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pfsetup(8)
NAME
pfsetup - Manages I18N fonts for PostScript printers
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/pfsetup [printer_queue]...
/usr/sbin/pfsetup -s [printer_queue]...
/usr/sbin/pfsetup -d [printer_queue]...
OPTIONS
-s Configures one or more fonts to be downloaded to specified or default
printer queues.
-d Downloads fonts to the printers connected to the specified or default
printer queues.
OPERANDS
printer_queue
Specifies a printer queue to be affected by the font configuration or
downloading operation. When printer_queue is not specified for a font
configuration operation, the operation applies to all queues for
supported printers. When printer_queue is not specified for a font
downloading operation, the operation applies to all queues for which
fonts have been configured.
DESCRIPTION
The pfsetup utility handles font configuration and downloading for
PostScript printer queues and therefore allows users to print files by
using fonts not resident in the printer. If you do not specify a printer
queue, the command processes all printer queues connected to supported
PostScript printers.
When entered without any options, the pfsetup command shows the fonts
currently configured for the specified or default PostScript printer
queues.
Subsequent sections discuss the following topics in more detail:
· Font configuration
· Font downloading
· Supported printers
· Font selection
· Downloading frequency
Font Configuration
Specify the -s option in the pfsetup command to run the utility in font
configuration mode. In this mode, you select the fonts to be sent to the
specified or supported printers during a font downloading operation. The
configuration information is stored and later used whenever the printer
queue restarts. Therefore, font configuration needs to be done only once
per printer queue, unless you decide to change the font configuration for
that queue.
In font configuration mode, pfsetup lists all the fonts available on the
system and allows you to choose from this list. Refer to the Font
Selection section for font selection criteria.
Font Downloading
Specify the -d option in the pfsetup command to manually download fonts to
one or more printers. In font downloading mode, the utility first gives you
the option of loading all or only some of the configured fonts to printers
associated with the specified or default printer queues. Depending on your
response, pfsetup can merge all fonts from different queues connected to
the same printer and then download them to that printer. See the
Downloading Frequency section to find out how often this operation should
be done.
When run in font downloading mode, the pfsetup command prompts for printer
passwords. For PostScript printers, the default password is usually 0
(zero). Refer to your printer manual or system manager for more information
about entering printer passwords.
Note
Downloading fonts alters printer status. Therefore, before invoking
pfsetup with the -d option, make sure that no one is using the
printers to which you intend to download fonts.
Supported Printers
You can use the pfsetup utility with the printers in the following table:
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Printer Name Print Filter
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DEClaser 1152 dl1152
DEClaser 5100(LN09X-HD) dl5100
PrintServer 17 lps17
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See the Font Selection section for printer-specific information needed when
running pfsetup in font configuration mode. See the Downloading Frequency
section for printer-specific information needed when running pfsetup in
font downloading mode. See the i18n_printing(5) reference page for general
setup information that applies to these printers.
Font Selection
Use the following criteria to select fonts according to capabilities of the
supported printers and the languages required by print jobs:
· DEClaser 1152 and PrintServer 17
For the DEClaser 1152 and PrintServer 17 printers, only one font needs
to be configured for automatic downloading in order for all fonts to
be available. The fonts that are not specified for configuration are
loaded on demand at print time rather than at printer startup time.
Print jobs that use the font or fonts that you choose to explicitly
configure for the printer will print more quickly than those that
require the fonts that are loaded on demand at print time. On the
other hand, downloading too many fonts can cause printer memory
problems.
Many Asian languages require multibyte-character fonts. If you plan to
use multibyte-character fonts more than infrequently, it is best to
select these fonts at configuration time. Multibyte-character fonts
require a few minutes for initialization after being loaded. This
initialization time is overhead for each Asian language print job if
not absorbed at printer startup time. The font-faulting mechanism is
used to download multibyte-character fonts, so these fonts consume
relatively small amounts of memory, even when specified for printer
configuration. Refer to the i18n_printing(5) reference page for a more
detailed description of font faulting.
Printer operation is more efficient if you also configure the printer
to use the font specified in the font option of the ya field in the
/etc/printcap file. Refer to printcap(4) for more details on the ya
entry.
You should also consider downloading all other frequently used fonts.
Doing this minimizes overhead for loading the fonts, but reduces
useful memory in the printer. Loading single-byte character fonts on
demand has little overhead cost, so it is not a must to download them
all. The optimal subset of fonts to download really depends on the
printing environment.
Printer memory problems may result if you configure the printer to
download too many fonts at startup time. If you encounter printer
memory problems, try removing some fonts from the configuration list,
restarting the printer, and (for the DEClaser 1152) downloading the
fonts again.
· DEClaser 5100
The DEClaser 5100 printer includes an internal font disk. At
configuration time, you must specify all the fonts you want the
printer to use. These fonts are automatically downloaded to the
internal font disk at printer startup time. Fonts that are not
specified for configuration are not available on demand. Because this
printer uses an internal font disk, loading a large number of fonts
does not consume printer memory.
· Fonts for different languages
In its font selection display, the pfsetup utility does not group
fonts according to language, but simply shows you all the PostScript
fonts available on the system. To determine font availability for a
particular language, refer to the codeset reference page associated
with the locale settings in use in your environment. For example, to
print Traditional Chinese characters generated in the zh_TW.dechanyu
locale, refer to the dechanyu(5) reference page to find which fonts
are available for the language.
Downloading Frequency
The times at which you use the pfsetup command with the -d option to
download fonts depends on the following printer-specific requirements:
· For the DEClaser 1152 printer, you use the pfsetup command to download
fonts after setting up or changing the font configuration in order to
enable the configuration. For this printer, font information is
cached both in the printer and on a font-faulting server system.
Therefore, if either the printer or the font-faulting server is
restarted, you must again use the pfsetup command with the -d option
to download configured fonts to the printer queue. This operation
restores consistency between the printer font cache and the associated
font cache on the font-faulting server.
· For the DEClaser 5100 printer, font information is stored on a
printer-resident disk. Therefore, you need to manually download fonts
only after setting up or changing the font configuration. A font-
faulting server is not used with this printer, so there is no need to
manually download fonts just because the printer has been restarted.
· For the PrintServer 17 printer, font information is downloaded only
automatically and only at printer startup time. For this printer, you
use the pfsetup command to configure fonts, not to download them. If
you want an initial or revised font configuration to take effect
immediately, you can power down and power up the printer. Otherwise,
the new font configuration takes effect the next time the printer
restarts.
FILES
/etc/pfsetup/*.conf
Files that contain configuration information for different printer
queues
/etc/printcap
The printer description file
/var/i18n/psfont/fonts/*
Non-ASCII font files available for downloading
SEE ALSO
Commands: lpr(1), ffd(8), lpc(8), lprsetup(8)
Files: printcap(4)
Others: i18n_printing(5)
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