LOADING PREMIUM POSTSCRIPT FONT ON RS/6000(AIX) TO SUPPORT 4019 PRINTER.

ITEM: RTA000018039



                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                               


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Dated: 07/1998 Category: RISCAPRT
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