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TT2PCL

Use the TT2PCL utility to convert TrueType fonts into PCL bitmap fonts.

Note See also PS2PCL.

Program names

Syntax

TT2PCL32 /I /P /S /D /O /T

Parameter

Description

/I

Enter the name of the TTF file (True Type font).

/P

Enter the font point size, such as 6, 10, and so on.

/D

(Optional) Enter the dots per inch, 240 or 300. The default is 300.

/S

Enter the TT2PCL Symbol Set.

/O

Enter the name of the PCL file to be created.

/T

Enter the typeface family (3=Courier, 4=Helv, 5=Times Roman, and so on).

Note In most cases, you should set the /S parameter to W1. The W1 symbol set matches the characters used by Windows for English and several Western European languages.

This utility loads the FSISYS.INI file and looks for the DefLib option in the FMRES control group. The path you specify in the DefLib option tells the utility where to find the CODEPAGE.INI file (usually..\fap\mstrres\fmres\deflib), however, the utility does not require the CODEPAGE.INI file.

If there is no FMRES control group or no DefLib option, the utility uses the default path (..\mstrres\fmres\deflib).

Documaker uses the Java Runtime Environment (also known as the Java Virtual Machine) to support TrueType and PostScript fonts. In order for Documaker to use the JVM, the system looks for the jvm DLL/DSO (for example, jvm.dll for windows, libjvm.so for Linux and Solaris) and supporting files to be installed in one of the following locations: