Xerox 6180N IPDS User Guide - Page 13

Loading IBM AFP resident outline fonts Installation and setup DocuSP IPDS provides the ability to load and use printer-resident AFP scalable outline fonts. These fonts are loaded from the IBM AFP font collection CD, which is purchased separately. The AFP font collection product number for AIX and OS/2 is 5648-B45. NOTE: The AFP font collection product number for AIX and OS/2 changed from 5648-113 to 5648-B45. DocuSP IPDS supports both of these product numbers and both CDs contain the correct set of fonts. Fonts are converted for use with IPDS jobs and stored on the printer when the fonts are loaded. Although the fonts reside on the printer, they cannot be viewed using the DocuSP Font Manager. They can be viewed using the Manage Fonts capability on the IPS Manager. A sample job is provided to verify that the resident outline font support is properly installed on the printer controller. To add or remove the fonts, refer to the DocuSP IPS Manager on-line help. A default resident outline font is provided for instances where the requested AFP font is not resident or the default is specifically requested. This default font cannot be changed. Enhanced font support can be enabled for host environments that expect resident outline font substitution for raster fonts. Enhanced font support The Enhanced Font Support feature is an extension of the printerresident outline font support in DocuSP IPDS. Most hosts download required raster fonts. This feature is most beneficial when using the OS/400 (iSeries) host environment with resident outline fonts. The OS/400 expects resident outline font support to include all font types and expects the printer to resolve font substitution requirements. No distinction is made between raster font and outline font requests. This feature may also be beneficial to other host environments for solving font errors. Use the following information to decide whether or not to disable the Enhanced Font Support feature: • Enabled - When enhanced font support is enabled, if the host requests a raster font, DocuSP IPDS substitutes an equivalent resident outline font if one is available. If the host requests a font for which there is no resident outline font match or equivalent, the default resident outline font is used. • Disabled - When enhanced font support is disabled, no font substitution occurs. Requests for fonts that are resident are honored, and all other fonts will be downloaded by the host. The default resident outline font is used only when explicitly requested by the host. Xerox DocuSP IPDS User Guide 2-5