HP Pcl 5 Manual

ENSpacing Command 8-9
Spacing Command 
Inter-character spacing can be specified as either proportional or 
fixed.
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C ( s # P -  Primary spacing
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C ) s # P -  Secondary spacing 
#  =  0 - Fixed spacing
    1 - Proportional spacing 
Default =0
Range =0, 1 (values outside the range are ignored)
When propor tional spacing is specified and a proportionally-spaced 
font is not available (in the requested symbol set), a fixed pitch font 
with the current pitch specification is selected. If fixed spacing is...

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Pitch Command 
The Pitch command designates the horizontal spacing of a 
fixed- spaced (bitmap or scalable) font in terms of the number of 
characters per inch. This characteristic is ignored when selecting a 
proportionally-spaced (bitmap or scalable) font, but is saved in the 
font select table and available when a fixed-spaced font is selected.
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C ( s # H -  Primary pitch
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C ) s # H -  Secondary pitch
#  =  # = Pitch in characters/inch 
Default =10
Range =0.00
The value...

ENPitch Command 8-11 The following formula can be used to as a rule of thumb for computing 
a maximum recommended pitch:
The character (“contour”) width in the above formula is expressed 
as a percentage of an Em. For example, the width of characters in 
Courier is very close to 60% of an Em, and  . 
(The width of characters in Letter Gothic is approximately 50% of an 
Em. For other fonts, refer to the font metric data supplied by the font 
vendor.)
NoteIf a scalable fixed-space font is selected using an...

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Height Command 
The Height command specifies the height of the font in points. This 
characteristic is ignored when selecting a fixed-spaced scalable font; 
however, the value is saved and available when a bitmap font or a 
proportionally-spaced scalable font is selected.
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C ( s # V -  Primary Height
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C ) s # V -  Secondary Height
#  =   Height in points 
Default =12
Range =0.25 - 999.75
The value field (#) is valid to two decimal places. If the requested 
height is...

ENHeight Command 8-13
NoteIf a proportional-spaced scalable font is selected using an ID number, 
send the Height command to specify the point size otherwise, the size 
is determined by the height characteristic value of the former 
font (as listed in the font select table) See “Font Selection by 
ID Command” later in this chapter for more information.
Example
To specify a height of 12 points for the primary font, send:
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C(s12V
To specify a height of 14.4 points for the secondary font, send:
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C)s14.4V...

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Style Command 
The Style command identifies the posture of a character, its width, 
and structure of the font symbols.
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C ( s # S -  Primary Style
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C ) s # S -  Secondary Style 
Default =0
Range =0 - 32767 (values greater than 32767 are set to 32767)
Style values for the most common typefaces are listed in Table 8-1. 
Additional style values may also be obtained from the related font 
documentation provided with HP’s font products.
Table 8-1 Common Font Styles
Value  Font...

ENStyle Command 8-15
NotesWith the introduction of the HP LaserJet IID printer, Hewlett-Packard 
expanded the style values (in the Font Header style value field) from a 
one-byte to a two-byte value field, expanding the style range from 
0-255 to 0-32767. This expansion allows for additional styles.
Style values can be obtained by calculating the “Style Word” as 
described under “Style MSB” in Chapter 11.
For selecting style, an exact match is required. If there is no match, 
this characteristic is...

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Stroke Weight Command 
The Stroke Weight command designates the thickness of the strokes 
that compose the characters of a font.
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C ( s # B -  Primary stroke weight
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C ) s # B -  Secondary stroke weight 
Default =0
Range = - 7 to 7 (less than -7 maps to -7; greater than 7 maps to 7) 
The value field (#) specifies the thickness of the strokes used in 
the design of the font. The supported stroke weight values are 
–7 through 7. The thinnest font available is –7; the thickest...

ENStroke Weight Command 8-17 If the specified stroke weight is greater than or equal to 0 and is not 
available, the next thicker available stroke weight is selected. If no 
thicker stroke weight is available, the closest available thinner stroke 
weight is selected.
If the specified stroke weight is less than zero and is not available, the 
next thinner available stroke weight is selected. If no thinner stroke 
weight is available, the closest available thicker stroke weight is 
selected.
The factory...

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Typeface Family Command 
The Typeface Family command designates the design of the font.
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C ( s # T - Primary typeface family
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C ) s # T - Secondary typeface family
#  =   Typeface family value   (see Appendix C in the PCL 5 
Comparison Guide for typeface values).
Default =14099, Body Text
Range =
10 - 65535 (values greater than 65535 are set to 65535)
If the value field (#) specifies a typeface that is unavailable, this 
characteristic is ignored during font selection.
The...