IBM 4400 manual Appendix D

Appendix D

Font Directory	The header file that contains the tables describing
	allowed the mode and pitch combinations. The file also
	contains the 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
	sometimes used 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	A font in which the width of the character 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	The host 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.

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