User`s manual

4 Glossary
6) Character weight
7) Character proportion (normal, condensed, expanded).
font name See typeface.
font pattern A font pattern is the matrix of pels which represents a character,
symbol, or image.
font, landscape A font printed parallel to the long edge of a page, or a font
capable of being produced on a landscape page orientation.
font, monospaced Also called fixed–pitch fonts. Every character, regardless of
actual horizontal size, occupies the same amount of font pattern
space. All monospaced fonts use specific pitch size settings.
Monospaced fonts are sometimes used when strict character
alignment is desired (tables, charts, spreadsheets, etc.).
font, portrait A font printed parallel to the short edge of a page.
font, proportional A font in which the width of the character cell varies with the
width of the character. For example, “i” takes less space to print
than “m.” Using proportional fonts generally increases the
readability of printed documents, giving text a typeset
appearance. This manual is printed in proportional fonts.
font weight See character weight.
font width The measurement of the width of a character cell in dots.
GL Characters Graphic left: Graphic left characters map half of the character set
table. The GL characters reside at 0 – 127 hex and comprise the
ASCII portion of the table.
GR Characters Graphic right: Graphic right characters map half of the character
set table. The GR characters reside at 128 – 255 hex and comprise
the Digital portion of the table.
hex dump A hex dump is a translation of all host interface data to its
hexadecimal equivalent. A hex dump is a printer self–test
typically used to troubleshoot printer data reception problems.
HGS Horizontal Grid Size