Printronix P9212 Setup Manual page 191

font
font, monospaced
font name
font pattern
font, proportional
font weight
font width
hex codes
host computer
The complete set of a given size of type, including characters,
symbols, figures, punctuation marks, ligatures, signs, and accents.
To fully describe a font, you must specify seven characteristics:
1) typeface (Courier, Helvetica, Swiss, etc.)
2) spacing (proportional or monospaced)
3) type size (12 point, 14 point, etc.)
4) scale factor (character height/width ratio)
5) type style (Roman or italic)
6) character weight (bold, normal, etc.)
7) character proportion (normal, compressed, expanded).
Also called fixed-pitch font and mono-font. Every character,
regardless of horizontal size, occupies the same amount of font
pattern space. All monospaced fonts use specific pitch size
settings. Monospaced fonts are sometimes used when strict
character alignment is desired (tables, charts, spreadsheets, etc.).
See typeface.
A font pattern is the matrix of pixels which represents a character,
symbol, or image.
A font in which the width of a character cell varies with the width
of the character. For example, [i] takes less space to print than
[m]. Using proportional fonts generally increases the readability
of printed documents, giving text a typeset appearance.
The thickness of the lines making up a character. For example,
"bold" and "light" are different font weights.
The measurement of the width of a character cell in dots.
H
Codes based on a numeral system with a radix of 16.
The computer that stores, processes, and sends data to be printed,
and which communicates directly with the printer. The term
"host" indicates the controlling computer, since modern printers
are themselves microprocessor-controlled computer systems.
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