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 you want to embed.

Example 56

Embedding a font

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 font substitution table that includes the entries for the fonts you want to embed.

2	Edit the entries for the fonts you want to embed.