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Configuring Xprint V7.0Administering fonts

The variable attributes represents a list of various options via which you can define the attributes of the new font:

-tptypeface, -csstyle, -hmhorizontal_motion, -vmvertical_motion, -pqprint_quality, -lalanguage, -cacomment_for_administrator,

-ahadministration_host, -tmtypeface_mandatory, -cucomment_for_user.

The possible values for options -tp, -cs, -hm, -vm, -pq, -ladepend on the PCL of the target printer. The supported values can be displayed with the xpshow -pclpcl_name -di LONG command (see section “Displaying infor- mation on Xprint V7.0 objects” on page 82).

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For more detailed information, refer to the description of the xpadd - fnt command in the “Xprint V7.0 - Reference Manual”.

Defining a font by copying an existing font

An easy way of defining a new font is to copy an existing font with the same or similar attributes. If you wish, you can modify the font attributes at the same time.

To create a new font from an existing font by modifying the attributes, proceed as follows:

●First check whether the PCL of the target printer supports the desired attributes:

xpshow -pcl pcl_name -di LONG

●Then copy the existing font to the new font and make the desired modifica- tions:

xpcopy -fntold_font_name new_font_name modifications

For modifications specify what modifications you wish to make to the font. Each entry in this attribute list consists of an option of the xpadd -fntcommand and a corresponding value.

Examples

–To define the font generic2 which is to have the typeface SansSerif, the character pitch 12 cpi and the character set INTERNATIONAL:

xpadd -fnt generic2 -tp SansSerif -hm 12 -la INTERNATIONAL

–To define the typeface my_font on the basis of the GENERIC font, setting the character pitch to 10 cpi and the print quality to HIGH:

xpcopy -fnt GENERIC my_font -hm 10 -pq HIGH

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