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3.3 Using Different Fonts

The word font is a printing term, which denotes letters of a certain style (called a typeface) and of a certain size. When CompuFax converts a text file into the T4 format, it uses a special file, called a font file, in its conversion. Two different font files are shipped with CompuFax; one of the font files will print at least 8 characters per inch and the other will print at least 12 characters per inch.

Other fonts can be added as needed 2 To change the font in a fax from the default font, add the / FONT qualifier. For example:

$ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.2 / FON T= 132

This example activates the FAX$FONT_DIR:132.FNT font file. You can also change the font with a # # FONT file directive inside a text file. For example:

# # FON T 132

Some computer generated documents contain text with up to 132 characters per line. CompuFax can handle these by using the alternate font file (132.fnt) and landscape orientation (see the next section.)

3.4 Sending Landscaped Files

A landscaped page is a page whose image has been turned on its side, as opposed to a page in portrait orientation, such as the one you are reading now. You may wish to use landscaping 3 if your fax has lines of text that are too long to fit on a regular printed page, which is about 8 inches wide by 10.5 inches high. Normally, you get about ten characters per inch, so a landscaped page allows for about 105 characters per line, as opposed to about 80 with portrait orientation. If you need more than 105 characters per line, you can resort to the alternate font (132.fnt,) which will yield over 140 characters per line in landscape orientation.

Font files must reside in the FAX$FONT_DIR: directory (this is usually the same directory as FAX$DIR:) and must have a file name extension of .FNT. The default font file is always FAX$FONT_DIR:STDFONT.FNT. The font files used by CompuFax are so-called soft-font files, of the type that is compatible with Hewlett Packard LaserJet printers. Several vendors market these fonts inexpensively.

Landscaping requires the Overlay/ Landscape license option. The landscaping feature operates on text files only. It is ignored in other file formats.

Landscape orientation is achieved with the / LANDSCAPE qualifier. This qualifier is positional: if it occurs before the name of the first file to be sent, it applies to all the file names that follow it; otherwise, it applies only to the file name that immediately precedes the qualifier.

Landscape example:

$ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.2 / LAN DSCAPE

Instead of a / LANDSCAPE qualifier in the command line, you can include a # # LANDSCAPE file directive in the text file you want to send. If you do this, make sure that the # # LANDSCAPE directive appears right at the start of the fax page you want to landscape, otherwise landscaping will start with the next fax page (if any.)

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