HP PCL Font Characteristics 6-25
Standard Font Definition (SD)
This command defines the standard font and its characteristics: symbol set, font spacing,
pitch, height, posture, stroke weight, and typeface.
SD
kind
,
value
... [,
kind
,
value;
] or SD [
;
]
Table 6-19 Standard Font Definition Command Parameters
Parameter
Format
Functional Range
Default
kind
clamped integer
1 to 7
None
value
clamped real
Kind dependent
*
Kind dependent
*
*
See Table .
The printer interprets the parameters as follows:
No parameters - Defaults the standard font characteristics.
Kind - Specifies the characteristic for which you are setting a value (see Table ).
Table 6-20 Kind Parameter Characteristics
Kind
Characteristic
Default Value
Description
1
Symbol set
277
Roman-8
2
Font spacing
0
fixed spacing
3
Pitch
9
characters per inch
4
Height
11.5
font point size
5
Posture
upright
upright
6
Stroke weight
0
medium
7
Typeface
48
Stick (fixed vector)
Value - Defines the properties of the characteristic specifed by the
kind
parameter.
NOTE:
When selecting fonts, the different
characteristics (symbol set, spacing, pitch, etc.)
are prioritized as shown in Table , with symbol
being the highest priority and typeface being the
lowest. The font selection priority is the same for
HPGL/2 as for PCL font selection.
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