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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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