HP 5961-0509 manual Character Definition Command, 11-50Soft Font Creation

Character Definition Command

The Character Descriptor and Data command is used to download character data blocks to the printer for both bitmap and scalable fonts.

EC ( s # W [character descriptor and data]

	Default	=	N/A
	Range	=	0 - 32767
	The value field (#) identifies the number of bytes in the immediately
	following character data block. The maximum number is 32767.
	For a detailed description of the Character Descriptor fields for bitmap
	fonts refer to Character Descriptor and Data Format for PCL Bitmap
	Fonts. For Intellifont scalables, refer to “Character Descriptor and
	Data Format for Intellifont Scalable Fonts.” For TrueType fonts, refer
	to “Character Descriptor and Data Format for TrueType Fonts.”
Note	Examples for defining a bitmapped portrait and landscape character
	are provided under Character Definition Examples, after the
	Character Descriptor Formats section, later in this chapter.

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