Arguments for one-dimensional bar codes
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Arguments for one-dimensional bar codes
Key Type Definition
/Symbology name Required
See “Values for /Symbology key” on page 73 for valid values.
/Units — Optional
Default value is 1/600 inch. Other valid values are 1/300, 1/1200,
and 1/720 inch, which also applies to height and width units for
any one-dimensional symbology.
/Height integer Optional
In /Units; the default value is based on the symbology, see
“Values for /Symbology key” on page 73.
/QuietZone [int int] Optional
In /Units; the default value is [150 150].
/Bars [int int int int] Optional
In /Units; the default value is based on the symbology, see
“Values for /Symbology key” on page 73.
/Spaces [num num num num] Optional
In /Units; the default value is based on the symbology, see
“Values for /Symbology key” on page 73.
/EmbedText name or
[name name]
Optional
The default is based on the symbology, see
“Values for /EmbedText key” on page 76. [array] is used by ISSN
and ISBN only.
/FontName name Optional
See “Values for /FontName key” on page 76. The default value is
Courier-Bold.
/Pitch [int] Optional
This is used only by PostNet5, PostNet9, and PostNet11 bar
codes.
Allowed values are 20 through 24. Values less than 20 result in a
pitch of 20, values greater than 24 result in a pitch of 24. Default
is 22.
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For the French postal symbology, /Special and /PrintCheckChar are always set to true and cannot be
changed to false.