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Date:	Wed, 12 Mar 2003 21:26:52 PST8
From:	Benedict G. Archer <bgarcher@gte.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: EPM printer fonts ?

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>I want to know how to get EPM to print using a specific font.

>EPM allows me to set a (Edit ->) Style and choose a font from what I
>presume are the OS/2 system fonts. (I've never installed any additional
>fonts.) I mark the appropriate text, then choose and Apply the font I
>want the marked text to have. These settings are saved as Extended
>Attributes in the document.

>When I print, the font is always Courier. Intriguingly, the vertical
>spacing on the printed page changes depending on the font I select, so I
>know EPM is sending some kind of command to the print driver along with
>the text.

>I know what needs to be done -- a soft font has to be sent to the printer
>memory and then the PCL print stream has to contain the escape sequence
>to use the soft font -- but I don't know how to get EPM to do this (I
>presume there's an API call to the driver to do this). I have (many)
>LaserJet II's with plenty of memory for soft fonts.

>My EPM says it is version 6.03b.

>The question: How do I tell EPM to embed a soft font in the print stream
>going to the printer?

>- Font Challenged In San Diego

I can't offer any help, but when I do exactly what you describe, the fonts
I've selected print correctly. Did the test on an HP 4MP (postscript) with
type 1 fonts (all I use). Are you trying to use truetype fonts?

Ben A.

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