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HP Font Selection Priority
DocumentID: 654938
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:34 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: WordPerfect selects most fonts on the HP LaserJet and compatible printers by identifying the desired font through a sequence of font attributes. The printer then selects the font which most closely matches the attributes given according to the following table of priorities:

Priority      Attribute       Valid Parameters
1             Orientation Portrait or Landscape, (0 or 1)
2             Symbol Set US ASCII, Roman-8, Legal, PC-8, etc.
3             Spacing       Fixed or Proportional, (0 or 1)
4             Pitch       Characters/Inch - Not applicable on PS fonts
5             Height       Point Size of font in terms of 1/72"
6             Style       Upright or Italic, (0 or 1)
7             Weight       Currently supported weights are Black, Bold, Medium, and Light
8             Typeface       Courier, Helv, TmsRmn, Letter Gothic, Prestige Elite, etc.
A conflict occurs when two or more fonts are present in the printer which match the designated attributes. While conflicts can occur with fixed pitch fonts, they will not usually be noticed. However, if a conflict is present between two fonts which are proportionally spaced, the conflict may be very apparent if the fonts have different character widths.

A common conflict is where the user has the (AC) TmsRmn 10pt soft font in printer memory and the HP "B" cartridge installed. Another is when the "F" and "Z1a" cartridges are both present. If two or more fonts, with identical attributes, are present when font selection is made, preference will given according to the following table of priorities:

Priority Location
1             Soft Font in Memory
2             Cartridge Slot
3             Internal (Built-in)
Any conflict that remains is dispensed by giving preference to the font with the lower ID number in memory, or the left-most cartridge slot. A case in point is the LaserJet 2000 which has TmsRmn 10pt resident. With the "F" cartridge present, the internal font becomes inaccessible because priority is always given to cartridge over resident.

*TIP* A good trouble shooting technique, when a font appears to be spacing incorrectly, is to determine whether the desired font is really present, and which other fonts in the printer, are similar to the suspect font. On the Series II, IID, and IIP, you can use the print fonts feature on the printers' front panel to have the printer tell you what fonts it recognizes as being initially present. For fonts marked as available, you may want to create a new .PRS file with only the problem font or cartridge marked as initially present and try a simple document. Keep in mind the following limitations:

Printer            Fonts/Page      Total Soft Fonts      Total Fonts
LaserJet            8                  N/A                        65
Plus/500 +      16                  32 / Memory            192
Series II            16                  32 / Memory            192
2000            Unlimited            Memory                  Unlimited
IID            Unlimited            Memory                  Unlimited
IIP            Unlimited            Memory                  Unlimited

Any additional fonts exceeding any of these limits will be rejected by the printer. Some fonts changes may not be apparent in a document as WordPerfect will make whatever font changes are necessary in order to print a given attribute or character.

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