Font Selection Examples

Bitmap, Fixed-Spaced Font

This example illustrates how to select a primary, bitmap, Line Printer, fixed-spaced font with the following characteristics (note that all of the font characteristics are specified):

Table 8-3

CHARACTERISTIC

VALUE

ESCAPE SEQUENCE

 

 

 

Symbol set

ASCII

EC(0U

Spacing

Fixed

EC(s0P

Pitch

16.66 cpi

EC(s16.66H

Height

8.5 point

EC(s8.5V

Style

Upright

EC(s0S

Stroke weight

Medium

EC(s0B

Typeface family

Line Printer

EC(s0T

The following escape sequences can be sent to the printer to select a primary font with the above characteristics:

EC(0UEC(s0PEC(s16.66HEC(s8.5VEC(s0SEC(s0BEC(s0T

The previous sequence can be shortened by combining sequences that have the same two characters following the EC character:

EC(0UEC(s0p16.66h8.5v0s0b0T

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HP 5961-0509 manual Font Selection Examples, Bitmap, Fixed-Spaced Font