PCL font typeface is a number used as part of a PCL font selection sequence to identify a unique font family. The number is often used informally to ensure a particular font is selected but it is defined by HP as a 16 bit value.
Typeface Base Value are numbered as follows..
0 | Line Printer or Line Draw |
3 | Courier |
4 | Helvetica |
5 | Times Roman |
6 | Letter Gothic |
7 | Script |
8 | Prestige |
Vendor
0 | Reserved for generic typeface selection. |
1 | HP use only. |
2 | Agfa Division, Miles Inc. |
4 | Bitstream Inc. |
6 | Linotype Company |
8 | The Monotype Corporation plc |
20 | Adobe Systems, Inc. |
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MSB
PCL Typeface Family Value
LSB |
15 |
1411 |
109 |
80 |
0 |
Vendor |
Version |
Typeface base value |
For example, a common printer font is the family CG Times designated Typeface 4101 decimal or hexadecimal 0x1005. Thus, the Base value 5 = Times Roman, Vendor value 8 = The Monotype Corporation plc.
CG Times would be selected using the PCL escape sequence
ESC(s4101T | select as primary font. |
ESC)s4101T | select as secondary font. |
Note that most PCL printers will print a list of available fonts with the appropriate font selection sequences.
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