Technical data

The Writing Software for the International Market manual provides details
on how you set up and use UDC databases and how to edit cp_dirs, the
UDC database configuration file.
1.7 Using Printer Interface Features That Support Local
Languages
When you install the operating system and include language variant subsets,
your printing subsystem is enhanced with the following features:
• Two generic internationalized print filters, pcfof and wwpsof, that
work with HP and third-party printers
• A set of print filters that support escape sequences used by local
language printers
• Entries in the /etc/printcap file to support printer code conversion
and on-demand loading of font files
•Anlprsetup command that lets you add entries for local language
printers to the /etc/printcap file
• lp, lpr, lpc, lpq, lprm, and lpstat commands that support additional
options for printing and printer control
• PostScript outline or TrueType fonts that can be used by the wwpsof
filter and other software
The following sections discuss these features.
1.7.1 Generic Internationalized Print Filters
The pcfof and wwpsof print filters enable use of HP printers, particularly
those for which no other printer-specific solution is described in this chapter.
You also need to use these filters if your printer is from another vendor.
Both of these filters rely on a printer customization file (.pcf file) to supply
certain device-specific information. Operating system software includes a
basic set of .pcf files. System administrators can add more .pcf files to
describe the capabilities of additional printers used at your site.
1.7.1.1 pcfof Print Filter
The pcfof filter handles both PostScript printers and text printers, such
as the HP PCL printer. For PostScript files, the filter requires that the
appropriate local language PostScript fonts be available on the printer. This
restriction limits the filter’s usefulness on many printers, particularly for
printing PostScript files that require Japanese fonts. This filter can be set
up to do codeset conversion when the printer locale differs from the one
required for a text file print job. The filter also has .pcf files that are
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