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Chapter 4 Select And Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts
PTX_SETUP
PTX_SETUP can be used to download TrueType fonts into the file system.
Please see the PTX_SETUP chapter in the PGL Programmer’s Reference
Manual for details.
Example:
! PTX_SETUP
FILE_IO-CAPTURE; “ARIAL.TTF”.
PTX_END
Arial TrueType font binary data
NOTE: Do not add any LF/FF at the end of the binary data
!PTX_SETUP
FILE_IO-CAPTURE;””.
PTX_END
Labeling Applications
A TrueType font can be downloaded through several labeling applications,
such as Codesoft, Loftware, and Bartender. Please contact the appropriate
company for more details.
Select And Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts
After downloading the TrueType font using any of the above methods, the
user can access the downloaded TrueType font by using the FONT;NAME
command as described in the PGL Programmer’s Reference Manual.
For Example:
~CREATE;FORM
FONT;NAME ARIAL.TTF
ALPHA
10;10;2;2;$01234$
STOP
END
~EXECUTE;FORM;1
The font can also be chosen and printed through LP+ using the TrueType
Font Selection superset command as described in the LinePrinter Plus
Emulation Programmer’s Reference Manual.
For example:
SSCC arial.ttf;
where SSCC is the superset control code for the current LP+ emulation.
You can also choose and print the font using the PPI/ZGL protocol converter.