HP 5961-0509 manual Font Classifications, Font ID Command Font Header, 11-2Soft Font Creation

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The definition of a font with a quantity n characters would appear as shown below.

Table 11-1

Font ID Command

Font Header

Character Code1

Character Descriptor1

Character Data1

Character Code2

Character Descriptor2

Character Data2

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Character Coden

Character Descriptorn

Character Datan

 

Font Classifications

 

There are three basic classifications of fonts accepted by the

 

HP LaserJet printer: PCL bitmap, Intellifont scalable, and

 

TrueType scalable. Several different font header and character

 

descriptor formats are available for the different font classifications.

 

All are presented in this chapter.

 

 

Note

Not all font classifications are supported in all HP LaserJet Family

 

printers. Refer to the PCL 5 Comparison Guide or the printer User’s

 

Manual for specific information.

 

With the information provided in the section for bitmap fonts, it is

 

 

possible to format a PCL bitmap character/font for the printer.

 

However, to format an Intellifont or TrueType scalable font,

 

additional information is required.

 

Intellifont scalable fonts are formatted to use Agfa Scaling

 

Technology. Intellifont scalable fonts are described in detail in the

 

document, Intellifont Scalable Typeface Format, available from Agfa

 

Division, Miles Inc. (Refer to Related Documents, located in the front

 

of this manual, for information on how to obtain this document.)

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HP 5961-0509 manual Font Classifications, Font ID Command Font Header, HP LaserJet printer PCL bitmap, Intellifont scalable