7.6.1. Introduction; Introduction ; SD - Define standard font - Page 195

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7.6.1.

Introduction 

The character group commands enable you to print text to accompany your HP-GL/2 generated graphics   
without leaving graphics mode.    You can use any font that would be available to you in LaserJet emulation 
mode    and you can modify various printing characteristics of the text such as the size, direction and slant 
of the characters. 

SD - Define standard font 

SD [ 

attribute, value

 ] [..] [;] 

attribute ; a font attribute to be defined 
value ; the value of the attribute 

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This command allows you to define the standard font and its attribute. 

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attribute takes a value from 1-7. 1=symbol set, 2=spacing, 3=pitch, 4=height, 5=posture, 6=stroke weight 
and 7=typeface. 

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value selects an option for the specified attribute. 

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If the defined font is not available another font is selected that matches the defined font's specified attributes 
as closely as possible.    The symbol set attribute has the highest priority for matching and typeface has the 
lowest. 

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If you omit all parameters,    the default standard font attributes are used.    These are shown below. 

Attribute Meaning  Default 

value

Description 

1 Symbol 

set  277 

Roman-8 

2 Spacing 

0  Monospacin

g 

3 Pitch 

9 

9 

cpi 

4 Height  11.5 11.5 

point 

5 Posture 

0 

Upright 

characters 

6 Stroke 

weight 

0 Medium 

7 Typeface  48  Stick 

font