I
To selectfontheightfor the secondaryfont,sendthiscommand:
<ESC>
)S /z V
Style
Styledefineswhetheryourtextisprintedin italicsorupright,thewaythese
wordsare.Sendthiscommandto selectthestyleyouwantfor theprimary
font:
<ESC>
(S rz S
in whichfor n you
enter Oif youwantnormaluprighttext,
or 1if you
want italics.
Toselectstyleforthesecondaryfont,justreversetheparenthesisandusethe
samen numbers:
<ESC>
)S ~ S
Rememberthatstyleisarelativelylow-priorityattribute.Ifaparticularfont
satisfiesallhigherpriorityattributesbutdoesn’tcomeinthestyleyouwant,
you’llgetthat fontwithoutyourstyle.
Stroke weight
The weightof a fontdefineshowlightlyor boldlyit prints.
WithLaserJet11emulationyou can be more flexibleaboutstrokeweight
thanwiththeboldon/offcommandsoftheotheremulations.Thefollowing
commandgivesyou a rangeof 15degreesof boldness,thoughnol many
fontsexploitthatrange.
Sendthiscommandtoselectaprimaryfontwithyourdesiredstrokeweight:
<ESC>
(S /z B
in whichyoureplacen witha numberfrom–7 (meaninglight)to +7 (very
bold).Youneedthenegativesignto getthelighterweights.A weightof O
(zero)producesmediumprint.
To selectthe strokeweightfor lhe secondaryfont,use thesame numbers
withthiscommand:
<ESC>
)S /z B
Anincidentalnote:Youwilllikelyuseoptionalfontsto giveyouboldface,
soprobablydon’tneedto knowthis.Butit’spossibleto printboldwi~houl
evenhavingaboldfontintheprinter.Youjustprintthetextyouwantinbold
two times,withtheoverprintoffsetby4 decipoints.
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