8 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!

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