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PCL font typeface

pcl typeface 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..

0Line Printer or Line Draw
3 Courier
4Helvetica
5Times Roman
6Letter Gothic
7Script
8Prestige

Vendor

0Reserved for generic typeface selection.
1HP use only.
2Agfa Division, Miles Inc.
4Bitstream Inc.
6Linotype Company
8The Monotype Corporation plc
20Adobe Systems, Inc.

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MSB pcl typefaces PCL Typeface Family Value pcl typefaces LSB
15 14pcl typefaces11 10pcl typefaces9 8pcl typefaces0
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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