Font Type
PASSPORT supports five different font types. The default font is the PASSPORT
terminal font. However, both Windows raster and True Type fonts may also
be used.
PASSPORT Terminal
Font
This font is a bit-mapped raster font, closely resembling the font
of a terminal. It has many available font sizes. This font is the
default.
PASSPORT Thin Font
This font is basically the same as the PASSPORT terminal font, except
thinner. This font is recommended for low resolution screen display,
like 800 x 600 or 640 x 480.
PASSPORT True Type
Font
This font contains all the characters in the PASSPORT Terminal font
but scales better. This font is recommended for very high resolution
displays, like 1200 x 800, 1600 x 1200 or above. This font is also
recommend for any resolution when more control over the size of the
terminal emulation window is needed.
Windows Raster Font
These fonts are similar to the PASSPORT Terminal font, but do not have
as many font sizes to choose from (some may have only one font size).
When this option is chosen, all of the available Windows fixed pitch
raster fonts are displayed in the font list box, along with the font
type and size.
Windows True Type
Font
True Type fonts scale better and therefore have more sizes available
than raster fonts, including the PASSPORT Terminal font. When this
option is chosen, all of the available Windows fixed pitch True Type
fonts are displayed in the font list box, along with the font type
and size.
Note: All fonts listed above provide full APL character support.
Sample
A sample of the currently selected font is displayed in this area. The
sample gives you an idea of how the text will appear in the host session
window.
Fixed Font Size
When this option is enabled, the font size is determined by the size setting.
When the window is resized, the font size remains. If data is pushed off
the screen due to the font size, vertical and/or horizontal scroll bars
may be displayed, which the user can use to view host data which is currently
off the screen.
Auto Size Window to Font Size
With this option enabled, the PASSPORT window will be automatically resized,
but the resulting size is a multiple of the screen size and the font size.
This option is only valid for PASSPORT PC TO HOST.
Font
This list box contains a list of the available Windows fonts that you can
choose from. Some of these fonts may include Courier, FixedSys, Courier
New, etc.
Font Style
This list box provides a list of the available styles for the selected
font. The two most common font styles are Regular and Bold. PASSPORT does
not support the Italic style.
Size
The list box lists all the point sizes available for the selected font.