Xerox 4213 manual Symbol set, Font source, Spacing, Pitch, Height, Style

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Symbol set

The symbol set defines the characters available in a font and the numeric values with which they are associated. Symbol sets are designed for different languages and applications where special characters are required.

Each font matches a specific symbol set. Therefore, for a font to be available in more than one symbol set, there must be a separate version of the font in the printer for each symbol set.

Font source

The Printer Status Sheet identifies a font as coming from the following sources:

·Resident, including the internal Laser Jet II `F' cartridge

·The left cartridge slot

·The right cartridge slot

·Downloaded as a Hewlett-Packard Soft Font.

Spacing

Spacing indicates whether a font is proportionally spaced or of fixed pitch. Characters in a proportionally-spaced font have varying widths (e.g., the letter ªiº takes up less space on a line than the letter ªm.º). Fixed-pitch characters, on the other hand, occupy all the same amount of space.

Pitch

Pitch specifies the number of characters per inch (cpi) printed by a fixed-pitch font. The pitch characteristic has no bearing on proportionally-spaced fonts.

Height

The height of a font is measured in points (1/72nd of an inch) from the lowest descender to the top of the highest character (excluding accents).

Style

Style refers to whether characters are upright or italic.

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