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What Is Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1?

Information Guide -- Manual

Adding Typefaces and Fonts

On or Off Status

Screen Font Cache

Fonts Button

Compatible Fonts

About Screen Fonts

PCL 5 Printer Driver

Ordering Typefaces and Fonts

In Case of Difficulty

Copyright © 1992 by Hewlett-Packard Company

Trademark Credits

LaserJet and PCL are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.   CG Times is a product of, and Intellifont and Type Director are, trademarks of AGFA Compugraphic, a division of Agfa Corporation. FontWare is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc. Univers is a trademark of Allied Linotype AG or its subsidiaries.


What is lntellifont-for-Windows
 What is Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1?

Hewlett-Packard's Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 allows you to see high quality screen fonts for scalable typefaces and adds new printer and font installation support for Windows 3.1.  Intellifont® is a sophisticated font scaling technology developed by AGFA Compugraphic, the world's largest manufacturer of typesetting equipment.  Intellifont is built into the HP LaserJet III family of printers.  This means that "what you see, is what you get" with Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1.

Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 includes the following components:

Screen font driver -- for WYSIWYG screen font display

HP Font Installer -- for scalable typefaces, bitmapped printer fonts and other compatible fonts

PCL 5 Printer Driver -- for HP LaserJet III, IIID, IIIP and IIISi printers

Eight scalable typefaces -- from the CG Times and Univers families

Information Guide -- in Window's Write format called IFWGUIDE.WRI

The screen font driver portion of Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 works on-the-fly to display high quality screen fonts for your scalable typefaces.


Information Guide -- Manual

When you installed Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1, an Information Guide was placed in your main Windows directory (for example C:\WINDOWS).  The name of the file is IFWGUIDE.WRI.

The Information Guide contains 25 pages and is formatted in Windows Write. Information about the Intellifont Screen Font Driver, PCL 5 Printer Driver and HP Font Installer is included.  Additionally, specific information about popular software applications is included.


Adding Fonts and Typefaces
Adding Typefaces and Fonts

If you have accessory typeface and font products, you can install them through the HP Font Installer.

Click on the Fonts button to access the HP Font Installer. Step-by-step procedures for installing fonts and typefaces can be found in the HP Font Installer's help screens.

From the HP Font  Installer, you can install any fonts in PCL format or in AGFA Compugraphic's FAIS or library formats.

NOTE:  In addition to using the Fonts button of Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1, you can access the Font Installer window through the "Printer Setup" function of most Windows 3.1 software programs.  Follow these steps:  From within a software application, click on File from the title bar at the top of the window, click on Printer setup, click on the Setup button, then click on the Fonts button.

Fonts button

Compatible Fonts


 On or Off Selection

To turn the screen driver portion of Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 on or off, click on your selection in the "status box."  You must completely exit and start Windows for the status change to take effect.

When the screen driver is on, high quality screen fonts will be displayed for Intellifont scalable typeface products.  When the screen driver portion is off, Windows creates rough screen font representations.

NOTE:  Access to the HP Font Installer, scalable typefaces, printer fonts, and the PCL 5 Printer Driver is always available.   Only the screen driver is affected by the status selection.


Screen Font Cache

The cache option helps Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 quickly draw your screen fonts.

A part of your computer's Random Access Memory (RAM) is set aside as a screen font cache.  When screen fonts are saved in the cache, IFW does not have to re-create each character when it is used again.  Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 quickly redraws the screen with the cached screen fonts.

The cache option's default setting is 96 KB.  This size can be changed to suit your needs.  For example, if you are using RAM resident programs, you can decrease the size of your screen font cache to accomodate them.  On the other hand, if you are using many different fonts in your document, you can increase the cache size to allow IFW to draw your screen fonts more efficiently.

To change your cache size, use the scroll bar to scroll through the different sizes that are available.  The sizes are listed numerically in 32 KB increments from 64 KB to 256 KB.  Select the size you want to use.

NOTE:  You must exit Windows for your changes to take effect.


Fonts Button

By clicking on the Fonts button you can access the HP Font Installer where you can install new printer fonts or scalable typefaces for use in Windows and with Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1.  Step-by-step procedures for installing fonts can be found in the HP Font Installer help screens.

You can install any PCL compatible printer fonts with the HP Font Installer.

Disk-based bitmapped printer fonts and scalable typefaces can be installed using the HP Font Installer.  Unlisted font and scalable typeface cartridges can be installed if you have accompanying AutoFont Support diskettes or Windows Printer Cartridge Metrics (PCM) files.

If you purchased a cartridge from a company other than Hewlett-Packard, you will need either a Printer Cartridge Metric (PCM) file or an AutoFont Support file.  Contact the company where you purchased your cartridge for these files.

Screen fonts diskettes are required if you want to install scalable screen fonts for your scalable typeface cartridge.

NOTE:  In addition to using the Fonts button of Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1, you can access the HP Font Installer window through the "Printer Setup" function of most Windows 3.1 software programs.  Follow these steps:  From within a software application, click on File from the title bar, click on Printer setup, click on the Setup button, then click on the Fonts button.

Compatible Fonts


Compatible Fonts and Typefaces

Using the HP Font Installer you can install several kinds of fonts into Windows 3.1 such as:

Scalable typefaces --  cartridge or disk-based

Bitmapped printer fonts -- cartridge or disk-based (soft fonts)

Scalable printer fonts -- through AutoFont Support utilities

Printer Cartridge Metric (PCM) files

Bitmapped printer fonts must be in PCL format.   Scalable typefaces must be in AGFA Compugraphic's FAIS or library format.  Scalable printer fonts (from utilities such as FontWare) are supported if accompanying AutoFont Support files are available.  Unlisted cartridge products require Printer Cartridge Metric (PCM) files or AutoFont Support files.

TrueType typefaces cannot be installed through Intellifont for Windows 3.1.  Use the Windows Font Installer to Install TrueType fonts.  To access the Windows Font Installer, select the Fonts icon in Control Panel.

The screen driver portion of Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 uses scalable typefaces to create screen fonts.  Unless a source scalable typeface is available, representative screen fonts will be displayed by Windows for all other printer fonts.

Scalable typefaces used with Type Director are compatible with Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1.


About Screen Fonts

Screen fonts give you a WYSIWYG representation of exactly how your job will look when it is printed.  The maximum resolution (clarity) of screen fonts is controlled by the maximum resolution of your monitor.  For example, the screen fonts that Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 can display for the higher resolution VGA monitor will look better than fonts displayed on a lower resolution CGA monitor.

Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1  uses a special screen driver to automatically create screen fonts for scalable typefaces.

Screen fonts for bitmapped (non-scalable) fonts cannot be created by Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1  (unless you have a corresponding "scalable typeface" disk).  Windows will make representative screen fonts for all other kinds of fonts.


Updated Printer Driver
PCL 5 Printer Driver

When you installed Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1, you also installed a PCL 5 Printer Driver for the HP LaserJet III, IIID, IIIP, and IIISi printers.

You can access the PCL 5 Printer Driver two ways:

1.  From the Program Manager's Main group, double-click on Control Panel, double-click on the Printers icon, then click on the Setup button.

2.  Within most software applications, click on the File title bar, click on Printer Setup, then click on the Setup button.

Selections

This new driver provides access to the features of your printer, and lets you select:

*  Paper source -- input trays

*  Paper size -- letter, legal, A4, envelopes

*  Memory -- informs the driver of the amount in your printer

*  Page Protection status -- informs the driver of the printer's control panel setting

*  Orientation -- portrait or landscape

*  Graphics resolution -- in dots-per-inch

*  Gray Scale selection -- for better looking printed graphics, try changing these settings.

*  Cartridges -- list of installed accessory typeface or font cartridges

*   Number of copies -- to be printed

*   Special options -- such as duplex, bin selection, and job separation.

Advanced PCL 5 Support

The PCL 5 Printer Driver contains special code that allows Windows 3.1 software

applications to access the advanced features of  your printer such as:  Pattern shades, multiple print directions on a single page, and reverse (white on black) printing.  Check

your software application manual to see if these features are supported.

To improve graphic image printing, three new Gray Scale settings are available.  Try

printing your graphics with the different gray scale settings to choose which looks

best to you.


Ordering Typefaces and Fonts

Hewlett-Packard offers a growing collection of scalable typeface products from the

HP MasterType Library.  Check with your authorized HP dealer to see which

scalable typefaces are available.

To locate your nearest HP dealer or to receive additional product sales information,

call Hewlett-Packard's Customer Information Center at:

USA	1-800-752-0900

Canada	1-800-387-3867

Other countries	Contact a Hewlett-Packard sales office

If your dealer is temporarily out of stock, call Hewlett-Packard for fast-ship service:

USA	1-800-538-8787

Canada

   Toronto	416-671-8383

   Ontario/Quebec	1-800-387-3417

   Other provinces	1-800-387-3154


In Case of Difficulty

If you experience a problem using Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1, click on any of the following topics:

Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 Messages

Fonts Appear Jagged

Installed Fonts Not Available in Applications

Calling for Help


Intellifont-for-Windows Messages
Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 Messages

Unexpected results reading the "device" entry in the [Windows] section of the WIN.INI file.

This message is displayed when Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 cannot read the "device" entry in the [Windows] section of the WIN.INI file.  If this message appears, the HP Font Installer window and the Intellifont screen font driver cannot be accessed.  You may be able to correct the problem by following these steps:

From the Program Manager's Main window, double-click on Control Panel, double-click on the Printers icon.  Verify that the HP LaserJet III printer is listed in the installed printer list.  Double-click on the printer to make it the default printer.  Click on OK.

You must exit Windows and re-start for your changes to take effect

If you turn the screen driver off or on, or if you change the size of the screen font cache, you must completely exit Windows and re-enter for the change to be implemented.


Fonts Appear Jagged

Make sure that Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 status is on.

Have you installed a scalable screen font?  To verify, click on the Fonts button.  Screen fonts can be identified by a small dot ( · ) prior to the typeface name.

Are you using a non-scalable bitmapped font?  If so, Windows 3.1 can only  generate a representative screen font.  Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1 requires scalable typefaces in order to make screen fonts.

Information Guide


Installed Fonts Not Available in Applications

Do your fonts appear in the HP Font Installer window under the heading "HP LaserJet III on [port]."  If not, re-install the fonts.

If you are using screen fonts with a scalable typeface cartridge, did you select the cartridge name in the Printer Setup window?   Before you can select cartridge fonts in your Windows applications, you must select the cartridge name in the printer Setup window.  From the Program Manager's Main window, double-click on Control Panel, double-click on the Printers icon,  then click on the Setup button.  Highlight your cartridge from the list.  Click on OK.

Some Windows software applications do not update their font lists automatically when new fonts are added.  Check the "Application Notes" section of IFWGUIDE.WRI for information on specific software application.


Calling for Help

Hewlett-Packard

If you have tried all the suggestions given here and in the IFWGUIDE.WRI information guide, and you still are in need of assistance, you can call Hewlett-Packard for information about:

*  Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1

*  PCL 5 Printer Driver

*  HP Font Installer window

*  All questions regarding HP LaserJet printers

In the USA and Canada, call HP's Personal Peripherals Assist Line between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Mountain Time) Monday through Friday; except for Wednesday when the hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

208-323-2551

All other countries, contact your authorized Hewlett-Packard dealer.

Microsoft Windows Support

If have specific questions about configuring Windows 3.1 to run on your computer hardware, call Microsoft.  In the USA and Canada, phone:

206-637-7098


AutoFont Support files contain font metric information used by the HP Font Installer.


The term scalable describes products that can be reduced or enlarged (scaled) to virtually any point size supported by your Windows application.

Conversely, bitmapped fonts are limited to an exact point size.  A bitmapped font cannot be reduced or enlarged (non-scalable).


WYSIWYG is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get."  The typeface style of the screen fonts that appear on your monitor will match the typeface style of the fonts that are used in your printer.


 A driver is a portion of software code that controls commands sent to a device such as a printer or screen.  Drivers work automatically so that you don't have to type in programming codes.  Drivers allow you to select fonts, set margins, number of copies, etc.


Gray scale refers to a type of pattern applied to a graphic image.  Though laser printers only print in black, patterns of black and white produce a gray appearance on the printed page.


Intellifont-for-Windows 3.1

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