Re: Re: need OCR-A smaller than 10 cpi

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's been awhile, Jim, but look at the FNTCHRSET DDS keyword - the one I'm 
thinking of is in library QFNT06, named CZ920A. Outline fonts are mentioned 
in the DDS reference. You also need to specify a code page.

There's also a thing called a coded font (CDEFNT keyword), that combines a 
FNTCHRSET and a code page, IIRC. One, in library QFNT09, is XZ927ABD CDEFNT 
Charset CZ920A and Codepage T1000876, which i think is ASCII. There's 
another with codepage T1000892, which is probably EBCDIC.

BTW, I think that the AFP compatibility fonts are an option of the OS. 
These outline fonts are separate adnw ere usually included on a CD with any 
400. You would not get the outline fonts with the compatibility option.

Outline fonts are like Adobe Type ! or Windows TrueType - any pointsizes 
are possible, AFAIK.

Luck

Vern

At 06:05 PM 2/9/03 -0800, you wrote:
> Vern - I've got the AFP Compatibility Fonts installed, but can't find any
> docs (in Info Center) to indicate a "font id" (to use instead of font 19).
> I did find several appendices with lists of fonts, but not the one i needed.
>
> I'm not sure what a "outline" font is?
> My experience with this is in DDS print file, specifying
> things like this:   A    ADDRES  40A  10   FONT(19 (*POINTSIZE 8))
> (except pointsize does not work if not a typographic font)
> jim
>
> >On Sun, 09 Feb 2003 19:25:56 -0600 Vern Hamberg
> <vhamberg@centerfieldtechnology.com> wrote.
> >Jim, have you installed the AFP Fonts CD that came with your AS/400 - if it
>
> >came? There's an outline font version of the OCRA and OCRB in there, maybe
> >that'll do the job for you.
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >Vern
> >
> >At 03:43 PM 2/9/03 -0800, you wrote:
> >>Printing AFPDS doc, with many fonts. Lexmark printer has
> >>ipds card. OCR-A font 19 is not typographic and is always
> >>printing 10 cpi. Other fonts like 2304 I can specify
> >>*pointsize 8 or 9 to reduce size. Is there a typographic
> >>version of ocr-a or some other way. This is V4R5
> >>tia
> >>jim franz