Font, Vector - SATO GL408e Programming Reference Manual

FONT, VECTOR

FUNCTION To specify printing of the unique SATO vector font. The vector font allows large
characters to be printed with smooth, round edges. Each character is made of a
number of vectors (or lines), and will require slightly more printer compiling time.
FORMAT Specify Vector Font: <ESC>$a,b,c,d
Data for Vector Font: <ESC>$=(data)
Place immediately preceding the data to be printed.
EXAMPLE
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>$A,100,100,0
<ESC>$=SATO AMERICA
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0200<ESC>$=VECTOR FONT
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0350<ESC>$A,200,300,8<ESC>$=SATO
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
OUTPUT
(4-21)
NOTES The Pitch command can be used with Vector fonts. If the font size designation is out
of the specified range, a default value of 50 is used.
The font width and height values include ascenders, descenders, and other space. A
font must be defined for each field to be printed. There is not a default font.
Refer to Appendix: Reference Tables 22 & 23 for additional information.
SATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference
a = A: Helvetica Bold (proportional spacing)
B: Helvetica Bold (fixed spacing)
b = Font width (50-999)
c = Font height (50-999 dots)
d = Font variation (0-9) as follows:
0: Standard
1: Standard open (outlined)
2: Gray (mesh) pattern 1
3: Gray (mesh) pattern 2
4: Gray (mesh) pattern 3
5: Standard open, shadow 1
6: Standard open, shadow 2
7: Standard mirror image
8: Italic 9 Italic open, shadow
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