Learning About Fonts; About Bitmap Fonts; About Outline Fonts - Intermec EasyCoder 3240 Developer's Manual

Chapter 3 — Working with Fonts and Graphics

Learning About Fonts

About Bitmap Fonts

About Outline Fonts

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In addition to the fonts permanently resident in your printer, you can
download scalable outline fonts and user-defined bitmap fonts. This
section explains the differences between bitmap and outline fonts and how
to choose the best font for your application.
Bitmap fonts can be used on any Intermec printer. These fonts typically
print quickly, require less memory than outline fonts, and print at the
highest quality in a specific size. Bitmap fonts are memory intensive when
defined as large characters.
When you download bitmap characters to the printer, you must select the
size of the characters. Make sure that you select the size you want to use in
your formats. If you use IPL commands to magnify the character size in the
printer, the edges of the characters will be jagged.
Outline fonts can be scaled up to 10.16 cm (4 in) and will print in
magnified sizes without jagged edges. These fonts also image more slowly
than bitmap fonts.
Most Intermec printers include TrueDoc or Speedo outline fonts. You can
also download TrueType outline fonts to some printers. The next table lists
outline font compatibility by printer.
Outline Font Compatibility by Printer
Printer TrueType
3240 •
3400A,B,C,D •
3400e •
3440 •
44X0 •
4X30
7421
F4 •
PC41
PD series
PF/PM/PX series •
TrueType fonts are the most popular outline fonts, and several are available
through Windows on your desktop PC. For more information on TrueType
fonts, see "Using TrueType Fonts" on page 41.
TrueDoc Speedo
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Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Developer's Guide