
This file contains information  regarding the usage of soft fonts
with the Hewlett Packard LaserJet+.

In order to use  soft fonts  with  the  HP  LaserJet+,  you  must
purchase  soft fonts from a font vendor.  Usually the font vendor
provides complete instructions, as well as any utilities you need
in  order  to  install  and  download  your fonts.  All questions
regarding the installation of your fonts should  be  directed  to
the  vendor.   We  recommend  that you use soft fonts only if you
have a fixed disk; we do not recommend using soft  fonts  with  a
dual floppy system.


To install soft fonts:

1.   Create a subdirectory named PCLPFM in the Windows directory.
This  directory  should  contain  only  soft font files, the .PFM
files as they are created, and the PCLPFM program files.

2.  Copy the soft font files you wish to use  from  the  vendor's
disk to the \WINDOWS\PCLPFM directory.

If you plan to use the soft fonts with a non-Windows  application
or  if  you  want  to permanently download fonts to your printer,
first follow the vendor's instructions for downloading the  fonts
and  then  instructions below.  Make a note of the ID numbers for
each font; you'll need these numbers later when you edit WIN.INI.

If you plan to use  the  soft fonts  only  from  Windows  via  a
temporary download, the following procedures are all you need.


To run PCLPFM:

1.  Insert the "Supplemental Printer Driver Disk" into  drive  A,
then  copy  PCLPFM.EXE  to the \WINDOWS\PCLPFM directory.  If you
will be  running  PCLPFM.EXE  from  Windows,  also    copy    the
file PCLPFM.PIF.

2.  Start  the  program  PCLPFM.EXE.  From DOS, type PCLPFM, then
press  the enter key.  In the  DOS  Executive  window in Windows,
double-click on the program PCLPFM.EXE.

3.  When prompted, type a single soft font filename or  use  wild
cards, then press the enter key.

For example, for a single font, type a  name  like  HV10B#R8.SFP;
for  a  group  of  fonts,  type  something  like *.USP,HV*.SP, or
HV???#R8.SFP (actual naming conventions vary  according  to  soft
font manufacturer).

4.  Review the PFM filename(s) as displayed.  When naming the PFM
file(s),  the  program  modifies  the  font  name provided by the
vendor by replacing the last character  of  the  name  with  a  P
(portrait)  or  L (landscape) and changing the filename extension
to .PFM.  For example, a  downloadable  font  named  HV10B#R8.SFP
becomes HV10B#RP.PFM.

The program tells you if  a  file  with  the  same  name  already
exists.  Type Y to replace the existing file, or N to go back and
change the filename.

5.  Press the Enter key to accept the .PFM filename(s).

For a single file, you still have an option to change the name by
pressing  the  Backspace key to erase the name, then typing a new
name before pressing the Enter  key.   For  multiple  files,  the
PCLPFM program simply displays all the filenames.

6. When prompted,  press  Y  to  save  the  necessary  soft  font
information in a file called APPNDWIN.INI.

The PCLPFM program creates this ASCII file for you to insert into
your WIN.INI file so that Windows can read the soft fonts.


To modify WIN.INI:

The last step is to insert the contents of  APPNDWIN.INI  in  the
proper place in WIN.INI.

If you are running Windows, you can modify WIN.INI using Notepad:

1.  Open the file APPNDWIN.INI.

Open  Notepad  by  double-clicking on  APPNDWIN.INI  in  the  DOS
Executive window.

2.  Copy the entire file to the Clipboard.

Choose "Select all" from the Edit menu, then "Copy" from the Edit
menu.

3.  Open WIN.INI.

Open the DOS  Executive  window.  Start  another copy of  Notepad
by double-clicking on WIN.INI.

4.  Copy the information from the Clipboard into WIN.INI.

In WIN.INI, search  for  the  appropriate  printer  keyword ( for
example, [HPPCL,LPT1] ) - you'll insert the soft font information
on the line  following  the printer  keyword.  Click to choose an
insertion  point on the line following the printer keyword.  Then
choose  "Paste"  from  the  Edit  menu  to   copy  the  PFM  font
information.

5.  Edit the inserted information in WIN.INI so that Windows will
read the soft font files.

Select and delete the small box (an end-of-file marker), if there
is  one, from the end of the  soft  font  information you've just
copied.

If you  used  a  wildcard  when  running  PCLPFM,  you  may  have
converted  more  soft  fonts  than  you actually want.  Check the
filenames in WIN.INI and delete the entire line for any font that
you don't want.

For lines  containing  fonts  you  want  permanently  downloaded,
delete  everything  from  the  comma to the end of the line. Then
edit the font ID number, if necessary, to match the number loaded
into  the  printer,  check  to  see  that all font ID numbers are
unique - they need not be consecutive.

6.  Finish up.

Save WIN.INI, close both copies of Notepad, close  Windows,  then
start Windows up again.


To setup the printer for downloadable fonts:

Use the Control Panel to setup the HP LaserJet+.  If you plan  to
use only soft fonts, set the font cartridge option to "none."  If
you plan to use a font cartridge in addition to your soft  fonts,
then   you   should   set   the  font  cartridge  option  to  the
corresponding font cartridge name.


To select downloadable fonts in Windows applications:

If your Windows application allows for modification of the  font,
then  refer  to the application's documentation explaining how to
change the font.  Generally this is done by  selecting  the  font
type  from a list of available fonts.  In this list, the new font
should appear once  it  has  been  installed  correctly.   Simply
select the font from the list.

