PCL
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Type 1 Fonts
Thirty of the Type 1 fonts have different font selection parameters in the forward and
backward compatibility modes and 9 of the fonts work only in the forward compatibility
mode. With the appropriate printer driver installed and selected, your software
application selects these fonts.
The following table shows the font selection commands for forward and backward
compatibility modes and indicates the font group for each font. All Type 1 fonts are
supported by both the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050 and the
Lexmark family of printers unless otherwise noted.
To determine which symbol sets are supported by a particular font, find the font
group (A, B, or C) for the font in Table 2-5, and then see Table 2-6 on page 2-15 for
the symbol sets that belong to that group.
Table 2-5: Forward and Backward Compatibility Font Selection Commands
Type 1 Font name
Forward Compatibility
Mode
Backward Compatibility
Mode
Font
Group
Style Bold Typeface Style Bold Typeface
ITC Avant Garde Book 0 0 24607 0 0 61471 B
ITC Avant Garde Book Oblique 1 0 24607 1 0 61471 B
ITC Avant Garde Demi
1
0 2 24607 0 3 61471 B
ITC Avant Garde Demi Oblique
1
1 2 24607 1 3 61471 B
ITC Bookman Light 0 -3 24623 0 -3 61487 B
ITC Bookman Light Italic 1 -3 24623 1 -3 61487 B
ITC Bookman Demi 0 2 24623 0 2 61487 B
ITC Bookman Demi Italic 1 2 24623 1 2 61487 B
Century Schoolbook Roman 0 0 24703 0 0 61463 B
Century Schoolbook Italic 1 0 24703 1 0 61463 B
Century Schoolbook Bold 0 3 24703 0 3 61463 B
Century Schoolbook Bold Italic 1 3 24703 1 3 61463 B
Helvetica 0 0 24580 0 0 61444 B
Helvetica Italic 1 0 24580 1 0 61444 B
Helvetica Bold 0 3 24580 0 3 61444 B
Helvetica Bold Italic 1 3 24580 1 3 61444 B
Helvetica Narrow 4 0 24580 4 0 61444 B
1
Notice the values for forward compatibility and backward compatibility modes differ slightly for Bold.
2
This font is not implemented in the Hewlett-Packard Company’s LaserJet 4050.
3
For the symbol sets supported by this font, see Table 2-7: “Non-Text PCL Emulation Symbol Sets” on page 2-17.
