Creating Windows and HP Printer Fonts in
Elixir
- Start Elixir
- Convert your Xerox fonts to Elixir format
- Open the Fonts then Elixir Fonts Folder
- Select the fonts you want to convert, then drag and drop them on the
Converter Icon
- When the dialog box appears, select Windows and HP PCL
- Press OK
- When the HP Fonts Converter Options box appears, do not make a rotated
version, press OK
After the conversions are completed, your files will reside in the
following directories:
Windows Fonts = drive:\ELIXIR\FONTS\SCREEN\WINDOWS with a .FON extension
HP PCL Fonts = drive:\ELIXIR\FONTS\PRINTER with a .FLJ extension
Adding Xerox Fonts to the Windows Environment
After creating the .FON and .FLJ fonts above, they have to be added to
the Windows Environment so they can be accessed by Windows Applications. . .
Open the Main Group then Control Panel
- Select the Printers Icon
- Select HP Laserjet IID then Setup
- When the Setup dialog box appears, select the Fonts. . . button
- Select the Add Fonts. . . button
- When the Add Fonts dialog box appears, enter drive:\ELIXIR\FONTS\PRINTER
then press OK
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- Select all the fonts you want to install from the right window
(Note: The fonts will be named Brush Script, Courier or Line Printer. As you click on each
font, the actual Xerox font name will appear in the lower left corner in parentheses.)
- After selecting all the fonts you want to add, click the Add... button
- When the dialog box appears asking you where to place the fonts, enter drive:\ELIXIR\FONTS\PDFONTS
then OK
- If this directory doesn’t exist, you will be prompted to create it -
select OK
Renaming the Fonts Back to their 6 Character Xerox Name
- Once you have installed these fonts and they appear in the left window,
you must rename them back to their original 6 character Xerox name.
- Select the first font then click on the Edit... button
- Change the highlighted name to the 6 character Xerox name (Note: It is
listed just above the Name: dialog box.)
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- Now select the "Don’t care" option located in the bottom
right portion of the window
- Press OK
- Repeat this process for all the fonts
- When finished, press the Exit button
- Then press OK, and finally Close
Adding the Windows Screen fonts
- While in Control Panel, double click on the Fonts Icon
- Click on the TrueType... button, make sure the Show Only TrueType Fonts
in Applications option is not selected
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- Select OK
- Now select the Add... button
- Change the Drives: option to reference the drive where Elixir is
installed
- Now change the Directories: option and select the
ELIXIR\FONTS\SCREEN\WINDOWS directory
- All of the available Windows fonts will be listed
- Select the "Copy Fonts to Windows Directory" option
- Select the fonts you want to add, from the list and press OK
- All the fonts you selected will be added to the Windows environment
- Select one of those fonts, and you will see a sample of the typeface in
the Samples window
- Press the Close button
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Wrap Up
You are now ready to start using your Xerox Fonts in Windows Apps. . . If you have an HP
compatible printer attached to your P/C, you will also be able to proof print those
applications with the Xerox fonts used in your application!
Keep in mind that this process will also work with signatures and logos
that are in the .FNT format. Simply follow the steps outlined above, and you will be able
to utilize those signatures and logos in your favorite Windows application. . . |
