1. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  2. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  3. ZPL Commands
  4. ^FL
  • ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
^FL

^FL

The
^FL
 command provides the ability to link any TrueType font, including private character fonts, to associated fonts.

Font Linking

If the base font does not have a glyph for the required character, the printer looks to the linked fonts for the glyph. The font links are user-definable. The font linking remains until the link is broken or the printer is turned off. To permanently save the font linking, use the
^JUS
 command.
For assistance in setting up the font links, use the font wizard in ZebraNet Bridge.
Format:
^FL<ext>,<base>,<link>
Parameters
Details
<ext>
This is the fully-qualified filename of the extension. This file name does not accept wildcards.
The supported extensions for this parameter are:
.TTF
 and
.TTE
. The format for this parameter is the memory device followed by the font name with the extension, as follows:
E:SWISS721.TTF
<base>
This is the filename of the base font(s). The base font can be any of the following types:
.FNT
.TTF or
.TTE
From these font types, you can only link to a
.TTF
 or
TTE
.
The name of the base font can be expressed as a wild card; doing so will define multiple base fonts. The result will be that all base font files so defined will be linked to the file defined in the
<ext>
 parameter.
The filename does not have to match a file that is currently defined on the printer. A specification of
*.TTF
 results in all *
.TTF
 font files loaded on the printer currently or in the future to be linked with the specified
<ext>
 font extension.
<link>
This is an indicator that determines if the extension is to be linked with the base, or unlinked from the base, as follows:
Values:
0 = <ext>
 is to be unlinked (disassociated) from the file(s) specified in
<base>
1 = <ext>
 is to be linked (associated) with the file(s) specified by
<base>
Default:
 must be an accepted value or it is ignored
Comments:
 A font can have up to five fonts linked to it. The printer's resident font,
0.FNT
 is always the last font in the list of font links, but is not included in the five-link maximum. It can also be placed anywhere in the font links list.
The default glyph prints when a glyph cannot be found in any of the fonts in the link list. The advanced layout command
^PA
 determines if the default glyph is a space character or the default glyph of the base font, which is typically a hollow box.
The list of font links can be printed by using the
^LF
 command or retrieved with the
^HT
 command.
Example:
 These examples show the code and output for no font linking and for font linking: 
No Font Linking
In the no-font linking example, the Swiss721 font does not have Asian glyphs, which is why Asian glyphs do not print. 
Font Linking
In the font linking example, this code is sent down to link the
ANMDJ.TTF
 font to
SWISS721.TTF
 font:
^XA

^FLE:ANMDJ.TTF,E:SWISS721.TTF,1^FS
^XZ
When the label prints, the Asian characters are printed using the
ANMDJ.TTF
 font, rather than the
SWISS721.TTF
 font.