Character set mapping

To map AFP character sets to TrueType fonts, use the following syntax:

<AFP charset> CHARSET <font> [style] [size]

where font style and size are optional.

Note:

Style and size specified in the AFP character set resource overrides the settings in the font mapping file.

Example 1

Character set mapping

// Charset mapping

C0H200A0      CHARSET       Arial                      11.0

C0H30080      CHARSET       Arial      Italic           8.0

C0H40070      CHARSET       Arial      Bold             7.0

C0H500B0      CHARSET       Arial      Bold,Italic     12.0

 

Example 2

Character set mapping when style and size are specified in the AFP character set resource

// Charset mapping

C0H200A0      CHARSET       Arial

 

Forced character set mapping

If you want mapped fonts to always be bold or italic, or to never be bold or italic, you use the following keywords:

•	NOT_BOLD – Mapped fonts will always be plain in the output.

•	USE_BOLD – Mapped fonts will always be bold in the output.

•	NOT_ITALIC – Mapped fonts will always be plain in the output.

•	USE_ITALIC – Mapped fonts will always be italic in the output.

Use the following syntax in the charset mapping:

<AFP charset> CHARSET <font> <keyword> [size]

Example 3

Forced character set mapping

In this case, mapped font will always be bold independent on flags in found AFP charset C0HL05GP.

// Charset mapping

C0HL05GP      CHARSET       Arial    USE_BOLD     5.0

 

Forced font size mapping

You can use “!” to override the font size specified in the AFP charset resource.

Example 4

Forced font size mapping

In this case, the mapped font size will always be 10.0 independent on flags in found AFP charset COHL10GP.

// Charset mapping

COHL10GP      CHARSET       Arial   !10.0

 

Matching multiple character sets

Enter a question mark in the character set name to match multiple character set names. Any character in the position of the question mark is ignored.

Example 5

Mapping matching multiple character sets

In this example C?H500B0 matches C0H500B0, C1H500B0, C2H500B0 etc.

// Charset mapping

C?H500B0      CHARSET       Arial      Bold,Italic     12

C?H30080      CHARSET       Arial      Italic           8

 

Specifying font size for multiple character sets

Enter the percentage sign in the character set name to specify the font size according to IBM font naming standard. The font size is derived from the character in the position of the percentage sign, according to the following rules:

1 = 1.0, 2 = 2.0, 3 = 3.0, …, 9 = 9.0, 0 = 10.0, A = 11.0, B = 12.0, C = 13.0 ...

Note:

A font size specified in the AFP character set resource overrides the setting in the font mapping file.

Example 6

Specifying fonts size for multiple character sets

In this example C?H500%0 matches, for example, C1H500B0. The font size is derived from the B and set to 12.

//Charset mapping

C?H500%0      CHARSET       Arial      Bold,Italic

C?H300%0      CHARSET       Arial      Italic