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Chapter 2 Downloadable Fonts
Downloadable Fonts
The Sato printer allows downloading and storing of TrueType fonts as Bitmap.
By default, since Printronix printers have internal flash installed, STGL
supports downloading of bitmapped TrueType fonts to flash. Sato’s memory
card manager utility (MC manager) must be used to convert files in TrueType
font format (.ttf extension) to the proprietary bitmap formats that SATO
printers use to download the fonts.
ID for the fonts is not assigned via the command. The printer assigns the first
unused ID itself. For instance, if fonts with IDs 00 and 01 already exist, a new
downloaded font is assigned ID 02.
How the SATO printer re-issues IDs of deleted fonts is unknown. For
example, a new download on a printer where fonts 1 and 2 were deleted after
installing fonts 0 to 3 resulted in assigning ID 2 to the new font. Downloading
another font did not result in re-using ID number 1, but ID number 4. To obtain
IDs in the order they were downloaded (starting at 00), always initialize the
flash memory before downloading, and then download all the required fonts.
STGL uses the first unused ID.
Custom Designed Characters
Allows for the creation, storage, and printing of custom characters, such as
special fonts or logos. Up to 50 individual characters may be stored in the
custom character volatile memory. Allowable sizes include 16x16 and 24x24
dot matrices.
Image Manipulation
Three commands are available to manipulate a rectangular area of the page
bitmap. It can
copy an area to another section on the page, reverse an area
and
mirror an area.