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CONTROLLING THE PRINTING
The EMULATE ATT../BUTES parameter
TheEMULATEATTRIBUTESparameterdefinesfontattributesandsetup
values(if any)foreachof the StarLaserPrinter8’sfouremulationmodes.
Afont’s
attributes orcharacteristics determinewhatthatfontwilllooklike
whenit isprinted.Thenextchapter,“Fonts,”exploresthedetailsof allfont
attributesin more detail.But let’s have a quickoverviewnow, because
you’llmeetthesetermson the frontpanel’sprogrammenu.
Font attributes: a preview
Orientation(portraitorlandscapeasdescribedearlier)isusuallythoughtof
as one attributeof a font;it’s not really a pageformattingissue. Besides
orientation,thefontswithwhichyouprinthavetheseattributes:
Symbolset is sometimescalled“characterset”- whichcanbeconfusing,
sincesomepeoplesay“characterset”whentheymeana font.Symbolsets
are subgroupsof a font’ssymbolsthat are mostappropriateforparticular
countries,suchas the UK (f), France(h),LatinAmerica(fi)or Japan(%).
Spacing andpitch arelinked.Characterscanbe spacedon thelinepropor-
tionally, so
a narrowlettersuchas i takeslessroomthana wideletterlike
W. Orcharacterscanbespacedallthesamewidth:twelvecharacterstothe
inchis the
monospaced spacingcalled 12pitch.
Pointsize dcfincshowbigcharacterswillprint,suchasIOor 12pointshigh.
Styledefineswhethercharactersprintin uprightor
italic style.
Stroke weight defineshowbold a typefaceprints.
Finally,
typeface itselfmeansthe artisticdesignof a font. Your pnntcr’s
internaltypefacesincludeTms Romn,Line Printer,CourierandPrestige
Elite.WiththeStarLaserPrinter8 youcanalsouseHelvet,Gothic,Script,
Caslon,Oratorandhundredsmoretypefaces,whichyouloadintotheprinter
fromcartridgeor computerdisk.
Whenyouenablefont
setupparameters onthefrontpanel,itmeansyoustart
off with particularfont attributesas defaultswhen you first choose an
emulation.WiththeEX-800andDiabloemulationsyoucanenablepropor-
tionalspacingandboldprintassetupparameters.EX-800modealsoletsyou
startupwithhalfofyoursymbolsetasgraphicscharactersinsteadofitalics.
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