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Appendix D
Font Directory The header file that contains the tables describing
allowed the mode and pitch combinations. The file also
containsthe tables used to set up the character sets
and the international languages within the character
sets.
Font name
See
typeface.
Font pattern A font pattern is the matrix of pels which represents a
character, symbol, or image.
Font, landscape A font printed parallel to the long edge of a page, or a
font capable of being produced on a landscape page
orientation.
Font, monospaced Also called fixed-pitch fonts. Every character,
regardless of actual horizontal size, occupies the same
amount of font pattern space. All monospaced fonts
use specific pitch size settings. Monospaced fonts are
sometimesused when strict character alignment is
desired (tables, charts, spreadsheets, etc.).
Font, portrait A font printed parallel to the short edge of a page.
Font, proportional Afont in which the wid tho fthe c haracter cell varies with
the width of the character. For example, “i” takes less
space to print than “m”. Using proportional fonts
generally increases the readability of printed
documents, giving text a typeset appearance. This
manual is printed in proportional fonts.
Font weight
See
character weight.
Font width The measurement of the width of a character cell in
dots.
G
Glyph The shape of a character in a print mode and pitch.
H
Host computer Thehost computer stores, processes, and sends data
to be printed, and which communicates directly with the
printer. The term host indicates the controlling
computer, since modern printers are themselves
microprocessor-controlled computer systems.