Fonts in InterForm400 are defined via the InterForm400 menu, and you find the font menu via these options:
80. Administering InterForm400
4. Work with fonts
All fonts are referred to via a 4 digit number in the designers.
Font numbers are arranged in special intervals depending on the type of file set - either laser (PCL/PDF) or label (ZPL/IDP).
For laser (PCL/PDF) output:
Range: |
Usage: |
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0-3999 |
Used for fixed, predefined fonts and a few barcode types. |
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4000-4999 |
Reservered for barcodes |
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5000-9999 |
Reservered for other, configurable font numbers |
Range: |
Usage: |
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0-1999 |
Used for fixed, predefined fonts and a few fixed barcode types. |
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2000-2999 |
Reservered for user defined versions of the CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed font |
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3000-3999 |
Reservered for used defined versions of the Dot Matrix font |
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4000-4999 |
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5000-9999 |
Reservered for other, configurable font numbers |
Resident fonts, soft fonts and universal fonts
InterForm400 is shipped with predefined font for both PCL/PDF and for label print.
If you create additional font numbers, you should consider if you want to use a resident font or a True Type Font to describe what type face (e.g. Arial, Times New Roman etc.) you want to define. The easiest way to create fonts (that works in any code page) is to install a True Type Font as a universal font.
The three types of fonts you can define in InterForm400 are:
1.Resident fonts for either PCL/PDF or label print.
2.Fonts linked with an installed True Type font for either PCL/PDF or label print.
The three font types including pros and cons are described below:
Resident fonts |
Fonts linked with a True Type Font |
Universal fonts |
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Description |
When you create a resident font, then you use the type faces included in the printers firmware. The type face is for PCL/PDF identified by a special type face number. For label printing the type face is set by the font number range. |
You can link a font number initially defined as a resident font with soft fonts (True Type Fonts) for various ASCII symbol sets and in this way extend the code page support. |
You can install a True Type Font and let InterForm400 create multiple font sizes and enable the special font for any kind of output in any code page via a simple menu option. |
Pros |
This is a very fast way to define font numbers. The output is a bit smaller compared to the other outputs as no soft font is included in the output. |
You can use almost any True Type Fonts. You can use it in all all output formats. It can be used in any code page - limited by the characters included in the True Type Font. |
Very intuitive and the easiest to use. Immediately usable in all output types in any code page - limited by the characters included in the True Type Font. |
Cons |
1.You need to create each font size manually. 2.Code page support is limited to the characters/code pages known by the printer or PDF viewer. 3.For PDF the supported type faces and code page support is very limited. 4.The type face numbers supported on laser printers is a defacto standard, which not all printer manufacturers stick to, so the output can vary, and you might need to repair it with a Type Type Font.
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Compared with the universal fonts you need to do a lot more configuration: 1.You need to create each font size as for the resident fonts. 2.You may need to install the True Type Font once for each type of output: PCL, PDF and/or label print. 3.You need to install the True Type Font also for each ASCII symbol set for each output type. 4.You need to manually link each font number with each installed True Type Font for each ASCII symbol set. 5.The amount of work to define multiple font sizes for multiple code pages can be quite a bit. 6.The output is a little bit larger compared to the resident fonts (about 40 Kb). |
1.You need to have a free 100 range in your font number range. 2.The output is a little bit larger compared to the resident fonts (about 40 Kb). |
