HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II

23-70 The Character Group EN
Note Stick font is available only in ASCII, Roman-8, and Roman Extension
symbol sets.
Kind 2: Font Spacing
The font spacing characteristic defines whether the spacing is fixed
(all characters occupying an equal horizontal space) or proportional
(each character occupying a space proportional to its size). Refer to
“Using Fonts” in the beginning of this chapter.
Kind 3: Pitch
The pitch characteristic is a horizontal measurement defining the
number of characters-per-inch for fixed-spaced fonts.
Note When selecting proportional fonts, do not include pitch in the font
definition command (SD or AD).
Fixed-spaced fonts depend on pitch to determine character size.
Proportional fonts ignore pitch. Note that with the SD and AD
command you cannot create tall, skinny characters or short, wide
characters; the character aspect ratio is preserved unless an SI or
SR command overrides it.
Table 23-40 Kind 2: Font Spacing Values
Font SpacingValue Description
0 fixed spacing (default)
1 proportional spacing
Table 23-41 Kind 3: Pitch Values
Pitch Values Description
0 to 32 767.9999 characters per inch (default: 9)