PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Font Characteristics
11387 Tandem Computers Incorporated H-11
Style. This characteristic is defined by the angle of the strokes of the
characters with respect to the X-axis. Style is either upright or italic. The
default style is upright. The following examples compare the upright and
italic styles.
UPRIGHT UPRIGHT UPRIGHT
ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC
Stroke Weight. This characteristic designates the thickness of the strokes that
compose the characters of a font. Table H-4 shows the different stroke
weights.
Table H-4. Stroke Weights
Value Typeface
–7 Ultra thin
–5 Thin
–3 Light
0 Normal
+3 Bold
+5 Black
+7 Ultra Black
The value field (#) specifies the thickness of the strokes used in the design
of the font. The supported stroke weight values are –7 through 7. The
standard stroke weight for a medium font is 0; the standard stroke weight
for a bold font is 3; the standard stroke weight for a light font is –3.
If the specified stroke weight is greater than or equal to 0 and it is not
available, the next available thicker stroke weight is selected. If no thicker
stroke weight is available, the closest available thinner stroke weight is
selected.
If the specified stroke weight is less than 0 and it is not available, the next
available thinner stroke weight is selected. If no thinner stroke weight is
available, the closest available thicker stroke weight is selected.