Xerox FreeFlow manual Fixed pitch and proportional font character Spacing

PDL principles and procedures

Figure 1-6. Fixed pitch and proportional font character

spacing

1.Fixed pitch character cell

2.Proportionally spaced character cell

Because the length of a line printed with a proportional font is relatively unpredictable, fixed pitch fonts are used for variable data on a report to avoid overprinting of forms by variable data. Proportional fonts are normally used for form data such as titles and headings. A business letter is an example of the use of proportional fonts for variable data. An example of the difference in line length is illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 1-7. Character spacing examples

1.Proportional spacing

2.Fixed pitch spacing

Fonts are available in various families (for example, OCR and Titan), sizes, and faces (for example, italic and bold). Refer to the Font Reference Manual, delivered with your system, for more information on fonts and for samples of the font families, sizes, and faces available for use with your printing system.

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