HP 5961-0509 manual Origin Character cell, Width Character

Table 23-5	(continued)
Cap Height		The distance from the baseline to the top of a
		capital letter.
Character		The point at which the baseline meets the left edge
Origin		of the character cell.
Character		The lateral area allocated for character rendering.
Width
Character		The distance from the left edge of one character to
Plot (CP)		the beginning of the next character.
Cell Width
Character		A rectangular area with the height of a linefeed and
Plot (CP)		a width extending from the beginning of one
Cell		character to the beginning of the next.

The printer implements the following different types of fonts:

zScalable outline font

zBitmap font

zHP-GL/2 Stick and Arc font

These are described in more detail in “Using Fonts” later in this chapter. Figure 23-6 and Figure 23-7 show each type of font in relation to its character cell.

Note	Proportional fonts do not actually have a fixed character “cell.” The
	width occupied by each character depends on the character’s shape.

Figure 23-6 Scalable and Bitmap Character Cell

EN Working with the Character Cell 23-13