U s i n g t h e F o n t Pa c k e t

You can use a font packet to add or clear downloaded fonts from memory, upload your font buffer, font data, or the cell size information for a particular font. The font packet is useful when you are downloading fonts. If you are using downloaded fonts, the font number and the number of bytes each downloaded font uses is listed.

This packet does not list the number of bytes the standard printer fonts use.

If you are creating fonts, you need to have font data included with this packet. Software is available to download from our Web site to create the font data and packet.

Syntax {W,font#,action,device,data_length,data_rec ord p }

W1. W

Writable Font Header.

W2. font# The font identifier from 0 - 32000. Use 0 to specify all fonts.

W3. action

Action. Options:

AAdds the specified font.

CClears all or specified fonts, except ones in ROM.

H Uploads font size information.

M Uploads font memory usage information.

W4. device

Device. Options:

RVolatile RAM

ZAll devices (use for upload).

W5. data_length The length of the font data. The range is 68 - 16384. (optional)

If you are creating fonts, you need to have font data included with this packet.

W6. data_ Multiple data records define the font. The first character is

recordeither an H (hex) or an R (run-length), referring to the

(optional) algorithm. The rest of the record is up to 2710 characters of font data in double quotes. Separate the algorthm and the data with a comma, and end the record with p .

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