You can use TrueType fonts on V5R2 operating systems. However, there are some differences between using these fonts on a V5R2 operating system as compared to using the fonts on a later-level system.
One difference is that Print Services Facility™ (PSF) does not support TrueType fonts on V5R2 operating systems, only Host Print Transform does. Also, there is no resource access table available on V5R2 operating systems. Instead, the operating system maintains index tables that map the full font names to the actual font files stored in the integrated file system. The index table is built for all TrueType fonts contained in these directories:
Because there is no resource access table on V5R2 operating systems, linked fonts and font capturing are not supported on V5R2.
Migration notes
For fonts in the /QIBM/UserData/OS400/Fonts/TTFonts directory, the base implementation on V5R3 and later-level systems functions exactly the same as V5R2. Customers who use TrueType fonts on V5R2 and do not want to use resource access tables do not need to change anything when they migrate to a later-level system. However, customers can access all of the TrueType functions by using the Font Installer for AFP™ Systems to install the fonts. Font Installer for AFP Systems is a feature of the IBM® Infoprint® Fonts for Multiplatforms licensed program. This program generates a resource access table when TrueType fonts are installed, and this enables the extended functions.
On V5R3 and later-level operating systems, the search order for full font names follows:
This lets the resource access table take precedence over the V5R2 search method. If there is no resource access table, the old method still works.