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The EpsonEX-800emulationis reallyversatile.It lets youhaveboth of
thoseIBMsymbolsetsplusEpson’sownstandardsymbolset.ThisEpson
symbolset is unusual:it containsbothuprightanditaliccharactersin the
same set. You may also choosefrom symbol sets for all the countries
mentionedabove,plusaseconduniquesetforeachofDenmarkandSpain.
WiththeDiabloemulation,Roman-8is thenormalsymbolset.
Default font attributes
Whenyoupoweronyourprinterandchooseanemulation,theinternalfonts
startoffwithdefaultattributeswhichyoucanchangeasneeded.Thedefault
symbolsetsdependon theemulation:in LaserJetII andDiablomodesthe
defaultisRoman-8,inProprintermodeit’sIBMSet1,andinEpsonEX-800
modeit’sEpsonStd USA.
Besidesthese,allinternalfontsdefaulttoportraitorientation,uprightstyle
(notitalics)andmediumboldness.Thetablebelowshowsthcirotherdefault
attributes:
Typeface Spacing
Pitch Font height
Courier
monospaced 10
12point
PrestigeElite monospaced 12
10point
TmsRomn proportional –
10point
LinePrinter monospaced
16.6
8.5point
Technically,youcanuseanyoftheStarLaserPrinter8’sresidentfontswhen
yousendcommandsemulatingaparticularprinter.Buteachemulationonly
printsproperlywiththefontsdesignedforit.Furthermore,youcanonlyuse
symbolsets, or arrangementsof those fonts, which that emulationcan
handle.So be awarethat, if you try using fonts other than those recom-
mended for a particularemulation,you will usually get printingin the
emulation’sdefaultfont.
If youwanta characterthat’snotin thefontyou’reusing,don’thesitateto
grabit.JustsendtheEscapesequencesthatselectyourdesiredsymbolset,
printwithit, thengo backto youroriginalfont.
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