APPLICATION NOTE #153
 USING THE HP FONTLOAD PROGRAM WITH XYWRITE
 Rev. 01
 RELATED FILES: 3HP˙2DSOFT.PRN


 Hewlett-Packard sells a font download utility called FontLoad which 
works with its LaserJet and LaserJet II printers.  It also works with 
true HP compatibles such as the Kyocera and Okidata Laserline.  For 
XyWrite's purposes, FontLoad is used to download a specific set of 
soft fonts to the printer.


 REQUIRED HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
 To use FontLoad, you need the FontLoad software package, an HP 
LaserJet Plus or 500 Plus, LaserJet Series II, LaserJet 2000, or any 
laser printer that is fully compatible with the LaserJet.  You also 
need a disk containing the HP soft fonts you want to use.  FontLoad 
only supports HP soft fonts.  Finally, XyWrite's HP soft font printer 
file (3HP˙2DSOFT.PRN) must contain PT tables that implement the fonts 
you want to use.


 CREATING A NEW PT TABLE
 PT (Print Type) tables enable XyWrite to actually use the fonts once 
the proper codes are written into the file.  The PT table numbers 
correspond to the value you use with the PT (Print Type) formatting 
command.  For example, if you issue the command:

   F5pt 1<CR>

 XyWrite looks at the table labeled PT=1 in the current printer file 
to determine which font to use.

 The printer file 3HP-SOFT.PRN contains four PT tables (Courier, Line 
Printer, 10-point Times, and 14-point Helvetica). To add a PT table 
to support another HP soft font, say 9-point Helvetica, Helvetica 
Bold, and Helvetica Italic:

 1.  Call the printer file to the screen.

       Type:  F5call 3hp-soft.prn<CR>

 2.  In the notes section of the printer file, locate the name of the 
font you
     want to use (e.g., 9HELV, 9HELV-BOLD, 9HELV-ITALIC). You must use 
these
     predefined names in the PT table, because they correspond to the 
font
     tables already set up in the printer file.

 3.  Page down until you see the PT tables.

 4.  Define the last PT table. For example, if PT=4 is the last table 
in the
     section:

       Move your cursor to the beginning of the PT=4 line and press 
F1.

       Move your cursor to the end of the PT table (marked by a 
semicolon and a
       carriage return) and press F1.

     Result:  This defines the table PT=4 as a block.

 5.  Press:  F7     (to copy the block)

 6.  Press:  F3     (to release the defined block)

 7.  In the new table, change the 4 in PT=4 to the next available 
number (e.g.,
     PT=5).

 8.  Change the font name in the new table to the name identified in 
step 2.
     It is not necessary to change either the modes (MD NM, etc.) or 
the
     attributes (underline, etc.) in the PT table. An example of a 
completed PT
     table is shown below.

       PT=5
       MD NM+9HELV
       MD BO+9HELV-BOLD
       MD UL+9HELV+UNDERLINE
       MD RV+9HELV+FORMS
       MD BU+9HELV-BOLD+UNDERLINE
       MD BR+9HELV-ITALIC
       MD SU+9HELV+SUPERSCRIPT
       MD SD+9HELV+SUBSCRIPT
       ;

    If you want a blank line between PT tables, make sure you put a 
semicolon
    on the blank line as shown above.

 9.  Store and load the printer file.

     Result: You are now ready to use the 9-point Helvetica soft font 
you
     downloaded with FontLoad.


 STARTING FONTLOAD
 To start FontLoad, follow this procedure:

 1.  Install FontLoad according to the instructions in the Using 
FontLoad
     manual.

 2.  At the DOS prompt, type:  FLOAD

     Result: The FontLoad screen appears.

 3.  Follow the instructions in the Using FontLoad manual for choosing 
a new
     setup and downloading fonts. (See Notes #2 and #3.)

 Note #1  LaserJet Control Panel. The control panel on the LaserJet 
Series II provides a printing menu that allows you to set values for 
five printing options.  To use the XyWrite LaserJet printer files 
described   in this application note, be sure each of these options 
is set to its default value, as follows:

   No. of copies  01
   Manual feed    OFF
   Font Source    I
   Font Number    00
   Form Length    060

 If you change these values on the control panel, XyWrite's printer 
files will not work correctly. Instead, you need to make such changes 
by modifying the software coding in the printer file. Please refer to 
Application Notes 114 and 137 for details.

 Note #2  Font ID. FontLoad automatically assigns font ID numbers. 
Always use the assigned numbers rather than specifying your own.

 Note #3  Download Status. FontLoad allows you to assign a  temporary 
or permanent status to fonts. Always use the permanent.