Bitmapped And Scalable Fonts - Lexmark Optra Color 45 User Manual

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Bitmapped and Scalable Fonts

The printer uses both bitmapped and scalable fonts. Bitmapped
fonts are stored in printer memory as predefined patterns of bits
that represent a typeface at a specific size, style and resolution. An
example of a character from a bitmapped font is shown below:
Bitmapped fonts are available in different type styles and point
sizes as downloadable fonts. Contact the place where you pur-
chased your printer for more information about downloadable
fonts.
Scalable fonts (also called outline fonts) are stored as computer pro-
grams that define the outlines of the characters in the font. Each
time you print characters from a scalable font, the printer creates a
bitmap of the characters at the point size you choose, shown as fol-
lows, and saves it temporarily in printer memory. These
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Appendix: Understanding Fonts