Technical data

Note

DECprint Supervisor software does not include any soft font modules.

You may obtain soft font kits from Compaq separately.

You can associate one or more default soft font modules with a print queue, so

that users do not have to specify this parameter on the PRINT command line.

For example, to establish CGTRIUM24_ISO1 as the default soft font module

for the queue, include the following line in DCPS$STARTUP.COM:

FONTS_USED=CGTRIUM24_ISO1

(Add the line to p4 in the execution queue deﬁnition or as p3 in the generic

queue deﬁnition.)

You can combine soft font modules for user convenience, at the expense of

disk space and loading time. For example, if users need to load all three DEC

Multinational CG Times soft font modules together, create a new module using

the following sequence of commands:

$ LIBRARY SYS$LIBRARY:CPS$ANSI_FONTS.TLB/EXTRACT=CGTIMES8-10-12_MCS

$ LIBRARY SYS$LIBRARY:CPS$ANSI_FONTS.TLB/EXTRACT=CGTIMES14-18_MCS

$ LIBRARY SYS$LIBRARY:CPS$ANSI_FONTS.TLB/EXTRACT=CGTIMES24_MCS

$ COPY CGTIMES8-10-12_MCS.TXT,CGTIMES14-18_MCS.TXT,-

CGTIMES24_MCS.TXT ALLCGTIMES_MCS.TXT

$ LIBRARY/INSERT SYS$LIBRARY:CPS$ANSI_FONTS.TLB ALLCGTIMES_MCS.TXT

Users can specify the new module with the print parameter

FONTS_USED=ALLCGTIMES_MCS.

7.11 Device Control Library Cache Feature

DCPS includes a device control library caching feature that optimizes the

retrieval of certain commonly-used PostScript device control modules.

The caching feature causes modules with names beginning with LPS$$ to

be read only the ﬁrst time they are requested. Those modules reside in the

symbiont’s cache. Jobs that follow can quickly access those modules until you

reset the queue or restart the system. This minimizes access to the primary

device control library, saves CPU time, reduces disk activity.

The device control library caching feature is disabled by default. To enable the

device control library caching feature for a speciﬁc queue, enter the following

command before you start a print queue:

7–14 Creating Setup Modules and Device Control Libraries