Controllingtheprinting - Star Micronics 8 Series Applications Manual

CONTROLLING THE PRINTING
The EMULATE ATT../BUTES parameter
The EMULATE ATTRIBUTES parameterdefinesfontattributesand setup
values(if any) for each of the Star LaserPrinter8's four emulationmodes.
A font's
attributes
or
characteristics
determinewhatthatfontwilllooklike
whenit is printed.The nextchapter,"Fonts,"exploresthedetailsof all font
attributesin more detail. But let's have a quick overviewnow, because
you'llmeet theseterms on the frontpanel'sprogrammenu.
Font attributes: a preview
Orientation(portraitor landscapeas describedearlier)is usuallythoughtof
as one attributeof a font; it's not really a page formattingissue. Besides
orientation,the fonts with whichyou print have theseattributes:
Symbolset is sometimescalled"characterset"- whichcan be confusing,
sincesomepeoplesay "characterset"whenthey mean a font.Symbolsets
are subgroupsof a font's symbolsthat are most appropriatefor particular
countries,such as the UK (f), France(h),Latin America(fi)or Japan (%).
Spacing
and
pitch
are linked.Characterscan be spacedon the line
propor-
tionally, so
a narrowletter such as
i
takesless roomthan a wideletter like
W.
Or characterscan be spacedallthesamewidth:twelvecharactersto the
inch is the
monospaced
spacingcalled 12pitch.
Pointsize
dcfincshowbigcharacterswillprint, suchas IOor 12pointshigh.
Styledefineswhethercharactersprint in uprightor
italic
style.
Stroke weight
defineshow
bold
a typefaceprints.
Finally,
typeface
itself means the artisticdesign of a font. Your pnntcr's
internaltypefacesincludeTms Romn, Line Printer, Courierand Prestige
Elite.Withthe Star LaserPrinter8 you can also use Helvet,Gothic,Script,
Caslon,Oratorandhundredsmoretypefaces, w hichyouloadintotheprinter
from cartridgeor computerdisk.
Whenyouenablefont
setup parameters
onthefrontpanel,itmeansyoustart
off with particular font attributesas defaults when you first choose an
emulation.WiththeEX-800andDiabloemulationsyoucan enablepropor-
tionalspacingandboldprintassetupparameters. E X-800modealsoletsyou
startup withhalfof yoursymbolsetas graphicscharactersinsteadof italics.
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