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CHAPTER 2 PCL - 3 

4.2.5.

 

HP-GL/2 graphics window .................................................................................................................... 32

 

4.2.6.

 

Portrait page dimensions ...................................................................................................................... 33

 

4.2.7.

 

Landscape page dimensions ................................................................................................................ 35

 

4.2.8.

 

Coordinates ........................................................................................................................................... 37

 

4.2.9.

 

Units ...................................................................................................................................................... 37

 

4.2.10.

 

Unit of measure ..................................................................................................................................... 37

 

4.2.11.

 

Setting the left and right margins .......................................................................................................... 37

 

4.2.12.

 

Resetting the horizontal margins .......................................................................................................... 38

 

4.2.13.

 

Setting the top margin ........................................................................................................................... 38

 

4.2.14.

 

Setting the vertical motion index (VMI) ................................................................................................. 39

 

4.2.15.

 

Setting the horizontal motion index (HMI) ............................................................................................. 39

 

4.2.16.

 

Setting line spacing ............................................................................................................................... 40

 

4.2.17.

 

Text length ............................................................................................................................................ 40

 

4.2.18.

 

Page length ........................................................................................................................................... 41

 

4.2.19.

 

Perforation skip ..................................................................................................................................... 41

 

4.2.20.

 

Positioning the cursor ........................................................................................................................... 42

 

4.2.21.

 

Vertical positioning ................................................................................................................................ 42

 

4.2.22.

 

Horizontal position ................................................................................................................................ 43

 

4.2.23.

 

Positioning the cursor using control codes ........................................................................................... 44

 

4.2.24.

 

Using the cursor position stack ............................................................................................................. 44

 

4.2.25.

 

Half line feed ......................................................................................................................................... 45

 

4.2.26.

 

Logical page orientation ........................................................................................................................ 45

 

4.2.27.

 

Text direction ......................................................................................................................................... 45

 

5.

 

USING FONTS ................................................................................................................... 47

 

5.1.

 

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 47

 

5.1.1.

 

Font types ............................................................................................................................................. 47

 

5.1.2.

 

Bitmap fonts .......................................................................................................................................... 47

 

5.1.3.

 

Scalable fonts ........................................................................................................................................ 47

 

5.1.4.

 

Bound fonts ........................................................................................................................................... 49

 

5.1.5.

 

Unbound fonts ....................................................................................................................................... 49

 

5.1.6.

 

Font sources ......................................................................................................................................... 49

 

5.1.7.

 

Internal fonts ......................................................................................................................................... 49

 

5.1.8.

 

Card/cartridge fonts .............................................................................................................................. 49

 

5.1.9.

 

Downloadable fonts .............................................................................................................................. 49

 

5.1.10.

 

Primary and secondary fonts ................................................................................................................ 50

 

5.1.11.

 

Specifying the primary font ................................................................................................................... 50

 

5.1.12.

 

Specifying the secondary font ............................................................................................................... 50

 

5.1.13.

 

Selecting the default fonts ..................................................................................................................... 50

 

5.1.14.

 

Switching between the primary and secondary fonts ........................................................................... 50

 

5.1.15.

 

Criteria for font selection ....................................................................................................................... 51

 

5.1.16.

 

Symbol set ............................................................................................................................................ 51

 

5.1.17.

 

Symbol collections ................................................................................................................................ 51

 

5.1.18.

 

Type of character spacing ..................................................................................................................... 51

 

5.1.19.

 

Pitch ...................................................................................................................................................... 51

 

5.1.20.

 

Height .................................................................................................................................................... 51

 

5.1.21.

 

Style ...................................................................................................................................................... 51

 

5.1.22.

 

Stroke weight ........................................................................................................................................ 52

 

5.1.23.

 

Typeface ............................................................................................................................................... 52

 

5.2.

 

Font Selection Commands ........................................................................................................ 53

 

5.2.1.

 

User-defined symbol sets ..................................................................................................................... 53

 

5.2.2.

 

Symbol set ID code command .............................................................................................................. 53

 

5.2.3.

 

Define symbol set ................................................................................................................................. 53

 

5.2.4.

 

Symbol set control command ................................................................................................................ 55

 

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  • 4.2.
  • 5. HP-GL/2 graphics window .
  • 4.2.
  • 6. Portrait page dimensions .
  • 4.2.
  • 7. Landscape page dimensions .
  • 4.2.
  • 8. Coordinates .
  • 4.2.
  • 9. Units .
  • 4.2.
  • 4.2.
  • 11. Setting the left and right margins .
  • 4.2.
  • 12. Resetting the horizontal margins .
  • 4.2.
  • 13. Setting the top margin .
  • 4.2.
  • 14. Setting the vertical motion index (VMI) .
  • 4.2.
  • 15. Setting the horizontal motion index (HMI) .
  • 4.2.
  • 16. Setting line spacing .
  • 4.2.
  • 17. Text length .
  • 4.2.
  • 18. Page length .
  • 4.2.
  • 19. Perforation skip .
  • 4.2.
  • 4.2.
  • 21. Vertical positioning .
  • 4.2.
  • 22. Horizontal position .
  • 4.2.
  • 23. Positioning the cursor using control codes .
  • 4.2.
  • 24. Using the cursor position stack .
  • 4.2.
  • 25. Half line feed .
  • 4.2.
  • 26. Logical page orientation .
  • 4.2.
  • 27. Text direction .
  • 5. USING FONTS .
  • 5.1.
  • 5.1.
  • 1. Font types .
  • 5.1.
  • 2. Bitmap fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 3. Scalable fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 4. Bound fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 5. Unbound fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 6. Font sources .
  • 5.1.
  • 7. Internal fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 8. Card/cartridge fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 9. Downloadable fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 5.1.
  • 11. Specifying the primary font .
  • 5.1.
  • 12. Specifying the secondary font .
  • 5.1.
  • 13. Selecting the default fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 14. Switching between the primary and secondary fonts .
  • 5.1.
  • 15. Criteria for font selection .
  • 5.1.
  • 16. Symbol set .
  • 5.1.
  • 17. Symbol collections .
  • 5.1.
  • 18. Type of character spacing .
  • 5.1.
  • 19. Pitch .
  • 5.1.
  • 5.1.
  • 21. Style .
  • 5.1.
  • 22. Stroke weight .
  • 5.1.
  • 23. Typeface .
  • 5.2.
  • 5.2.
  • 1. User-defined symbol sets .
  • 5.2.
  • 2. Symbol set ID code command .
  • 5.2.
  • 3. Define symbol set .
  • 5.2.
  • 4. Symbol set control command .

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