Font sizes

Zebra fonts A-H are bitmap fonts with a fixed width and height. Font sizes specified in PageOUT, or in overlays, will be matched to the nearest Zebra font size, as specified in the driver file.

To change the size of Zebra fonts used in the printed output, you must edit the Fixed size fonts section in the driver file. See the Device driver tools documentation for information on how to edit driver files.

All font sizes used in PageOUT, and in overlays, must be mapped to a valid Zebra font size. Valid Zebra font sizes for bitmap fonts A-H are multiples of height from 2 to 0 times the standard height in increments of 1. For example, Zebra font A has standard height 9 dots. Valid values for this font would be 9 (default), 18, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, and 90. Specifying another value will not generate an error, but has no sense because it will be rounded to the closest valid value. See the ZPLII Programming Guide for valid font sizes for specific printer resolutions.

Note:

In PageOUT, and in overlays, font size is specified in points, while the size of Zebra fonts is specified in printer dots.

Example 46

Mapping font sizes used in PageOUT to Zebra font sizes

To map sizes 10, 12, and 15 of the Courier font to sizes 18, 36, and 45 of Zebra font A, add the following lines to the Fixed size fonts section in the driver file:

Font "Courier" WidthTable 2

Size 10 SelectPrefix "A"       SelectPostfix "18"

Size 12 SelectPrefix "A"       SelectPostfix "36"

Size 15 SelectPrefix "A"       SelectPostfix "45"

Where:

•	the WidthTable number must correspond to the width table of the selected Zebra font, as specified in the section Mapped fonts definition in the driver file. See Valid width table numbers for Zebra fonts for valid width table numbers.

•	the size (10, 12, and 15 in this example) is the size of the font used in PageOUT, specified in points.

•	the string in double quotes after SelectPrefix (A in this example) is the Zebra font.

•	the string in double quotes after SelectPostfix (25, 35, and 45 in this example) is the Zebra font size (height), specified in dots.

 

Valid width table numbers for Zebra fonts

 

0	1
A	2
B	3
C	4
D	4
E	5
F	6
G	7
H	8