Font entries in driver files and substitution tables

If you, for some reason, do not use Type Manager, all used fonts must be included as entries in the driver file or font substitution table connected to the driver.

If you use Type Manager, and if you cannot use a font straight off in the output, you must edit the font entries in the driver file or font substitution table connected to the driver.

Readfont

A driver file and font substitution table can contain readfont entries.

Example 48

Readfont entry

Font "Century" ReadFont "CENTURY.TTF" 
SelectPrefix "Century" Codepage "Ansi"

 

Character width tables

A driver file and font substitution table can contain font entries with character width tables.

Example 49

Font entry with character width table

// Century - regular, italic

WidthTable 1 Size 7200
7200  5400  5400  5400  5400  5400  5400  5400  5400  5400...
...
End

Font "Century" WidthTable 1 
SelectPrefix "Century" CodePage "Ansi"

 

Mapfont

A driver file and font substitution table can contain mapfont entries where fonts are mapped to other fonts. In the example below, the font Times_New_Roman_bold_underline is mapped to Arial_bold. If StreamServer finds the font Times_New_Roman_bold_underline, it will use Arial_bold in the output.

Example 50

Mapfont entry

mapfont "Times_New_Roman_bold_underline" "Arial_bold"

 

Embedding fonts and downloading soft fonts

All fonts included in the output from the StreamServer must be available to the printer (or equivalent) that receives the output. If there are fonts that are not installed on the printer, you must make them available to the printer. See Embedding fonts and downloading soft fonts.