Microsoft KB Archive/71530

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HP Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0 Description

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Q71530

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0 is a font utility package that provides scalable screen fonts to match available printer fonts used on the HP LaserJet III and IIID printers. The package also includes a PCL 5 printer driver for use with Windows 3.0.

MORE INFORMATION
HP Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0 package adds the following to your Windows 3.0 setup:


 * HP Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0 application icon
 * Intellifont screen font driver: for automatic on-the-fly screen fonts
 * Eight scalable typefaces: from the CG Times and Univers families
 * HP Font Installer: for scalable typefaces and bitmapped printer fonts
 * PCL 5 Printer Driver: for HP LaserJet III and IIID printers
 * Help files: for quick information

Screen Font Driver
HP Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0 includes a screen-font driver that automatically creates screen fonts from scalable typeface files at all point sizes supported by Windows 3.0. The screen fonts are created &quot;on-the- fly,&quot; eliminating the need to use memory for traditional bitmapped screen fonts. The HP Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0 screen font driver can only create scalable screen fonts for scalable typeface products. Windows 3.0 displays representative screen fonts for other kinds of fonts.

Eight Scalable Typefaces
Eight scalable typefaces from the CG Times and Univers families are included with HP Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0. These typefaces match the resident typefaces in the HP LaserJet III and IIID printers and are the source of scalable screen fonts. Both typefaces are available in regular, bold, italic, and bold italic styles. Optional typefaces are available from HP.

HP Font Installer and Compatible Fonts
Using the HP Font Installer, you can install the following font products for use in Windows 3.0:


 * Scalable typefaces
 * Bitmapped printer fonts: cartridge or disk-based (soft)
 * Scalable printer fonts: through AutoFont Support utilities
 * Printer Cartridge Metric (.PCM) files

Disk-based (soft) bitmapped printer fonts must be in PCL format for HP LaserJet printers. Scalable typeface products must be in AGFA Compugraphic's FAIS format. All other font products require AutoFont Support files or .PCM files.

PCL 5 Printer Driver
HP Intellifont-for-Windows 3.0 includes an upgraded PCL 5 printer driver. The new driver (version 3.77) allows selections for: printer model, paper source (tray), paper size, printer memory size, Page Protection status, orientation, installed font cartridges, graphics resolution, gray scale, and number of copies. The PCL 5 Printer Driver contains special code that allows Windows 3.00 software applications to access the advanced features of the HP LaserJet III and IIID printers such as: pattern shades; multiple print directions on a single page; and mirrored, shadowed, and reverse (white on black) printing.

To improve graphic image printing, three new gray scale settings are available. Try printing your graphics with the different gray scale settings to choose the one that looks best to you.

Help Files
Updated online help information is supplied for the new HP Intellifont-for- Windows 3.0 icon, PCL 5 Printer Driver, and HP Font Installer windows. Help files contain step-by-step procedures for installing accessory typeface and font products along with definitions of terms.

Use Help any time you need to review a procedure (remember, with Windows 3.0, you can print a help topic any time).

The product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.