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Thefontsyouuse determinewhatyourpageswilllooklike.In thischapter
we’llfirst clarifythe meaningsof wordspeopleuse whentheytalk about
fonts.
Nextwe’llexaminethethreekindsof fonts(internal,cartridgeanddown-
loaded) that you can use on your Star LaserPrinter8. We’ll cover the
particularsetsof symbolsyoucan choosefor thosefontstoo.
Finally,we’llfindouthowto loadtheprinterwithyourselectionof fonts.
FONT TERMINOLOGY
Typefacesand fonts
First,a fewdefinitions.A typefaceis a familyof characterswiththe same
basicdesign.Theartisticcharacterdesignyouchooseestablishesthe“tone
of voice”for all yourdocuments.
Several variables can characterizetypefaces, including weight (light,
mediu’m,bold),width(condensedorextended),andstyle(uprightoritalic).
Courier,forexample,isatypefacefamilythatincludesthecharactersinboth
Courier medi
urnitalic andCourier bold upright
Let’sconsiderthesevariables.Boldpnntissometimescalled“emphasized”
or’’double-strike”.Onearlierprintersboldfaceisgeneratedbyprintingeach
charactertwice;dot-matrixmachinesprintthesecondimpressionjust ahair
belowor to therightof the first one.
Withthe StarLaserPrinter8 youcan havedifferentstrokeweightsin two
ways, dependingon which emulationyou are using. You can have two
differentfonts,storingandswitchingbetweenaboldandamediumversion
ofthefont.Oryoucanusejust onefontandsetboldonandoffwithEscape
sequences.The latterway usesjust halfas muchfontmemory.
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