
		}
		chop $text[-1];
		return @text;
	}

	#	Find longest adjustable string

	my $fontsize = $self->{SETUP}{fontsize};
	my ($type, $adjcomp, $maxlen, $totlen) = (0,0,0,0);
	my $strlen = $width;
	foreach my $comp (@{$line}) {
		if (!defined $addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'index'}]) {
			print STDERR "Empty address field encountered. Use a blank in empty fields.\n";
			$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'index'}] = " ";
		}
		my $text = $addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'index'}] . " "; 
		my $length = stringlen($self,"$text",$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{font}, $fontsize);
		$totlen += $length;
		if ($self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'adj'} eq 'yes') {
			if ($maxlen < $length) {
				$maxlen = $length;
				$adjcomp = $comp;
				$type = $self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'type'};
			}
		}
		push @text, escape($text);
	}

	#	trim back the longest adjustable string, if necessary

	if ($maxlen == 0 || $totlen <= $width) { # trimming not possible / needed
		chop $text[-1];
		return @text;
	}

	$strlen -= ($totlen - $maxlen); # how much space is left?
	if ($type eq 'name') {
		$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$adjcomp}->{'index'}] = 
			trimname ($self,$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$adjcomp}->{'index'}],$strlen);
	}
	elsif ($type eq 'road') {
		$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$adjcomp}->{'index'}] = 
			trimaddr ($self,$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$adjcomp}->{'index'}],$strlen);
	}
	elsif ($type eq 'place') {
		$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$adjcomp}->{'index'}] = 
			trimcity ($self,$addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$adjcomp}->{'index'}],$strlen);
	}

	#	build output array
	@text = ();
	foreach my $comp (@{$line}) {
		my $text = $addrs->[$self->{COMPONENTS}{$comp}->{'index'}] . " "; 
		push @text, escape($text);
	}
	chop $text[-1];
	return @text;
}

sub escape {
	#	escape special characters
	my $text = shift;
	$text =~ s/\(/\\(/g;
	$text =~ s/\)/\\)/g;
	$text =~ s/([\200-\377])/sprintf "\\%3.3o", ord $1/eg;
	return $text;
}

# ****************************************************************
# Intelligently trim back name if needed
sub trimname {
	my $self = shift;
	my $name = shift;
	my $width = shift;

	$name =~ s/^\s*//;
	$name =~ s/\s*$//;

	my $strwidth = stringwidth($self,"$name");
	
	if ($strwidth > $width) {
		my $nchar = (($strwidth-$width)/$strwidth)*length($name); # approx # extra chars

		if ($name =~ / and / ) {
			$name =~ s/ and / & /;
			$nchar -= 2;
		}
		if ($nchar > 0) {
			#	Trim first names, leaving last name intact
			$name = substr($name,0,(length($name)-$nchar));
		}
		$strwidth = stringwidth($self,$name);
		if ($strwidth > $width) {chop $name;}
	}
	return $name;
}

# ****************************************************************
# Intelligently trim back street address if needed
sub trimaddr {
	my ($self, $addr, $width) = @_;

	$addr =~ s/^\s*//;
	$addr =~ s/\s*$//;

	my $strwidth = stringwidth($self,$addr);
	
	if ($strwidth > $width) {
		$addr =~ s/\.//g;
		$addr =~ s/\s*rd$//i;
		$addr =~ s/\s*ave$//i;
		$addr =~ s/\s*st$//i;
		$addr =~ s/\s*ln$//i;
		$strwidth = stringwidth($self,$addr);
		if ($strwidth > $width) {
			my $nchar = (($strwidth-$width)/$strwidth)*length($addr); # approx # extra chars
			$addr = substr($addr,0,(length($addr)-$nchar));
		}
	}
	return $addr;
}

# ****************************************************************
# Intelligently trim back city if needed
sub trimcity {
	my ($self, $city, $width) = @_;

	$city =~ s/^\s*//;
	$city =~ s/\s*$//;

	my $strwidth = stringwidth($self,$city);
	
	if ($strwidth > $width) {
		my $nchar = (($strwidth-$width)/$strwidth)*length($city); # approx # extra chars
		$city = substr($city,0,(length($city)-$nchar));
	}
	return $city;
}

# ****************************************************************
# Intelligently set up for barcode
sub trimbar {
	my ($self, $zip, $street, $width) = @_;

	if (!defined $zip || length($zip) < 5) {
		return ' ';
	}

	$zip =~ s/^\s*//;
	$zip =~ s/\s*$//;
	$street =~ s/^\s*//;
	$street =~ s/\s*$//;

	$zip =~ s/\-//;
	if ($zip =~ /[^0-9]/) {
		print STDERR "not a US zipcode : $zip\n";
		return ' ';
	}

	my $keepfont = $self->{SETUP}{font};
	my $keepfontsize = $self->{SETUP}{fontsize};
	$self->{SETUP}{font} = 'PostNetJHC';
	$self->{SETUP}{fontsize} = 12;

	my $zip5 = substr($zip,0,5);
	my $zipcode = 'I' . $zip5 . chksum($zip5) . "I";

	my $strwidth = stringwidth($self,$zipcode);
	if ($strwidth > $width) { # can't make it short enough
		$self->{SETUP}{font} = $keepfont;
		$self->{SETUP}{fontsize} = $keepfontsize;
		return ' ';
	}

	if (length($zip) == 5) {
		$self->{SETUP}{font} = $keepfont;
		$self->{SETUP}{fontsize} = $keepfontsize;
		return $zipcode;
	}

	if (length($zip) != 9) {
		print STDERR "error in zipcode $zip\n";
		$self->{SETUP}{font} = $keepfont;
		$self->{SETUP}{fontsize} = $keepfontsize;
		return $zipcode;
	}
	
	my $zip_plus = 'I' . $zip . chksum($zip) . "I";
	$strwidth = stringwidth($self,$zip_plus);
	$self->{SETUP}{font} = $keepfont;
	$self->{SETUP}{fontsize} = $keepfontsize;
	if ($strwidth > $width) { 
		return $zipcode;
	}
	return $zip_plus;
}

sub chksum {
	my $num = shift;
	return (10 - eval(join('+',(split(//,$num))))%10)%10;
}

# ****************************************************************
#	return label description : Output_Left Output_Top Output_Width Output_Height

sub labeldata {
    my $self = shift;

    return [ $self->{SETUP}{output_left},
             $self->{SETUP}{output_top},
             $self->{SETUP}{output_width},
             $self->{SETUP}{output_height},
	       ];
}

# ****************************************************************
#	return the avery layout code given a product code
sub averycode {
    my $self = shift;
	my $product = shift;

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

	foreach (keys %{$self->{DATA}{AVERY}}) {
		if (grep /$product/,@{$self->{DATA}{AVERY}{$_}->[1]}) {
			return $_;
		}
	}

    return 0;
}

# ****************************************************************
#	return the avery data
sub averydata {
    my $self = shift;

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

    return $self->{DATA}{AVERY};
}

# ****************************************************************
#	return the dymo layout code given a product code
sub dymocode {
    my $self = shift;
	my $product = shift;

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

	foreach (keys %{$self->{DATA}{DYMO}}) {
		if (grep /$product/,@{$self->{DATA}{DYMO}{$_}->[1]}) {
			return $_;
		}
	}

    return 0;
}

# ****************************************************************
#	return the dymo data
sub dymodata {
    my $self = shift;

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

    return $self->{DATA}{DYMO};
}

# ****************************************************************
#		Return width & height of paper
sub papersize {
    my $self = shift;
    my $logical = shift;

    my($width) = $self->{DATA}->{WIDTH}{$self->{SETUP}{papersize}};
    my($height) = $self->{DATA}->{HEIGHT}{$self->{SETUP}{papersize}};

    if (!$logical || $self->{SETUP}{orientation} eq 'portrait') {
	return [$width, $height];
    }
    else {
	return [$height, $width];
    }
}

# ****************************************************************
#		Return paper names
sub papers {
    my $self = shift;

    return $self->{DATA}->{PAPER};
}


sub stringlen {
   my ($self,$string,$fontname,$fontsize) = @_;
   my $returnval = 0;
  
   foreach my $char (unpack("C*",$string)) {
       $returnval+=$self->{DATA}->{FONTS}{$fontname}->[$char-32];
   }
   return ($returnval*$fontsize/1000);

}

sub stringwidth {
   my ($self,$string,) = @_;
   my $returnval = 0;
   my $fontname = $self->{SETUP}{font};
   my $fontsize = $self->{SETUP}{fontsize};
  
   foreach my $char (unpack("C*",$string)) {
       $returnval+=$self->{DATA}->{FONTS}{$fontname}->[$char-32];
   }
   return ($returnval*$fontsize/1000);

}


sub ListFonts {
	my $self = shift;
    my @tmp = %{$self->{DATA}->{FONTS}};
    my @returnval =();
    while (@tmp) {
        push @returnval, shift(@tmp);   
	shift @tmp;
    }
    return sort( {$a cmp $b;} @returnval);
}

1;
__END__