Generating font resources

To generate font resources Embed and Export mode) you must use the driver setting .Technology (Font) to specify which technology to use to generate font resources.

Font technologies
Outline	Embeds Adobe Type 1 fonts in AFP outline font resources.
CID Outline	Embeds Adobe CID fonts in AFP outline font resources.
Raster	Generates AFP raster font resources. The font resolution is determined by the Resolution driver setting. If you specify 240 dpi, fixed raster metrics is used. If you specify a higher resolution, relative raster metrics is used.
Relative Raster	Generates AFP raster font resources using relative raster metrics.
Fixed Raster	Generates AFP raster font resources using fixed raster metrics. The font resolution is determined by the Resolution driver setting.
OpenType	Embeds OpenType and TrueType fonts as data resources rather than traditional AFP font resources. This new technology is not supported by most printers.
TT Outline	Embeds TrueType fonts in AFP outline font resources. Used only for OCE printers that do not support Type 1 fonts.

Fixed raster metrics compensation

If a fixed raster metrics technology is used to generate font resources, the width of the printed characters can be affected when, for example, printing long right-aligned texts, or when the character format changes (e.g. from normal to bold). The driver compensates for this effect if the fonts are mapped to ReadFonts in the file afp2wfnt.map. If the fonts are mapped to Width Table fonts, no compensation is made. See Mapping fonts and code pages for more information about afp2wfnt.map.

Characters included in a font resource

When running the AFP driver in Embed mode for font resources, only the characters that are used are included in the font resource wrapped into the resource group.

When running the AFP driver in Export mode for font resources, all characters from the code page specified for the font are included in the exported font resource. This means if you use exported font resources when running the AFP driver in Include mode, all characters from the code page specified for the font are included in the font resource.