4.5.4 Selecting downloaded fonts
The easiest way to selectamong downloaded fontsisto usefont ID numbers.
When you download a font you make the Assign Font ID command above
the first command in your sequence (see “How to download your own fonts”
later in this chapter). After you’ve assigned an ID number to a downloaded
font, youcan select itasyourprimary font with thisSelectFontID command:
<ESC> ( n X
in which n is your desired font’s ID number.
If you use many fonts you’ll use that command to select among them. But
what if you prefer to just use <S1>or <SO> to shift between primary and
secondary fonts? You wantto select adownloaded font ID as your secondary
font. This is the command to send:
<ESC> ) rIX
4.5.5 Font attributes
The third way to select a font is to simply describe what font attributes you
want. (Remember, selecting a font does notmodify a font. You can’t get bold
or 14-pointcharacters ifyoudon’thave a bold or 14-pointfont inthe printer.)
In listing the attributes you want, itwill help you to prioritize them the same
way your LaserPrinter 4111does. Your printer ranks the various attributes a
font can have this way (from most to least important):
orientation
symbol set
spacing (proportional or monospaced)
pitch (characters per inch)
font height (in points)
style (italic or upright)
stroke weight (light to bold)
typeface
