Re: IPDS and typographic fonts question

["John Boyce" <jboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Would it be possible to go into the FGID table and add a new definition for
the point size you require?  I'm not sure if that is a feasible option but I
thought I would mention it.

John

"Jim Franz" <franz400-goaWJWIt5zpWk0Htik3J/w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:<005d01c790ba$98981910$08254747@D3L5F1C1>...
> Trying to get Typographic fonts, with various pointsize working, using
> rpgle & dds printer file with an IPDS software product on a win server. 
> (this is a re-phrasing of prev post, with more detail)
>
> Have a Lexmark laser with IPDS card on lan and am able to print many 
> diff fonts (dds printer file) including typographic fonts like 
> 2304,2305 and can specify pointsize - example from dds: FONT(2305 
> (*POINTSIZE 11)). Works great.
>
> Have a software product (OnePrint) on a pc on same lan which
> supports IPDS, and the only fonts that seem to work correctly match the
table
> in Redbook - IBM AS/400 Printing V - Commonly used FGIDs Table. 
> It lists some typographic fonts, but for each the pointsize is specified
in the 
> table. If my dds uses that font, but different pointsize - the pointsize
is ignored.
> So for example in table FGID 760 - Times - Typographic - pointsize=6
> and no matter what pointsize in dds - size 6 is all it prints.
>
> Because Printing V book published in 1998 and lists a different set of 
> products I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Or - the Lexmark with 
> IPDS card internally has all these fonts and OnePrint does not.
> Their response (so far) is "When the as/400 connects to the printer it 
> asks if the font is resident. If not AS/400 downloads the font. If the
requested 
> font is not present in the AS/400 library then a substitution takes place
and the 
> new font is downloaded. Fonts should be installed in the AS/400 so the 
> customer will not be printer dependent" 
>
> Both the Lexmark printer and the printer for OnePrint are config'd as 
> *IPDS
> printers, and their config matches all parms except the address. Also a 
> PSFCFG exists for both and parms are the same. 
>
> I have following products loaded - v5r4
> 5722SS1    8       AFP Compatibility Fonts
> 5722SS1    36      PSF 1-45 IPM Printer Support
> 5722SS1    43      Additional Fonts            
>
> Have read thru several Printing Redbooks but am confused with all the 
> options and what applies to my situation.
>
> jim franz
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