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2-4 XEROX DOCUPRINT NPS GUIDE TO USING PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES
Type 1 fonts
Type 1 fonts are base fonts with character shapes defined by using
specially encoded PostScript procedures. Because characters are
drawn by PostScript procedures, many visual elements that are not
associated with fonts can be represented as characters in a Type 1
font.
The multiple master font format is an extension of the Adobe Type 1
font format and is supported by DocuPrint NPS.
Refer to the Adobe PostScript Language Reference Manual for more
information, and the Adobe Type 1 Font Format document for
encoding information.
Type 1 fonts are available on DOS formatted diskettes and can be
loaded on the DocuPrint system using the font installation utility.
According to the Adobe Type 1 Font Format, a conforming Type 1
font program contains the following first line:
%! FontType1 - SpecVersion. Font Name FontVersion
SpecVersion is the version of the Adobe Type 1 Font format to which
the font program conforms.
FontName is the name of the font understood by the PostScript
interpreter.
FontVersion is the version number of the font program.
The first line of the Type 1 font, which is available by reading the
header of the Type 1 font program, can aid in determining differences
between fonts on PostScript devices.
Using Adobe Type 1 fonts
One of the factors that can negatively impact performance on
DocuPrint NPS is the use of small graphic images, logos, and
signatures embedded in PostScript masters. When these graphic
items are used on each page of a document, DocuPrint performance
can be slowed down.
The Type 1 font capabilities of DocuPrint can handle commonly
referenced, small or large graphic elements such as logos and
signatures. You can install and remove any Adobe Type 1 font from
a DocuPrint system using standard administrator commands in the
DocuPrint Printer Controller. Fonts used only occasionally for a
single job can be included in the PostScript master for the jobs that
require them.
Caution: Type 1 fonts should not be downloaded with a PostScript
file because printer performance will be degraded significantly.
Instead, use the Install Fonts From Floppy or CDROM command,
and then reference the font in the PostScript file.
Using fonts for small graphic elements has the following advantages
over using referenced content files:
• You do not need to perform the NFS setup required for
referenced content files. DocuPrint can be used in a standard
configuration.
• Visual elements stored as fonts can be easily rotated and
scaled.