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The EpsonEX-800emulationis reallyversatile.It lets youhaveboth of
thoseIBMsymbolsetsplusEpson’sownstandardsymbolset.ThisEpson
symbolset is unusual:it containsbothuprightand italiccharactersin the
same set. You may also choosefrom symbol sets for all the countries
mentionedabove,plusaseconduniquesetforeachof DenmarkandSpain.
Withthe Diabloemulation,Roman-8is thenormalsymbolset.
Default font attributes
Whenyoupoweronyourprinterandchooseanemulation,theinternalfonts
startoffwithdefaultattributeswhichyoucanchangeasneeded.Thedefault
symbolsetsdependon the emulation:in LaserJetII andDiablomodesthe
defaultisRoman-8,inProprintermodeit’sIBMSet1,andinEpsonEX-800
modeit’sEpsonStd USA.
Besidesthese,allinternalfontsdefaulttoportraitorientation,uprightstyle
(notitalics)andmediumboldness.Thetablebelowshowsthcirotherdefault
attributes:
Typeface Spacing
Pitch Font height
Courier
monospaced 10
12point
PrestigeElite monospaced 12
10point
Tms Romn proportional –
10point
LinePrinter monospaced
16.6
8.5point
Technically,youcanuseanyoftheStarLaserPrinter8’sresidentfontswhen
yousendcommandsemulatingaparticularprinter.Buteachemulationonly
printsproperlywiththefontsdesignedforit.Furthermore,youcanonlyuse
symbol sets, or arrangementsof those fonts, which that emulationcan
handle.So be aware that, if you try usingfonts other than those recom-
mended for a particularemulation,you will usually get printing in the
emulation’sdefaultfont.
If youwanta characterthat’snotinthefontyou’reusing,don’thesitateto
grabit. JustsendtheEscapesequencesthatselectyourdesiredsymbolset,
printwithit, then go backto youroriginalfont.
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