Microsoft KB Archive/48480

Bitstream Font Filename Coding

PSS ID Number: Q48480 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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You can use the following typeface file-naming convention to determine what typeface is used, the size, the character set, and the orientation for a PCL typeface file:

CQ0060AH.HPF


 * 1) CQ – This is the two-letter typeface code; CQ stands for Charter. A listing for the Bitstream typeface codes is located at the back of the “Fontware Installation Kit for Microsoft Word, User’s Guide.”
 * 2) 0060 – This indicates the font size. The first three numbers represent the point size up to 144 points, and the final digit represents fractional points. For example, 36.5 points would be written as 0365. Word allows only half-point sizes.
 * 3) A – This indicates the character set; “A” stands for ASCII, “R” stands for HP Roman 8, and “Z” stands for PostScript Standard.
 * 4) H – This indicates the orientation, showing that this is a font using the portrait orientation. “@” is the descriptor for a font having a landscape orientation.
 * 5) HPF – This indicates the extension for an HP PCL printer. Font files generated for a PostScript printer have .PSO extensions. Font files generated for a PostScript emulator have .PSF extensions.

Using the following typeface file-naming convention, you can determine what typeface is used, the size, the character set, and the orientation for a PostScript typeface file:

CQZQ.PSO


 * 1) CQ – This is the two-letter typeface code; CQ stands for Charter. (A listing of Bitstream typeface codes comes with each installation kit.)
 * 2) Z – This identifies the character set; “Z” represents the PostScript character set, “A” stands for ASCII, and “R” stands for HP Roman 8.
 * 3) Q – This identifies the device class. Q stands for Apple LaserWriter.
 * 4) PSO – This indicates the extension for PostScript fonts, and stands for PostScript outline.

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