Installing your barcode font
To install your font place the disk containing the font in your disk drive. If your fonts are compressed into a self-extracting EXE file double-click on the file name to extract the fonts and supporting software into a directory of your choice. The dLSoft Setup program will install ONE group of TrueType fonts into your Windows system. If you require other fonts – such as lighter weight TrueType fonts, OpenType or PostScript fonts, then these must be installed using the Windows Control Panel.
Start the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Fonts icon. Then choose Add New Font or Install New Font and select the Fonts folder in the dFont installation directory that contains the extracted fonts.
A list of the fonts in this folder will be displayed and you can select the ones you wish to install. Unless you specifically require the OpenType or PostScript fonts (e.g. For Adobe Type Manager or downloading to a PostScript printer) select only the TrueType fonts for installation. Also, unless you know that you will be requiring your barcodes to be wet-ink printed, you will probably not need to install the Narrow fonts. If you are using a modern laser printer then you may need only the Wide fonts (those named DxWxx), while if your printer has less than 600 dpi resolution, or if your printer makes the bars of your barcodes too thick, you will need to install the Regular fonts (those name DxRxx).
Many font types are supplied in three different height/width ratios - to give you some choice over the aspect ratio of the printed barcode. Because many Windows programs were created when the choice of fonts styles was relatively limited (and may not be able to handle alternative names) we have used the common style names “Normal”, “Bold” and “Italic” to represent these styles.
The Normal style gives a height to width ratio that should be acceptable for most purposes. The Bold style reduces the height of the barcode symbol while keeping the width the same as with the Normal style. The Italic style reduces the width of the symbol while keeping the height that specified by the chosen point size.
Note that the Bold and Italic styles cannot be used at the same time - even if your Windows application permits the selection of such attributes.
Some fonts, such as the clocked fonts PostNet and RM4SCC, will not scan if the aspect ratio is not correct. These fonts do not have Bold or Italic components.
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