11-6   Soft Font Creation EN
Font Header Command 
The Font Header command is used to download font header data to 
the printer.
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 ) s # W   [font header data] 
Default = 0
Range = 0 - 32767
The value field (#) identifies the number of bytes in the font header. 
The font header fields are described under Font Header Format, later 
in this chapter.
Note Two examples for downloading a Font Header are provided under 
Font Header Examples, after the Font Header Format section, later in 
this chapter.
Font Header Format 
The font header describes those characteristics of a font which are 
common to all its characters. Five font headers are included here:
z Format 0 Font Header for PCL Bitmapped Fonts - This font 
header, shown in Table 11-2, is not recommended for LaserJet 4 
and later printers. It is included in this manual to maintain 
backward-compatibility with earlier versions of PCL.
z Format 20 Font Header for Resolution-Specified Bitmapped 
Fonts - This header replaces the previous bitmap header, and 
has the added capability to specify a font’s resolution. This font 
header is shown in Table 11-3. 
z Format 10 Font Header for Intellifont Bound Scalable Fonts - 
For creating Intellifont scalable fonts which are restricted (bound) 
to a single symbol set. This font header is shown in .
z Format 11 Font Header for Intellifont Unbound Scalable 
Fonts - For creating Intellifont scalable fonts which are not bound 
to a single symbol set, but are instead composed of a range of 
compatible symbol collections. This font header is shown in .
z Format 15 TrueType Scalable Font Header - This new font 
header supports TrueType scalable fonts (bound or unbound). 
This font header is shown in Table 11-6.