DBCS font tables contain the images of the double-byte extended
characters used on the system. The system uses these images to display and
print extended characters when they are not resident on the device.
The following DBCS font tables are objects that you
can save or restore. These font tables are distributed with the DBCS national
language versions of the i5/OS™ licensed program:
- QIGC2424
- A Japanese DBCS font table used to display and print extended characters
in a 24-by-24 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with Japanese displays,
printers attached to displays, 5227 Model 1 Printer, and the 5327 Model 1
Printer.
- QIGC2424C
- A Traditional Chinese DBCS font table used to print extended characters
in a 24-by-24 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5227 Model
3 Printer and the 5327 Model 3 Printer.
- QIGC2424K
- A Korean DBCS font table used to print extended characters in a 24-by-24
dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5227 Model 2 Printer
and the 5327 Model 2 Printer.
- QIGC2424S
- A Simplified Chinese DBCS font table used to print extended characters
in a 24-by-24 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5227 Model
5 Printer.
- QIGC3232
- A Japanese DBCS font table used to print characters in a 32-by-32 dot
matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5583 Printer and the 5337
Model 1 Printer.
- QIGC3232S
- A Simplified Chinese DBCS font table used to print characters in a 32-by-32
dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5337 Model R05 Printer.
All DBCS font tables have an object type of *IGCTBL. You can find instructions
for adding user-defined characters to DBCS font tables in the ADTS/400:
Character Generator Utility, SC09-1769-00 book.
DBCS font table commands
The following commands
allow you to manage and use DBCS font tables:
- Check DBCS Font Table (CHKIGCTBL)
- Copy DBCS Font Table (CPYIGCTBL)
- Delete DBCS Font Table (DLTIGCTBL)
- Start Font Management Aid (STRFMA)
Locate an existing font table
Use the Check DBCS
Font Table (CHKIGCTBL) command to find out if a DBCS font table exists in
your system.
For example, to find out if the table QIGC2424 exists,
enter:
CHKIGCTBL IGCTBL(QIGC2424)
If the table
does not exist, the system responds with a message. If the table does exist,
the system returns without a message.
Check for the existence of a table
when adding a new type of DBCS workstation to make sure that the table used
by the device exists in the system.