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HP-GL/2 COMMAND QUICK REFERENCE
Table B-5.
HP-GL/2 Character Group commands (continued)
Syntax
Name
# value
DT [lblterm
[,mode]][;]
Define Label Terminator
lblterm
Any character except: NULL, LF, Esc, and ;
(semicolon)
mode
0
Print Label Terminator
1
Do not print Label Terminator
DV
[path[,line]]
[;]
Define Variable Text Path
path is:
0
0° right
1
-90° down
2
-180° left
3
-270° up
line is:
0
-90° normal line feed
1
+90° reverse line feed
ES [width
[,height]][;]
Extra Space
width
Number (or fractional number) of spaces
between characters
height
Number (or fractional number) of spaces
between lines
FI font ID[;]
Select Primary Font ID
Font ID number assigned in PCL mode
FN font ID[;]
Select Secondary Font ID
Font ID number assigned in PCL mode
LB text...text
lblterm[;]
Label
text is any character
lblterm is Label Terminator (default Ext or defined with
the DT command)
LO
[position][;]
Label Origin
Position is a number indicating the label position
relative to the current cursor position
SA [;]
Select Alternate Font
Selects the font designated by AD
SB [n] [;]
Scalable or Bitmap Fonts
n is:
0
Scalable fonts
1
Bitmap and scalable fonts
SD [kind,
value...
[,kind,
value]][;]
Standard Font Definition
Kind
Attribute
Value
1
Symbol Set
2
Font Spacing
(fixed); 1 (prop.)
3
Pitch
characters per inch
4
Height
font point size
5
Posture
0 (upright); 1 (italic)
6
Stroke Weight
0 (medium); 3 (bold)
7
Font
SI [width,
height][;]
Absolute Character Size
width
-32768 to +32767
height
-32768 to +32767
SL [tangent
of angle][;]
Character Slant
Tangent of angle is -32768 to +32767
SR [width,
height][;]
Relative Character Size
width
-32768 to +32767
height
-32768 to +32767
SS [;]
Select Standard Font
TD [mode][;]
Transparent Data
mode is:
0
Normal
1
Transparent
XEROX MRP FAMILY PCL 5 AND POSTSCRIPT PRINTER LANGUAGE REFERENCE
B-7