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Escape sequences specify characteristics about fonts, which
are listed in the order in which they are conventionally specified
in the escape sequence:
-
Text-parsing method that specifies whether character
codes are interpreted as 1-byte or 2-byte character codes. (See
Text-parsing method for fonts
.)
-
Character encoding or symbol set of the font family, such
as ISO-8859-1, Windows 3.0 (Latin 2), and Big5. (See
Character encoding
.)
-
Font spacing, which can be constant or proportional. (See
Font characteristics
.)
-
Font pitch (monospace fonts) or height (variable-width fonts).
The value must be supplied as the
fontPitch
or
fontSize
variable,
depending on the type of font. When the form is printed, these variables
are replaced with the specific settings that are specified in the
form itself. (See
Font characteristics
.)
-
fontPitch
-
Specifies pitch or characters per inch. Use this variable
for monospace fonts such as Courier and Letter Gothic. If you omit
this variable from a typeface definition, the default printer value
is used. If you hardcode this value in your escape sequence, only
the printer-installed font with that characteristic is used.
-
fontSize
-
Specifies font height. Use this variable for variable-width
fonts such as Times New Roman. If you omit this variable from a
typeface definition, the default printer value is used. If you hardcode
this value in your escape sequence, only the printer-installed font
with that characteristic is used.
-
Style, such as upright, italic, or condensed. If not specified,
the upright style is used. (See
Font characteristics
.)
-
Stroke weight, such as normal and bold. If not specified,
the normal stroke weight is used. (See
Font characteristics
.)
-
Font family, such as Courier and Coronet. (See
Font characteristics
.)
Most printer manuals provide the
escape sequences to use to specify fonts. (See
Finding documentation for your printer
.)
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