HP 5961-0509 Coordinate System, Bitmap Fonts, Intellifont Scalable Fonts, 11-4Soft Font Creation

Coordinate System

Both bitmap and scalable characters are designed in an area referred to as a cell or window, and each has its own coordinate system and set of units.

Bitmap Fonts

Characters of a bitmap font are designed within a rectangular area referred to as a cell. The bitmap character cell is illustrated in Figure 11-3, Figure 11-6, and Figure 11-7. The physical coordinate system is defined in terms of the directions of raster scan (X) and paper motion (Y), as illustrated in the following figure.

	Figure 11-1 Bitmap Physical Coordinate System
Note	The LaserJet IID, IIP, 2000, and all LaserJet PCL 5 printers rotate
	fonts to match the paper’s physical coordinate system.

Intellifont Scalable Fonts

Characters of an Intellifont scalable font are designed within a rectangular area known as the Agfa Design Window (Figure 11-2). The units of this coordinate system are .01mm square.

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