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3.1. Resident Fonts
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Bitmap fonts
A bitmap font is made of a fixed bit pattern (Figure 3.1.). This
pattern is stored in a special format for use in the printer. Bit-
map fonts have a fixed height (size) for each character. There-
fore, different font sets are required for different font sizes. For
example, Dutch801BM10-Roman is a 10-point font and
Dutch801BM8-Roman is an 8-point font.
Scalable fonts
Scalable fonts provide the outline of the characters (Figure
3.2.). This outline is scaled according to the scaling information
from the computer and filled in for printing. Depending on the
capabilities of the software you use, the scalable fonts can be
scaled from 0.25 point to 999.75 points in quarter point incre-
ments.
Figure 3.1. Bitmap Font Character
Figure 3.2. Scalable Font Character