Font

Font

Purpose Selects typefaces other than the default Gothic font.

Mode NORMAL, CREATE, EXECUTE

Format (cc)FONT [;FACE #] [;BOLD #] [;SLANT #] [;SYMSET #] [;POINT #] [;SPACE #]

Note The font is activated according to the changed options upon receipt of the font command.

(cc)The Special Function Control Code. (If you are using the Font command in the CREATE mode, do not enter the SFCC.)

FONT

The Font command; enter FONT.

FACE # Identifies the specific typeface. This option is

ignored for line matrix printers.

BOLD # Selects a bold attribute. Enter BOLD, a space, and ON or 1 to turn bold on, or OFF or 0 for no bold attribute.

SLANT # Selects a slanting factor. (Slant is similar to italic, but also offers a backward slant.) Enter SLANT, a space, and RIGHT or 1 for a typical italic slant, LEFT or -1for a backward slant, or OFF or 0 for no slant attribute.

SYMSET # Selects a font symbol set other than the default ASCII symbol set. Enter SYMSET, a space, and a value representing the symbol set as identified in Table 21 on page 251.

POINT # Selects the point size for the current typeface. Enter POINT, a space, and a point size ranging from 4 through 999. Point sizes are available in quarter-point increments. Horizontal pitch is automatically adjusted based on the point size selected.

The point parameter cannot be used when in

CREATE mode. Use the point parameter of the

ALPHA command.

SPACE # Selects a spacing alignment scheme, where applicable. Enter SPACE, a space, followed by a value 0 through 3.

Comments Font parameters in Normal and Execute modes do not affect the fonts that have already been established and saved on a form.

Font commands issued in the Create mode affect only the current form being created and not any of the fonts on other forms or for Execute or Normal mode text.

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