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Printer-Related Files
5.4.7.1.3 Adding a new font entry to PPD files On PostScript printers, Oracle Reports only
allows you to use fonts known to be available on the printer. Since printers are rarely
available for personal requests on multi-process operating systems, Oracle Reports
gets a complete list of fonts from the PPD file.
When a new font is installed on the printer, a corresponding font entry needs to be
added to the printer's PPD file. The format for a font entry is:
*Font {fontname}: {encoding} "({version})" {charset}
where
{fontname} is the Adobe font face name as specified in PostScript.
{encoding} is the PostScript encoding name.
{version} is the FontInfo version number.
{charset} is the Adobe character set.
The encoding value has slightly different meanings depending on the font type. If
the encoding cannot be determined, the value of encoding may be set to unknown.
Fonts are usually re-encoded by applications to provide other encodings; the charset
value for each font indicates which encodings are possible for that font. For more
information, please refer to the PPD specification from Adobe.
When new fonts are added to the printer, the matching AFM files must also be added
to the font metrics directory. Oracle Reports requires the AFM files to get the actual
font attributes and properly place text on the printed page.
Example
Suppose you add a new font, CodedreineunBold, and need to edit the PPD file to
include the new font.
1. In the PPD file, search for:
*% Font Information
2. For the new font, append the following at the end of the paragraph:
*Font CodedreineunBold: Standard '(00.1001)" Standard ROM
5.4.7.1.4 Overriding the printer tray setting The PostScript output generated by Oracle
Reports has the tray information embedded into it. The PPD file defines the default
tray to be used and is followed by the definitions of valid trays for the printer. To print
to a different tray, the DefaultInputSlot entry in the PPD file must be updated.
In the PPD file, you should find a section that lists the default tray and the valid input
slots. The section typically starts with a line like this one:
*OpenUI *InputSlot:
The default tray entry looks like the following:
*DefaultInputSlot: Lower
The defined slots typically follow the default entry and look like the following:
*InputSlot Upper/Multipurpose Tray: "
...
*InputSlot Lower/Paper Cassette: "
The section ends with a line like the following:
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