README file for:
Arabic International Downloadable Fonts 
for PCL 5 Emulation Printers

These diskettes contain Arabic downloadable fonts for PCL 5 emulation 
printers. The downloadable fonts are to supplement the fonts and 
character sets you have in your printer with other custom Arabic 
symbol sets.The publication provided with this package shows the 
code maps for each symbol set and code page to help you understand
what characters are provided in this Arabic downloadable font package.

The downloadable font data is ready to use and needs to be downloaded to 
your printer by the command file LOADARAB.BAT, Toolkit, 
MarkVision(version 2.0 or higher), LaserDriver, or your own download 
font program. Metric files(AutoFont support) are also provided with each 
PCL font so you can update your application.

This package contain four typefaces:
				Reg 	Bd  	
	Courier			X	X	
	Letter Gothic		X	X	
	CG Times		X	X	
	

4 Symbol sets are also provided with this Arabic Download Font package : 
8V/AR		Arabic-8
10V/PR		PC-864 Arabic
9V/WA		Windows Arabic


Note:	Only Courier typeface and all Symbol sets will be download to your 
printer by LOADARAB.BAT as a standard. If you wish to use another 
fonts from this package, you have to remove or add the REM string 
in two lines with font you are interesting in. For example, If you want to 
select only Letter Gothic Bold font you need to change the 
following two lines (remove REM to select Letter Gothic Bold ):

rem echo Letter Gothic Bold 
rem  copy /b /Y hdlgb.bin+lgb.unb+fonttr.bin lgb.dl
rem  copy /b /Y lgb.dl lpt1

Contains of diskette :
	This diskette contains :
	- TFM files and Glue.txt file 
	- Unbounded fonts you have to copy to your own selected directory if you
	want to use the BAT file to download fonts and symbol sets
	- Symbol sets directly downloadable to your printer. 
	Send command : "copy /b 10V.PCL lpt1" to download PC-864 Arabic to your 
	printer for example
	- An updated 4026.pss file. Replace the old 4026.pss used by the DOS toolkit. 
	This new 4026.pss file lets you select, from the DOS TOOLKIT, Arabic unbounded 
	fonts you have previously downloaded, select as temporarely or as default Arabic 
	Symbol Sets you have previously downloaded.
	- Binary files used with source fonts to create PCL5 unbounded fonts directly 
	downloadable to your printer using the BAT file. Update LOADARAB.BAT to select only 
	fonts and Symbol Sets you want to download to your printer. Launch LOADARAB. 
	A testpage is printed at the end of the JOB which shows you downloaded fonts and gives 
	IDs of these fonts Symbol Sets 10V (PC-864 Arabic) is also defined as 
	Default Symbol set.
	Update also SETARAB.PJL to give the proper number of the default fonts you want to use.



User Notes -  How To Use These Fonts With Your Applications:
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Using OPTRA Driver
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	- Go to Font Menu
	- Click "download Font"
	- Select RAM as font destination (default is always Flash)
	- Select a: (floppy disk) as font source
	- Select your own font target path (Where font will be stored, usually
	it is c:\td\fonts)
	- Select your own Metric file target path (Where PFM files will be stored, usually
	it is c:\autofont)
	- Click "search path"
	- Select fonts you want to download from the available fonts listed.
	Keep in mind that only 8 fonts can be downloaded at the same time because
	of memory constraint
	- Click "Download"

	These fonts are unbounded fonts. They must be associated to Symbol sets to be used. 
After downloading fonts using OPTRA driver, you need to download Symbol sets you want to use.
Go to a Dosbox. Copy *.pcl to LPT (for example, copy /b 10V.pcl lpt1 => Fonts will be used 
code page 864). You can copy all symbol sets to LPT. Thus, fonts could be used with any 
Arabic symbol sets.




Using TOOLKIT
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	- Go to "Fonts" menu
	- Click "Download soft Fonts"
	- select a: (floppy disk) as "path to search for font files"
	- select RAM as font destination
	- Click OK
	- Select fonts you want to download from the available fonts listed.
	Keep in mind that only 8 fonts can be downloaded at the same time because
	of memory constraint
	- Click OK
	- Go back to "Fonts" menu
	- Click "Download Symbol sets"
	- Select from the folppy disk (a:) symbol sets you want to download (10V.pcl, 8V.pcl, 9V.pcl)
	- Go back "advanced menu"
	- Click "setup" in "command types" menu
	- select default symbol sets you want to use from the available symbol sets
	listed.
	- click "send printer command"
	- Go back "advanced menu"
	- Click "font" in "command types" menu
	- select temporary font you want to use from the available fonts listed.
	- click "send printer command"

	- Exit fron the toolkit.

	Thus, fonts you downloaded can be used with Symbol sets you downloaded.



Using BAT file
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	LOADARAB.BAT has been written to avoid using OPTRA Driver and Toolit and let user 
donwload fonts in a easy way.
	You must first copy all *.UNB, *.BIN, *.PCL, *.PJL, *.BAT in you on chosen directory. 
Files are created during download process and there is no space enough to store these files in 
diskette.
	You can update LOADARAB.BAT to select fonts you want to download or
deselect fonts you do not want to download anymore. 
To select font :
	Edit LOADARAB.BAT
	Remove REM in front of commands "copy"
	For example to select letter gothic bold ,the following line :
		rem echo Letter Gothic Bold 
		rem  copy /b /Y hdlgb.bin+lgb.unb+fonttr.bin lgb.dl
		rem  copy /b /Y lgb.dl lpt1
	should become :
		echo Letter Gothic Bold 
		copy /b /Y hdlgb.bin+lgb.unb+fonttr.bin lgb.dl
		copy /b /Y lgb.dl lpt1

	Do the same for symbol sets you want to download.

Note:	Only Courier typeface and all Symbol sets will be download to your 
printer by LOADARAB.BAT as a standard. If you wish to use another 
fonts from this package, you have to remove or add the REM string 
in two lines with font you are interesting in.

	A testpage is printed at the end of the JOB which shows you downloaded fonts and gives 
IDs of these fonts. Symbol Sets 10V (PC-864 Arabic) is also defined as Default Symbol set.
Update also SETARAB.PJL to give the proper number of the default fonts you want to use (replace
10V by 8V if you want to use Arabic-8 as symbol sets instead of PC-864).





WORDPERFECT 5.1 for DOS (PCL 5)
To use the PCL 5 scalable fonts in WordPerfect do the following:

NOTE: You may need to download the fonts to your printer's RAM so you print a Font List to get the PCL font selection strings in step 5.
1. Make sure you have the PCL 5 printer driver installed (.ALL file) in the WordPerfect 5.1 directory.
2. Backup your current AutoFont directory if you have one.
3. Copy the GLUE.TXT file and the .TFM files from the scalable download font diskette you want to use in WordPerfect (WP) into the C:/AutoFont directory on your hard drive. Also copy the .UNB font files to the C:\TD\FONTS directory on your hard drive.
4. Run the PTR program with AutoFont option in the WP directory PTR /AutoFont
   a. Select the printer(press 1) you want to add these fonts to.
   b. Press 2 for Add AutoFont. An error message may appear indicating number out of range or invalid field. Please ignore this message and let the program run to completion. Press Enter to end the PTR program.
5. Run the PTR again without the AutoFont option and do the following:
   a. Retrieve and select the correct printer:
      i. Shift F10 to retrieve; F5 to list printers; Press Enter to list.
     ii. Highlight the .ALL file for your printer(usually has a '5E' in last two characters) and press Enter.
     iii. Press Enter again to edit printer.
   b. Edit Fonts and make sure Load and Select String is correct for the font you need to use in WP;
      (You can check font selection string by downloading the font to the printer and doing a Print Fonts from operator panel.) Select the font you want to edit. You need to edit Select Font string for all PCL 5 scalable. Press F7 when you are finished editing the Select Font string.
   c. Edit Fonts and go the Character Map 12 to add code points to the font you use in WP (Use the character map tables provided in this package to get the code points.) Usually code points 128('80'X) and above are not defined for these Arabic fonts. Press F7 when you are finished editing the Character Map 12 table.
d. 	Edit Fonts and go to the Size and Spacing Information to add the character spacing value for each character you added in step C. (You will need to do this for all PCL 5 scalable proportional spaced fonts you use in WP. Use the .OUT files to get the horizontal spacing information.      Highlight the the Proportional Spacing Table; press Enter twice and page down to Character Map 12. Use the indexed horizontal escapement value in the .OUT file and multiply the value by 1.4172. Put this escapement value at the same Character Map 12 code  point as was added in step C.
e. 	When completed (F7) to end out of the PTR program and save the .ALL file you just edited. You may want to backup this .ALL file.
6. Run WP and reinstall the updated printer driver and edit the printer:
   a. Shift F7 for print; S for Select printer; Highlight your printer and press 'D' for delete printer.
   b. Press A to add the printer; Highlight your printer and press Enter; Press Enter again to replace the printer driver.
   c. Press 4 for Cartridges/Softfonts; Select Softfonts; Select AutoFont.
   d. Select the fonts you edited in step 5 by pressing Enter on the highlighted font(s).
   e. Press F7 to save.
   f. On Edit screen press 6 to edit softfont directory; Usually C:\TD\FONTS.
   g. Press F7 twice to save this edit printer session.
7. You are now ready to use WP with these softfonts you selected and edited in steps 5 and 6. Use the 'CNTL V' along with Character Map 12 and code point(for example, 12,5) in your WP document to use the characters 128 and above in your Arabic softfonts.




Other Applications:
Refer to your application's user and technical guides to add the softfonts in this package 
to your application.

To print the PCL symbol set maps for a particular PCL font in this
package, use the printer's Toolkit first to download the font(s) to the
printer's RAM and then print a symbol set map using the same Toolkit or
just copy the SYMSET.PCL file on TOOLKIT directory to the printer (copy 
symset.pcl /b lpt1). The downloaded font MUST be selected from the
operator panel before you can print the downloaded font symbol set map.

The fonts in this package are to be used with any LEXMARK OPTRA
you purchased and may be copied or shared for use with other LEXMARK
OPTRA only.
