Specifying Fonts

To change a list of fonts for a print definition, select the FONTS option (option 4) from the Print Definition panel. It is not required information. If you do not type information in the FONTS option, the fields default to predetermined system-defined values.

When you select the FONTS option, you can add, view, modify, or delete fonts. You can specify the fonts to be used with a printer and the default order in which they are to be loaded.

In addition, this option lets you specify whether users who select the print definition may select fonts from the list, and how many they can select.

When you select the FONTS option, you see:

Figure 1. Printer – Print Fonts

ICQAPE70                       Print Fonts                         ROW  1 OF  1
Command ===>                                                   Scroll ===> PAGE

Enter or change the following information as necessary.
To exit press END.  To exit without saving, type CANCEL.

   Number of fonts   ===> 1_        Number of fonts available to printer
   Allow Selection   ===> y         (Y/N) Y to allow user selection

Specify the order in which the fonts will be used in the A column.
To delete a font, type D in the A column.

   Displayed Device   Script
A  Name      Name     Name     Other    Font Description
1  ORATOR    OR10___ OR10____ ______ Orator, 10 characters per inch_____
_  GOTHIC    GT15___ GT15____ ______ Gothic, 15 characters per inch_____

********************************* END OF LIST *********************************

NUMBER OF FONTS: Type the number of fonts from 1 to 99 that the printer can use at one time. Refer to the printer operation instructions for this number. If the field is blank, the maximum of 99 is allowed.
ALLOW SELECTION: Type Y to let users select fonts, or type N to prevent users from seeing a list of fonts. If you type Y, the calling routine (CLIST, TSO/E command, or program) must also specify that the user can select fonts.

Use the following fields to modify or change a list of fonts.

A column: To delete a font, type D in this field next to the font. To record the default font order, type a number in this field beside the desired font. Font order numbers can go up to the limit set in the NUMBER OF FONTS field. Those fonts with order numbers are displayed sequentially at the top of the font list. They are loaded in that order when the printer is selected, unless users change the order.
DISPLAYED NAME (Required field): Enter the font name as it is to appear to the user. Examples are Courier, Gothic, Orator. You must fill in this field whether or not you permit users to select fonts.
DEVICE NAME (Required field): Enter the font name as it is known to the system. Refer to printer instructions for the device names of fonts. For example, the device name for Orator on a 3800 printer is OR10.
SCRIPT NAME: Enter the font name that SCRIPT/VS uses to identify the font. For example, Gothic Bold 10 pitch on a 3800 is defined to SCRIPT as GB10. See DCF SCRIPT/VS Language Reference for a list of SCRIPT/VS font names. If your installation has created a font that SCRIPT/VS does not know, type an equivalent font name with similar formatting characteristics.
OTHER: Use this field to record special characteristics of the font. For example, use it to indicate that a font is resident or can be loaded for a 6670 printer.
FONT DESCRIPTION: If font selection is permitted, this entry appears on the user's Font Selection panel, along with the font's displayed name. Type a description that will help the user decide whether to choose this font. Include information such as the size of the font, the number of characters per inch, or the use of proportionally spaced characters.