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<h3 id="rzau6differ">How TrueType and OpenType fonts differ from AFP fonts</h3>
<p>When usingTrueType fonts, you will see differences in how the fonts are
specified, managed, and installed when compared to Advanced Function Presentation&trade; (AFP&trade;) fonts. </p>
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<div class="notetitle" id="wq6">Note:</div>
<div class="notebody">In this topic, the term TrueType refers to
both TrueType and OpenType fonts.</div>
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<caption>Table 1. Differences between AFP and TrueType or OpenType fonts</caption>
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<th id="wq8" align="center">AFP fonts</th>
<th id="wq9" align="center">TrueType fonts</th>
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<td headers="wq8">AFP fonts are i5/OS&trade; objects.</td>
<td headers="wq9">TrueType fonts are stream files in the integrated file
system.</td>
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<td headers="wq8">DDS keyword FNTCHRSET is used to select AFP fonts.</td>
<td headers="wq9">DDS keyword FONTNAME is used to select TrueType fonts.</td>
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<td headers="wq8">Print Services Facility&trade; (PSF) uses a defined
search algorithm to search for AFP fonts. It searches the library list associated
with the job for a matching font.</td>
<td headers="wq9">TrueType fonts reside in one of two locations.
<ul>
<li>/QIBM/ProdData/OS400/Fonts/TTFonts contains IBM-supplied fonts</li>
<li>/QIBM/UserData/OS400/Fonts/TTFonts contains user fonts.</li></ul></td>
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<td headers="wq8">AFP fonts are created and managed using the font resource
commands: CHGCDEFNT, CHGFNTRSC, CRTFNTRSC, DLTFNTRSC, DSPCDEFNT, DSPFNTRSCA,
and WRKFNTRSC.</td>
<td headers="wq9">TrueType fonts have no i5/OS management commands. Instead, the fonts
are installed using the Font Installer for AFP Systems feature of the Infoprint&reg; Fonts
licensed program. The generated resource access table resides in the /QIBM
file system.</td>
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<td headers="wq8">An AFP font is specified by using the *FNTRSC object name
such as C0D0GT10.</td>
<td headers="wq9">TrueType fonts are specified using a font name such
as Times New Roman.</td>
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<td headers="wq8">AFP fonts can be substituted when the requested font is
not available.</td>
<td headers="wq9">There is no font substitution with TrueType fonts.</td>
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<td headers="wq8">An AFP font is marked as eligible for capture with the Change
Font Resource (CHGFNTRSC) command.</td>
<td headers="wq9">TrueType fonts are marked as eligible for capture by
the Font Installer for AFP Systems feature of the Infoprint Fonts licensed program.</td>
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<td headers="wq8">PSF will only try to capture AFP fonts if the PSF configuration object specifies
FNTCAPTURE(*YES).</td>
<td headers="wq9">PSF will always try to capture TrueType fonts.</td>
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<p><span class="bold">Related tasks</span></p>
<p><a href="rzau6specfnt.htm#rzau6specfnt">Specify an AFP font</a></p>
<p><a href="rzau6spectt.htm#rzau6spectt">Specify a TrueType or OpenType font</a></p>
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