The Add/Edit Font dialog box allows you to add individual IBM i fonts to the list of fonts displayed in the Font dialog box.

The dialog is split into four parts:

General

Basic font information.

Family Name

The family name of the font. Eg: Roman.

Server Library or group

The library on the Server where the font is stored.

DBCS Font

Whether or not this font is a Double Byte Character Set font.

Truetype

This indicates whether or not this is a True Type font.

Downloadable Font Data

Information required to send the font to the printer.

IBM Character Set ID

The unique IBM supplied Character Set ID of the font. Eg: C0D0ST10

IBM Code Page

The IBM supplied Code page to use with this font. Eg: T1V10285

Printer Resident Font Data

Information required to identify the font held in the printer

Font Group ID

The printer defined Font Group ID of the font. Eg: 0042

Character ID

The printer defined character ID to use with this font. Eg: 697

Code Page ID

The printer defined code page ID to use with this font. Eg: 285

Width

The width of the font in points. Eg: 140

PC Emulation

Information required to emulate the font on the PC.

Height

The height of the font in points. Eg: 120

Style

The Style (or family name) of the font.

Attributes

The attributes of the font including: Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough.

If you are happy, click on OK to update the font information with your changes or Cancel to ignore any changes.

Import / Export

These buttons allow you to Import and Export fonts. The Export will create a text file of all the font definitions in CPPD. The Import allows for importing a new selection of fonts, in the form of an FEF (Font Exchange File) file; please contact Cobwebb Support if you require new font definitions and they will supply the relevant FEF file for you to Import. Once you have the FEF file please follow the steps in Import a Font File.