Font
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Font
Purpose Selects typefaces other than the default Gothic font.
Mode NORMAL, CREATE, EXECUTE
Format (cc)FONT [;FACE #] [;BOLD #] [;SLANT #] [;SYMSET #]
[;POINT #] [;SPACE #]
(cc) The Special Function Control Code. (If you are
using the Font command in the CREATE mode,
do
not
enter the SFCC.)
FONT The Font command; enter FONT.
FACE # Identifies the specific typeface. This option is
ignored for line matrix printers.
BOLD # Selects a bold attribute. Enter BOLD, a space, and
ON or 1 to turn bold on, or OFF or 0 for no bold
attribute.
SLANT # Selects a slanting factor. (Slant is similar to italic,
but also offers a backward slant.) Enter SLANT, a
space, and RIGHT or 1 for a typical italic slant,
LEFT or -1 for a backward slant, or OFF or 0 for no
slant attribute.
SYMSET # Selects a font symbol set other than the default
ASCII symbol set. Enter SYMSET, a space, and a
value representing the symbol set as identified in
Table 21 on page 251.
POINT # Selects the point size for the current typeface.
Enter POINT, a space, and a point size ranging
from 4 through 999. Point sizes are available in
quarter-point increments. Horizontal pitch is
automatically adjusted based on the point size
selected.
The point parameter cannot be used when in
CREATE mode. Use the point parameter of the
ALPHA command.
SPACE # Selects a spacing alignment scheme, where
applicable. Enter SPACE, a space, followed by a
value 0 through 3.
Comments Font parameters in Normal and Execute modes do not affect the
fonts that have already been established and saved on a form.
Font commands issued in the Create mode affect only the current
form being created and not any of the fonts on other forms or for
Execute or Normal mode text.
Note The font is activated according to the changed options upon
receipt of the font command.