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Function documentation Using TrueType Fonts Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

TrueType fonts are fonts that are not built into the printer, but that are loaded at request from the computer into the printer memory before the actual print process starts.

As of SAP Release 4.6C, you can import TrueType font files and then use these fonts for printing SAP forms. This allows you to, for example, use your company's own fonts.

Prerequisites

You need a TrueType file for the desired fonts (for example, myfont.ttf ), which you can load into the SAP System. Note that you cannot load double-byte and multi-byte fonts (for example, Japanese, Chinese), since these font files are too large.

Performance

Each time you create a new spool request, you include the font definition into the request. If there are many requests to be printed, the performance of the SAP system may be reduced.

Features

TrueType fonts can by default be used by all device types that use the drivers POSTSCRIPT, PCL, or SAPWIN. Exceptions are the device types:

Activities

To use TrueType fonts for printing SAP forms, proceed as follows:

  1. Start SAPscript font maintenance (transaction SE73 ). Choose Install TrueType font.
  2. Enter a font name that starts with Z (for example, ZMYFONT). The system uses this name for the TrueType font.
  3. Specify the attributes of the font (normal, bold, italic, or bold and italic). To do this, mark the respective fields:

    4. normal: no field

    bold: field Font attribute BOLD

    italic: field Font attribute ITALIC

    bold and italic: fields BOLD and ITALIC

    To use a font with all attributes, you therefore need four font files (z.B. myfont.ttf , myfonti.ttf , myfontb.ttf , myfontbi.ttf ).

  4. Enter the path and file name of the font file and choose Execute.
  5. Specify the control sequence that identifies the font in Rich Text Format.

    6. The SAPscript text editor and the graphic print preview use this information to display the characters correctly.

    The font info has the following structure:

    \f <name of the font family> \fcharset <WinCharSet number> \f <font name>

    For the SAPscript font TIMES this information is:

    \froman\fcharset &&& Times New Roman

    For more information see the RTF Specification by Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com).

  6. Create a style (transaction se73 ) or a form (transaction so10 ) and define formats using the TrueType fonts.

Result

You can print and archive forms using TrueType fonts. To print a form, use an output device whose device type uses one ot the drivers PCL, Postscript, Prescribe, or SAPWIN.

 

 

 

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