Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software User Guide
Chapter 8: Functions in the Utilities menu
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This can only be used if the associated .LPF and .FON files exist on your PARIS
system. In practice, this situation should not exist. If it does it would be more
appropriate to re-convert or unpack the font again.
system. In practice, this situation should not exist. If it does it would be more
appropriate to re-convert or unpack the font again.
Make Disk File
This option relates only to the creation of printer-based fonts for the Xerox
Docuprint NPS range of printers.
Docuprint NPS range of printers.
It is possible to manually download postscript type 3 (bitmap) fonts onto the hard
disk on Xerox Docuprint NPS printers. Doing so will avoid the need to constantly
download these fonts within the print job.
disk on Xerox Docuprint NPS printers. Doing so will avoid the need to constantly
download these fonts within the print job.
By selecting the desired fonts from the font list and then clicking on the Make Disk
File button, PARIS will create a file in the \PARIS\OUT directory with a .PS
extension.
File button, PARIS will create a file in the \PARIS\OUT directory with a .PS
extension.
NOTE:
The file needs to be copied to the /ImageFonts/xerox/ps directory on the Docuprint’s
SUN workstation with the appropriate utility. An entry then needs to be added to the
CommonSetup.ps file in the /usr/printing/cedar directory as follows:
SUN workstation with the appropriate utility. An entry then needs to be added to the
CommonSetup.ps file in the /usr/printing/cedar directory as follows:
mark {(Imagefonts/xerox/ps/xxxxxx.ps)run} stopped cleartomark
where xxxxxx.ps is the file name.
In order to instruct PARIS to use these printer resident fonts:
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You need to include the “*XPDManageFonts: False” statement in the
appropriate .PPD file. In this way PARIS will never download any fonts to
the printer.
appropriate .PPD file. In this way PARIS will never download any fonts to
the printer.
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When “*XPDManageFonts: False” is used, you must ensure that
all fonts
have been loaded on to the printer.
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Because Truetype fonts cannot be stored on the printer in the same way, you
must ensure that no Truetype fonts are used in any application that may be
printed using this PPD.
must ensure that no Truetype fonts are used in any application that may be
printed using this PPD.