Intellifont Scalable format specification

[yuliaz]

I am looking for PCL Scalable Intellifont format
specification. I've written to Agfa, but got no response
yet, my search on the Web is also unsuccessful.
If someone could advice me, where I could get such
a specification, I would be very grateful.
Is it an open format at all?

 

[jlasman]

The PCL Technical reference should have what you want.

Look at the earlier thread here about "Electronic Documentation" for a pointer to a PDF.


Jim Asman
jlasman@telus.net

 

[yuliaz]

Thank you, but I meant real font format specification
like description of metric data, scalable data etc. The PCL specification only refers to Intellifont Scalable Typeface Format document von Agfa Division, but it seems to be
not so easy to get it.

 

[gibbshome]

Yuliaz,

Did you find the information on the PCL Scaleable Intellifont format specification? If so where, as I am looking for exactly the same information as you were.

Thanks
roger@gibbshome.co.uk

 

[DansDadUK]

I tried to find this information a year or so ago, and failed dismally.

Unless you really MUST use Intellifont, I'd advise that you instead use TrueType.

This has several advantages:[ul]
[li]you can usually get a screen font and a matching PCL font
[li]the TrueType format IS published (now part of OpenType)
[li]PCL6 (PCLXL) only supports bitmap or TrueType for downloaded fonts
[/ul]