Star Micronics 8 Series - Controllingtheprinting

CONTROLLING THE PRINTING
The EMULATEATT../BUTES parameter
TheEMULATEATTRIBUTESparameterdefinesfontattributesandsetup
values(ifany)foreachof theStarLaserPrinter8’sfouremulationmodes.
Afont’s
attributes orcharacteristics determinewhatthatfontwilllooklike
whenitisprinted.Thenextchapter,“Fonts,”exploresthedetailsof allfont
attributesin more detail.But let’s have a quickoverviewnow, because
you’llmeetthesetermson thefrontpanel’sprogrammenu.
Font attributes: a preview
Orientation(portraitorlandscapeasdescribedearlier)isusuallythoughtof
as one attributeof a font;it’snot reallya pageformattingissue.Besides
orientation,thefontswithwhichyouprinthavetheseattributes:
Symbolsetis sometimescalled“characterset”- whichcanbeconfusing,
sincesomepeoplesay“characterset”whentheymeana font.Symbolsets
are subgroupsof a font’ssymbolsthatare mostappropriatefor particular
countries,suchas theUK(f), France(h),LatinAmerica(fi)or Japan(%).
Spacing andpitch arelinked.Characterscanbespacedon thelinepropor-
tionally, so
anarrowlettersuchas i takeslessroomthana wideletterlike
W. Orcharacterscanbespacedallthesamewidth:twelvecharacterstothe
inchis the
monospaced spacingcalled 12pitch.
Pointsize dcfincshowbigcharacterswillprint,suchasIOor 12pointshigh.
Styledefineswhethercharactersprintin uprightor
italic style.
Stroke weight defineshowbold a typefaceprints.
Finally,
typeface itselfmeansthe artisticdesignof a font. Yourpnntcr’s
internaltypefacesincludeTms Romn,LinePrinter,Courierand Prestige
Elite.WiththeStarLaserPrinter8 youcanalsouseHelvet,Gothic,Script,
Caslon,Oratorandhundredsmoretypefaces,whichyouloadintotheprinter
fromcartridgeor computerdisk.
Whenyouenablefont
setupparameters onthefrontpanel,itmeansyoustart
off with particularfont attributesas defaultswhen you first choose an
emulation.WiththeEX-800andDiabloemulationsyoucanenablepropor-
tionalspacingandboldprintassetupparameters.EX-800modealsoletsyou
startupwithhalfofyoursymbolsetasgraphicscharactersinsteadofitalics.
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