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Introduction
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PCL Font Selection
Introduction
Several characteristics identify a font (as described in
Chapter 7
,
Fonts
). Font characteristic selection commands, described in
this chapter, are used to specify the desired font characteristics
for printing. Commands are included for the following
characteristics: symbol set, spacing, pitch, height, style, stroke
weight, and typeface family.
The printer maintains a
font select table
in its operating code
that contains the characteristic values of the current font.
Whenever the printer receives a font select command (escape
sequence) specifying a new characteristic value, the printer
records that characteristic in the table. After the table is updated
(receives new characteristic values), and text is ready to be
printed, the printer performs a
font select
. The printer searches
the available fonts and scalable typefaces to select one that
matches (or most closely matches) the characteristics as listed in
the font select table.
Note A font must be in the printer to be selected for printing!
