Managing Fonts - Star Micronics 4111 Applications Manual

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You probably won't change symbol sets very often, unless you need special
symbols for your trade or regularly write in a language other than English.
Your printer supports sets containing just symbols, such as the Greek
alphabet (j?),logic symbols (s), arrows (~), the registered trademark symbol
(09)and so on.
3.3.2 Default font attributes
When you power on your printer, the internal fonts start off with default
attributes which you can change as needed. The default symbol sets is
Roman-8.
Technically, you can use any of the Star LaserPrinter 4111's resident fonts
when you send commands. If you want a character that's not in the font
you're using, don't hesitate to grab it. Just send the Escape sequences that
select your desired symbol set, print with it, then go back to your original
font.
3.4 MANAGING FONTS
You can see which fonts are currently selected on your Star LaserPrinter 4111
by printing a status sheet in offline mode, as mentioned at the beginning of
this chapter. Another TEST mode menu item, described in the Srar
La.~erPrinter4111 Operations Munuul, also lets you print out a list of all the
fonts available on the printer at any given moment.
3.4.1 Selecting fonts
Most popular software packages, particularly word processors, let you
choose fonts from within the program. They send the appropriate commands
to the printer and you don't need to understand how they do it. MultiMafe
uses
pitch to identify different fonts, for example, while WordPerfect uses
print formats. The point is, you may not even have to worry about selecting
which font to use.
But not all packages do the job for you. If you are in this situation, you can
select any font attribute mentioned above, either from the control panel or by
sending an Escape sequence command.
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