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5.7.1 C
HANGING
T
YPESTYLES
The typestyle number (FGID)
selected determines the font to be
used. The system operator selects a
default typestyle when the printer is
configured on the host; however, a
word-processing program may also
have a default typestyle. Since the
default typestyle can vary depending
on the system setup, ask the system
operator if you have questions about
the default typestyle on the system.
There are two ways to change
typestyles:
• Select a typestyle number within
the program or document
• Use font-change commands in
the document
Refer to the manuals for the
program (for example,
OfficeVision/400) to change
typestyles in the program. Font
Change commands are placed in the
document by the user (see Section
5.7.2). The four-character font
command changes the text to the
new font until another Font Change
command is entered.
The host does not know that a font
change has taken place, and may
send the original font number to the
printer at the beginning of each
page. Therefore, the user may have
to put a Font Change command at
the beginning of each new page. If
the pitch is changed, there may be
formatting problems, since the host
is still formatting each line accor-
ding to the pitch of the original
typestyle number. Text
Management/38 does not allow
more than one font per line of text,
so Font Change commands must be
used in such cases.
5.7.2 F
ONT
-C
HANGE
C
OMMANDS
Font-change commands allow fonts
to be changed in the document
without using host commands. The
commands can be used in either
data processing (RPG, BASIC
programs, etc.) or in word-
processing documents.
Two types of font-change
commands exist. Both commands
can be placed anywhere within a
document. The command consists
of the “logical not” (¬) symbol, and
either a capitalized “Q” or “F”
followed by the typestyle number
corresponding to the desired font.
The “^” symbol can be used in place
of the “¬” for non-US applications.
The font-change command
occupies space in the program or
text; however, the command does
not print.
• ¬Q—Font-change commands
using the capital letter “Q” allow
the user to access a vast number
of printer-resident and optional
cartridge fonts. Appendix A
shows the typestyle numbers
assigned to the supported fonts.
Each typestyle number describes
a particular font with particular
attributes. For example, typestyle
number 88 represents Courier
Bold, 12 pitch, 10 point.
