Kyocera ECOSYS P3260dn P3260dn KX Driver Operation Guide - Page 78

Font Settings, High quality, Standard, Draft, Custom, Outline fonts, Bitmap fonts, Native fonts

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Imaging Some options may not be applicable to your printing system model. High quality, Standard, Draft Select one of these settings to print from a high or low print resolution. Standard is unavailable when PCL 5c/5e is selected in the Page Description Languages (PDL) dialog box. Custom Click Custom to open a Custom Quality Settings dialog box. Depending on your printing system model, resolution can be set to Fine 1200 dpi, Fast 1200 dpi, 600 dpi, or 300 dpi. Kyocera Image Refinement refines the edges of text and vector graphics, and can be set to On or Off. Font Settings A computer font is a data file containing a set of glyphs (visual representations of textual elements), characters, or symbols. Common terms for fonts are: Outline fonts In contrast to bitmap fonts, these are defined as a set of mathematical lines and curves. An outline font is more easily scalable (designed to display and print clearly at any point size) than a bitmap font. Bitmap fonts These fonts define each character as a pattern of pixels (the smallest resolvable rectangular areas of an image). Such fonts are not easily scalable and distort when reduced or enlarged. Native fonts These are the basic or original fonts installed with the computer operating system. TrueType fonts are the native fonts used by Microsoft Windows. TrueType fonts These are a type of scalable outline fonts. TrueType has long been the most common format for fonts on Microsoft Windows. System fonts These are the primary fonts used by the operating system. They are typically accessed through an application interface or through a common font dialog box. Device fonts These fonts are stored either permanently or temporarily in the printing system memory. 8-2 User Guide

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Imaging
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User Guide
Some options may not be applicable to your printing system model.
High quality, Standard, Draft
Select one of these settings to print from a high or low print resolution.
Standard is unavailable when PCL 5c/5e is selected in the Page Description
Languages (PDL) dialog box.
Custom
Click Custom to open a Custom Quality Settings dialog box. Depending on
your printing system model, resolution can be set to Fine 1200 dpi, Fast 1200
dpi, 600 dpi, or 300 dpi. Kyocera Image Refinement refines the edges of text
and vector graphics, and can be set to On or Off.
Font Settings
A computer font is a data file containing a set of glyphs (visual representations of
textual elements), characters, or symbols. Common terms for fonts are:
Outline fonts
In contrast to bitmap fonts, these are defined as a set of mathematical lines
and curves. An outline font is more easily scalable (designed to display and
print clearly at any point size) than a bitmap font.
Bitmap fonts
These fonts define each character as a pattern of pixels (the smallest
resolvable rectangular areas of an image). Such fonts are not easily scalable
and distort when reduced or enlarged.
Native fonts
These are the basic or original fonts installed with the computer operating
system. TrueType fonts are the native fonts used by Microsoft Windows.
TrueType fonts
These are a type of scalable outline fonts. TrueType has long been the most
common format for fonts on Microsoft Windows.
System fonts
These are the primary fonts used by the operating system. They are typically
accessed through an application interface or through a common font dialog
box.
Device fonts
These fonts are stored either permanently or temporarily in the printing system
memory.