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HP Font Selection Priority
DocumentID: 634192
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:35 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.

Note: WordPerfect for Windows also uses the "Best Fit Font" method to choose a font when users retrieve a file created in WP 5.1 DOS into WP 5.1 Win.

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 at the printer. The following items may be used by the printer to make a font selection:
      Soft Font in Memory
      Cartridge Slot
      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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