Font Selectionby Id Command - HP PCL 5 Reference Manual

Font Selectionby ID Command

Soft fonts can be specified using their associated ID numbers. (ID
numbers are assigned to soft fonts using the Font ID command
described in Chapter 9, Font Management).
Default = 0
Range =
If the designated font is present, the font is selected as the primary/
secondary font and all primary/secondary font characteristics in the
printer's Font Select Table are set to those of the selected font.
However, if the selected font is proportionally spaced, the pitch
characteristic is not changed.
If the designated font is not present, the current font is retained.
Notes If a scalable font is selected using an ID number, send the Height or
Pitch command (Height for proportional, Pitch for fixed) to specify the
height or pitch; otherwise, the characteristic is determined by the
value of the former font (as listed in the font select table).
If the font is a scalable typeface, symbol set is determined from the
values contained in the printer's font selection table. To specify a
different symbol set, send a symbol set selection command prior to
the Font Selection ID command.
For shared or multi-user environments, Hewlett-Packard recommends
that soft fonts be selected by characteristics rather than ID number.
8-26 PCL Font Selection
E
Designates soft font # as primary
( # X -
C
E
Designates soft font # as secondary
) # X -
C
# = font ID number
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