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The standard and substitute character sets (SD and AD commands respectively) define each character set's attributes, such as font, font spacing, pitch height, and character width. The table below shows which of the attributes shown in the HPGL/2 manual can be used with HP-GL/2.
Types and attributes |
Default value |
Description |
|
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Character set |
277 |
Roman8 |
2 |
Font spacing |
0 |
Fixed spacing |
3 |
Pitch |
Depends on paper size |
Characters per inch |
4 |
Height |
Depends on paper size |
Font point |
5 |
Character tilt |
0 |
Upright |
6 |
Line width |
0 |
Normal |
7 |
Font |
3 |
Courier |
Character Set
Character set attributes define the character sets used as the standard and substitute character set. The table below shows the character sets that the HPGL/2 filter can use. If an unusable character set is specified, the default set is applied.
Character set |
Description |
Note |
---|---|---|
0 and 277 |
Roman8 |
|
11 |
JIS ASCII |
|
22 |
Arabic |
|
43 |
Katakana |
If you select this font, the display might not be as intended, depending on the area you want to use. |
101 |
Shift JIS |
|
278 |
Arabic-8 |
|
300 |
Ventura ITC Zapf Dingbats |
|
332 |
PS ITC Zapf Dingbats |
|
364 |
ITC Zapf Dingbats 100 |
|
396 |
ITC Zapf Dingbats 200 |
|
428 |
ITC Zapf Dingbats 300 |
|
531 |
HP-GL Download |
|
numbers higher than 1000 |
Kanji code |
If you select this font, the display might not be as intended, depending on the area you want to use. |
Font
The font attribute selects the font that determines the rendering style. The table below shows the character sets that the HP-GL/2 filter can use. If an unusable font is specified, the default font is applied.
Font |
Selection condition |
Note |
---|---|---|
Courie |
The character set is 0, 277 or the font is 3 |
|
Symbol |
The character set is 22, 278 |
|
Zaps Dingbats |
The character set is 300, 332, 364, 396, 428 |
|
User font |
The character set is 531 |
Fonts downloaded using the DL command. |
Mincho / Gothic |
The character set is 101, 43, 1000 or a higher number; or the font is 81, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156 |
Conditions of usage by Mincho / Gothic depends upon the command parameter. |
Stick font |
The font is 48, 49, 50 |
|
Helvetica |
The font is 4 |
|
Times Roman |
The font is 5 and the line width is other than 3, 7 |
|
Times Bold |
The font is 5 and the line width is 3 or 7 |
|
Times Italic |
The font is 5, the tilt is 1, and the line width is other than 3, 7 |
|
Times Bold Italic |
The font is 5, the tilt is 1, and the line width is 3, 7 |
|
Palatino-Roman |
The font is 15 and the line width is other than 3, 7 |
|
Palatino-Bold |
The font is 5 and the line width is 3, 7 |
|
Palatino-Italic |
The font is 15 and the tilt is 1 |
|
Palatino-Bold-Italic |
The font is 15 and the tilt is 1 and the line width is 3 , 7 |
|
NewCenturySchlBk |
The font is 23 and the line width is other than 3 , 7 |
|
NewCenturySchlBk-Bold |
The font is 23 and the line width is 3, 7 |
|
NewCenturySchlBk-Italic |
The font is 23, the tilt is 1, and the line width is other than 3, 7 |
|
NewCenturySchlBk-Bold-Italic |
The font is 23 , the tilt is 1, and the line width is 3, 7 |
|
AvantGarde-Book |
The font is 31 |
|
AvantGarde-Book-Oblique |
The font is 31 and the tilt is 1 |
|
Zapfchancery-medium-italic |
The font is 43 |
|
Bookman-Light |
The font is 47 and the line width is other than 3, 7 |
|
Bookman-DemiLight |
The font is 47 and the line width is 3, 7 |
|
Bookman-LightItalic |
The font is 47, the tilt is 1, and the line width is other than 3, 7 |
|
Bookman-DemiItalic |
The font is 47, the tilt is 1, and the line width is 3, 7 |