QUESTION:
I am trying to connect a 4019 laser printer with the premium postscript
option to an RS/6000 model 320. I understand that the printer and
postscript is supported, but how are the additional font diskettes that
come with the postscript premium option loaded and used on the RS/6000?
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According to the "PostScript Option for the IBM Laser Printer" manual,
"You cannot select fonts - resident, optional or downloaded - from the
printer operator panel when operating in PostScript Mode. Consult
your software application manual to determine how to select fonts."
AIX does not come equipped with any software for driving PostScript
printing. A PostScript file must contain the information necessary to
load and select fonts. The following information was found in the
PostScript Language Reference Manual from Adobe Corporation:
The following simple program illustrates the straight-forward use of
fonts. It will print "ABC" in Helvetica font using 12-point size:
/Helvetica findfont
12 scalefont setfont
288 720 moveto
(ABC) show
The "findfont" line loads the font to be used. "scalefont" scales the
font to 12-point, and "setfont" sets the font for current printing.
The following example will allow you to define several different
fonts:
/fnr /Helvetica findfont 10 scalefont def
/fni /Helvetica-Oblique findfont 10 scalefont def
/fnb /Helvetica-Bold findfont 10 scalefont def
(This is Helvetica) 45 292 moveto fnr setfont show
(This is Helvetica-Oblique) 45 280 moveto fni setfont show
(This is Helvetica-Bold) 45 268 moveto fnb setfont show
The above program prints 3 lines (positioned with the moveto command)
showing the three fonts. The "fnr", "fni" and "fnb" are shorthand
definitions for the three fonts selected.
When you power-on the 4019, a list of the available fonts is printed
on the PostScript title page. This font list may be used in the
above statements for selecting fonts.
For more information on the use of PostScript, refer to the PostScript
Language Reference Manual available from Adobe Corporation.
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This item was created from library item Q526623 IKXV4
S e a r c h - k e y w o r d s:
AIX ALTERNATE FONT FONTS IKXV4 INDEX IX LASER LOADING MAR91 OP
POSTSCRIPT PREMIUM PRINTER RISCOS RISCSYSTEM SOFTWARE SUPPORT
SUPPORTED SYS 4019
WWQA: ITEM: RTA000018039 ITEM: RTA000018039
Dated: 07/1998 Category: RISCAPRT
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