This page contains information needed to use TrueType fonts on PostScript printers. On the Format menu, click Settings, and then click the Post tab.
Italic Angle
Italic angle in counter-clockwise degrees from the vertical. Zero for upright text, negative for text that leans to the right (forward). This value should be in agreement with the Caret Slope Rise and Caret Slope Run values in the General tab.
Underline Position
Suggested values for the underline position (negative values indicate below baseline).
Underline Thickness
Suggested values for the underline thickness.
Note: Word processing applications decide whether they use these underlinePosition and underlineThickness values or use their own defaults.
Warning: Some Word processors may crash when this value is set to zero.
Fixed Pitch
Set to 0 if the font is proportionally spaced, non-zero if the font is not proportionally spaced (i.e. monospaced).
Minimum Type42
Minimum memory usage when a TrueType font is downloaded.
Maximum Type42
Maximum memory usage when a TrueType font is downloaded.
Minimum Type1
Minimum memory usage when a TrueType font is downloaded as a Type 1 font.
Maximum Type1
Maximum memory usage when a TrueType font is downloaded as a Type 1 font.
The four entries related to memory are present because PostScript drivers can do better memory management if the virtual memory (VM) requirements of a downloadable TrueType font are known before the font is downloaded. This information should be supplied if known. If it is not known, set the value to zero. The driver will still work but will be less efficient.
Maximum memory usage is minimum memory usage plus maximum runtime memory use. Maximum runtime memory use depends on the maximum band size of any bitmap potentially rasterized by the TrueType font scaler. Runtime memory usage could be calculated by rendering characters at different point sizes and comparing memory use.