Chapter 4 Handling Barcode and 2D Symbol Font Printing on .NET Environment Since .NET Framework supports only TrueType fonts and Open Type fonts, the barcode and 2D symbol fonts that are registered in the printer driver cannot be printed from an application. Therefore, TrueType fonts are replaced with barcode and 2D symbol fonts with the font replacement function of the printer driver. Barcode and 2D symbol fonts can be printed from applications under .NET Framework environment by this replacement function. The name of the print data in the application remains as a TrueType font name, but changes to barcode and 2D symbol font when it is printed.
Font Replacement Font Replacement is executed from [Font Replacement] on the [Driver Utilities] tab. 4 1 Make the following setting. • Replacement TrueType Font Select the original TrueType Font. • Replacement Target Font Select the target barcode and 2D symbol. 2 Click [ OK ]. TrueType font is replaced by barcode and 2D symbol font. 83