George, If they're talking about a fixed-pitch font (like Courier), when they say "ten point" they almost certainly mean "ten pitch" i.e. 10 c.p.i. - your bog-standard IBM golfball typewriter font (if you're old enough to remember the marvellous IBM golfball, of course!)
So I'd go with Courier 10cpi, it's probably fairly close to what your old Printronix used to produce. HTH Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Gallen Sent: Wednesday, 8 December 2004 07:28 To: Ardent List Subject: [U2] PCL point question. I'm trying to put together some labels using PCL. I was told to use 10point font. I'm using a font that is fixed, so the printer is ignoring the point size setting "esc ( s # V" I'm using the pitch setting instead "esc ( s # H" one point is supposed to 1/72 of an inch. So 10 point should 10/72 of inch show it should be 7.2 cpi, but 7.2cpi is way larger than 10point text.. >From what I read the point setting is vertical measurment. I can set the printer for a vertical spacing of 7.2lpi, no problem. So would 17cpi size characters on a line setting of 7.2lpi pass for 10 point? that would be 17 pitch, 10 point ? We were told by the USPS that when we produce mailing labels they need to be 10point. We are switching from a printronix line printer (now dead) to an HP laser printer for our labels, and wanted to use 3 across labels (down from 4 across). Our old print size for 10cpi on the line printer. If we go with 10 cpi, that's not enough space for 3 across on the laser, need 9" George George Gallen Senior Programmer/Analyst Accounting/Data Division [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph:856.848.1000 Ext 220 SLACK Incorporated - An innovative information, education and management company http://www.slackinc.com ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not necessarily the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence Force. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received this message in error, please Email or telephone the sender immediately. ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
