6-18 HP PCL Font Characteristics
Scalable or Bitmap Fonts (SB)
SB [
n
;] or SB [
;
]
n
: 0 - Scalable fonts only
1 - Bipmap fonts allowed
No parameter - Defaults to scalable fonts. Equivalent to SB0.
This command specifies which types of fonts are used for text printing commands. It
allows you to restrict font selection to only scalable fonts, disregarding bitmap fonts.
Table 6-11 Scalable or Bitmap Fonts Command Parameters
Parameter
Format
Functional Range
Default
n
clamped integer
0 or 1
0
This command is defaulted by the DV command (default value). The SB command takes
affect immediately, changing both the the standard (primary) and alternate (secondary)
fonts to be scalable only or bimap, as requested.
The FN and FI commands implicitly change the value of the SB command. For example, if
SB = 0 and FN selects a bitmap font, SB is set to 1.
When (SB1;) is set, all fonts obey the same restrictions as bitmapped fonts regarding
character fill, orientation, size, and slant.
Scalable fonts respond more accurately to some HPGL/2 commands. The choice of
scalable or bitmap fonts can affect the performance of the following HPGL/2 commands
(see Table 6-12).
Table 6-12 Commands Effected by Choice of Scalable or Bitmapped Fonts
Affected Commands
Limitation
CF
Bitmapped characters cannot be edged.
DI, DR
Bitmapped characters can be printed only with
orthogonal directions (0
o
, 90
o
, 180
o
, or 270
o
).
SI, SR
Sizes of bitmapped fonts are approximate only.
SL
The slant command is ignored for bitmapped
fonts.
AD, SD, CP, LB
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