Legacy Font Download Program & filePro

[Nelson D. Coleman]

Bob Rasmussen wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, Jim Asman wrote:
> 
>> But there is a very good chance that the font is only being
>> selected by an ID and NOT by characteristics at all. Probable even.
>>
>> This is pretty typical of downloaded bitmap fonts.
> 
> Good point. Although the font ID would have to be dynamic, and therefore 
> would have to be set as a command-line parameter in the loading program, 
> or something similar.
> 
> I guess well have to wait for more information...
> 
> Regards,
> ....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.
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Here is an example of the method that I used to bypass the FLOAD.EXE 
program.  When I use the FLOAD.EXE program (from Windows 98 not XP
which does not work) and check the HP LaserJet 4000 printer by printing 
out the resident font list, the 10 fonts show in the printer as "HP 
PCL5e Permanent Soft Fonts."  Certain Windows programs, however, erase 
the fonts and they need to be re-downloaded.  That, however, is not a 
problem.  When I use the "copy /b" binary method (under Windows XP,) the 
fonts are NOT sent to the printer.

copy /b LG095R16.USP prn
copy /b LG120B12.USP prn
copy /b LG120I12.USP prn
copy /b LG120R12.USP prn
copy /b LG140R10.USP prn
copy /b PS140B10.USP prn
copy /b PS160B08.USP prn
copy /b PS180B06.USP prn
copy /b PS240B05.USP prn
copy /b PS300B04.USP prn

What is special about these fonts?  Nothing , I suspect. I am just 
looking for the least disruptive method of transferring the filePro and 
related batch, binary, Qbasic, text editing files to duplicate what 
worked on the Windows 98 computer.  The ultimate result is this special 
combination of programs that generate the Program Booklet.  FilePro has 
some custom fonts in the printer definitions but they seem unrelated to 
this situation. The printing of the program booklet seem to be 
controlled by a My meager knowledge of fonts hinders me here.

Running the program without the fonts results in improper condensing of 
characters and all text does not display on the page printed.  The 
printer does not fall back to the built in fonts.

I have tried building a text file using <CTRL><P> in the dos edit 
program to insert an ESCAPE and the character strings shown by the PCL 
Font List reported back from the printer.  Here is an example of the 
first .USP loaded in to the printer as reported back by the printer: 
LGOTHIC 16/67/9/5 <esc>(0U<esc>(s0p16.67h9.5v0s0b6t  SOFT 1 (DFont ID 
0.)  I assume that all I need is <esc>(0U<esc> and the balance is a 
remark or comment.

Copy /b of the text file did not work.

Selected by an ID....may be true.  If I can find the basic source code, 
perhaps that will reveal something.

If the first font is LGOTHIC 16.67/9.5, perhaps all I need to do is to 
locate another source of more "modern" fonts and a program to upload 
them to the printer.  If a font is tied to an ID, I suppose that the 
order in which they are loaded will be critical.
-- 
...ndc

Nelson D. Coleman
Emerald Computer Systems