HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part I

11-2 Soft Font Creation EN
The definition of a font with a quantity n characters would appear as
shown below.
Font Classifications
There are three basic classifications of fonts accepted by the
HP LaserJet printer: PCL bitmap, Intellifont scalable, and
TrueType scalable. Several different font header and character
descriptor formats are available for the different font classifications.
All are presented in this chapter.
Note Not all font classifications are supported in all HP LaserJet Family
printers. Refer to the PCL 5 Comparison Guide or the printer User’s
Manual for specific information.
With the information provided in the section for bitmap fonts, it is
possible to format a PCL bitmap character/font for the printer.
However, to format an Intellifont or TrueType scalable font,
additional information is required.
Intellifont scalable fonts are formatted to use Agfa Scaling
Technology. Intellifont scalable fonts are described in detail in the
document, Intellifont Scalable Typeface Format, available from Agfa
Division, Miles Inc. (Refer to Related Documents, located in the front
of this manual, for information on how to obtain this document.)
Table 11-1
Font ID Command
Font Header
Character Code
1
Character Descriptor
1
Character Data
1
Character Code
2
Character Descriptor
2
Character Data
2
M
Character Code
n
Character Descriptor
n
Character Data
n