AFP compatibility
fonts
The IBM® i operating system comes
with a certain variety of fonts called the IBM-supplied compatibility
fonts or the compatibility set. These fonts provide a range of font
styles that support different types of printers that can be attached
to the system.
Font character sets
Fonts are named in a number of ways. One way is with a character set name. These character sets are downloaded to the printer. Multiple code pages can be used with a single character set.
Font global identifiers
Another method of naming a font is by a font global identifier (FGID). An FGID names a type family and a typeface.
Code pages
Code pages come in two types.
Stand-alone code pages
Code pages supply consistent or similar characters across systems. For example, a document created at one location using a specific code page could be sent to a different location, printed on a different model printer, and still look the same.
Character set and code page combinations
This type of code page is made up of a specific graphic character set and a specific code page and is referred to by a character identifier (CHRID).
Coded fonts
A coded font is the pairing of a font character set and a code page. Coded fonts allow users to specify a font character set and a code page with one value specified on the printer file.