fontloader(1)fontloader(1)NAMEfontloader - Install typefaces in non-NeXT printer
SYNOPSISfontloader [ -p password ] typeface ...
DESCRIPTIONfontloader is a program for downloading typefaces into a non-NeXT
PostScript printer. Once a typeface has been downloaded, it is
available to print jobs in the same way as the typefaces that come with
the printer. These typefaces stay resident in the printer until the
printer is turned off and on, or is reset. Typefaces must be known to
the NeXT system, so they must be in one of the standard directories for
fonts. The list of typefaces can be obtained from the Font panel.
Please note: This application only works on 2.0 format fonts. To
convert from 1.0 to 2.0 font format, use the font_update_2.0 program.
fontloader writes a PostScript print job to the standard output that
will install the specified typefaces in a printer. The job must then
be spooled, normally by using the lpr command. For example:
fontloader Optima Optima-Bold | lpr -POur_LaserWriter
The typefaces are not available in the printer until after this spooled
job completes.
A typeface name must be the PostScript font name. This is the name of
the .font directory in which the typeface information is stored. The
name is often constructed from the font family name, a dash (-), and
the typeface or style name, for example: Times-BoldItalic.
Each typeface must be specified separately; there is no way to specify
an entire font family. Since each typeface uses up memory in the
printer, it is important to be selective about which typefaces are
downloaded. There is no way to selectively delete typefaces once they
have been downloaded. However, all downloaded typefaces can be deleted
by turning the printer off and on again.
The generated PostScript job does not check whether the font is already
defined in the printer. This allows downloading of a newer version of
the same typeface. It also means that the user should be careful not
to download the same typeface twice.
The only option is:
-ppassword
includes the printer password in the spooled job. If this is
not specified, the password "0" is used.
fontloader will not work with a NeXT 400 dpi printer; this will result
in a PostScript error like "undefined; Offending Command: serverdict".
Use the normal NeXT font installation procedures for NeXT 400 dpi
printers.
BUGS
The only way to determine whether the typefaces were downloaded
successfully is to examine the end of the /usr/adm/lpd-errs log file,
which contains a record of errors from spooled jobs.
4th Berkeley Distribution October 5, 1990 fontloader(1)
