LPS FUNDAMENTALS
Fonts
A font is a collection of character sets that has a unique type
style, size, and orientation. Both fixed and proportionally-spaced
fonts are available for use on an LPS. Each font character
occupies an area called a character cell. All character cells in a
fixed font are the same width. Character cells in a proportional
font vary in width as illustrated in figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3.
Character spacing
Because the length of a line printed with a proportional font is
relatively unpredictable, fixed fonts are used for variable data on
a report to avoid overprinting of forms by variable data.
Proportional fonts are normally used for forms data, such as
titles and headings. A business letter is an example of the use of
proportional fonts for variable data. An example of the
difference in line length is illustrated in figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4.
Character spacing examples
Fonts are available in various families, sizes, and appearances.
Refer to the Xerox 4850/4890 HighLight Color and 4135 LPS Font
User Guide for more information on fonts and for samples of the
font families, sizes, and faces available for use with your 4890
LPS.
In addition to typeface, style, and size, a font can be defined by
its orientation:
•
Landscape
•
Portrait
•
Inverse landscape
•
Inverse portrait.
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XEROX 4890 HIGHLIGHT COLOR LPS PRODUCT REFERENCE
