HP printers will attempt to match your font command with what is internal to the printer. If there is not a perfect match, the next best match is used. This "feature" can be infuriating if you don't realize what's going on. Printout a font list from the printer and see if there's something internal that matches with what you want. The newer HP's will also print the selection command along with the font sample.
If you have the HP docs or can obtain the pdf of them, there's a description in there that will tell you what parameters of the font selection command are used to guestimate a match if the exact match is not available. Don Kibbey Financial Systems Manager Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/07/04 01:27PM >>> 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/ ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
