Embedding fonts in output to PCL printers

You can embed TTF readfonts in the output sent to PCL 5 compatible printers that support True Type based soft fonts. To embed a font, you add the FontEmbed keyword and the escape sequence SelectPrefix "<1B>(s" SelectPostfix "V" to the entries for the fonts to embed.

How to embed a font depends on whether the font is already referenced in the driver file. See Editing font entries.

Example 57

Embedding a new font using a font substitution table

Font "Arial" ReadFont "arial.ttf" FontEmbed
SelectPrefix "<1B>(s" SelectPostfix "V" Codepage "Ansi"

 

Example 58

Embedding an already referenced font using driver file or substitution table

Original font entry:

Font "Arial" ReadFont "arial.ttf" 
SelectPrefix "<1B>(s1p" SelectPostfix "v0s0b16602T" 
Codepage "Ansi"

Modified font entry:

Font "Arial" ReadFont "arial.ttf" FontEmbed
SelectPrefix "<1B>(s" SelectPostfix "V" Codepage "Ansi"

 

To embed a readfont

1	Open the font substitution table or driver file that includes the entries for the fonts to embed.

2	Add/edit the entries for the fonts to embed.