IDAutomation OCR Font Advantage Package
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this software may only be used according to the
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NOTE: The sample OCR fonts should only be used for
testing and evaluation purposes. The number 6 and the letters C and
T have been removed from these sample fonts, however, all other extended
and special characters have been left in the fonts. In addition,
this sample package does not contain the size III and IV fonts.
To purchase the licensed font
package that includes all characters and sizes,
visit
the
OCR font site or buy now.
INDEX:
OCR fonts are used for several purposes where automated systems need a
standard character shape defined to properly read text without
the use of barcodes. Some examples of OCR implementations include bank
checks, passports, serial labels and postal mail. IDAutomation's OCR Font
Advantage Package includes OCR fonts in several formats that support all of
these implementations.
Features and specifications include:
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Created from ANSI and ISO Specs, the OCR-A and OCR-B character sets
contain
upper case and lower case letters, numbers, and several special
characters. The OCR-A font was created from ANSI X3.17-1981(R2002)
and ISO 1073/11 specifications and the OCR-B font characters were created from ANSI X3.49-1982(R2002)
and ISO 1073/1 specifications. Both include the Euro character.
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Special Symbols are provided for purposes such as international
character support. To view the locations of these symbols, open the IDAutomationOCRa font
in the Windows Character Map application.
- ANSI Sizes 1, 3 and 4 of each font are provided.
- USPS Mail Compatibility is obtained by using the IDAutomationOCRa font at 9 points.
- Norwegian Bank Checks may be printed with the IDAutomationOCRb font
at 9 points. The IDAutomationOCRb font has been accepted by BBS (Norwegian banks payment centre) for
use on bank checks in Norway.
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OCR A1 EURO BANKING and German Bank Checks may be printed with OCR-A font,
which includes
special symbols such as the Chair, Fork, Hook and Euro for printing bank cheques
in Europe. The IDAutomationOCRa size 1 font (cheque schriften) should be
used to print German bank checks. The following table lists the locations of
these unique characters:
Character |
ASCII Location |
Unicode Location |
Replaces character |
 |
126 |
007E |
~ |
 |
194 |
00C2 |
 |
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193 |
00C1 |
Á |
 |
195 |
00C3 |
à |
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OCR B1 Euro Banking compatibility is achieved with the IDAutomationOCRb font at point size 9 and supports the
character set of the OCR-B1 Euro banking standard. This standard includes
the numbers 0 - 9, some uppercase letters and a range of special
characters (< > + - / # * | . , "). The IDAutomationOCRb font also meets the
specifications for the ECMA-11 norm and may be used on accept giro forms.
IDAutomation's OCR B font includes the Euro symbol.
- Full Embedding Support enables embedding in PDF document generation applications
such as Adobe Writer, Distiller, PDF Lib and FOP TTF Reader. This level of
embedding also supports creation of custom
OpenType and TrueDoc fonts for web pages.
- Adjustable Spacing is obtained by
changing
the point size. For example, setting the IDAutomationOCRa font to 9.10
points will allow it to print slightly wider.
- Specifications:
Font Name |
Point Size |
CPI |
LPI |
Size |
H |
W |
T |
Notes |
IDAutomationOCRa |
9 |
10 |
5 |
I |
2.4 mm
.094" |
1.4 mm
.055" |
.36 mm
.014" |
Standard
OCR-A size I
Character pitch: 2.54 mm / .1" |
IDAutomationOCRb |
9 |
10 |
6 |
I |
2.39 mm
.094" |
1.4 mm
.055" |
.35 mm
.014" |
Standard
OCR-B size I
Permanent mutual pitch: 2.54 mm / .1"
Max character height: 2.71 mm |
The fonts
listed below are for special purposes and are placed in the "OtherSizes"
folder of the package. These fonts are not available in the demo
version. |
Font Name |
Point Size |
CPI |
LPI |
Size |
H |
W |
T |
Notes |
IDAutomationOCRa6LPI |
9 |
10 |
6 |
I |
2.4 mm
.094" |
1.4 mm
.055" |
.36 mm
.014" |
OCR-A size I
Character pitch: 2.54 mm / .1"
Small letters should not be used with this font. |
IDAutomationOCRaIII |
9 |
10 |
5 |
III |
3.2 mm
.126" |
1.52 mm
.06" |
38 mm
.015" |
OCR-A size
III
Character pitch: 2.54 mm / .1"
Small letters should not be used with this font. |
IDAutomationOCRaIV |
12 |
7 |
4 |
IV |
3.81 mm
.15" |
2.03 mm
.08" |
.51 mm
.02" |
OCR-A size IV
Character pitch: 3.63 mm / .143" |
IDAutomationOCRbIII |
9 |
10 |
5 |
III |
3.2 mm
.126" |
1.52 mm
.06" |
.38 mm
.015" |
OCR-B size III
Permanent mutual pitch: 2.54 mm / .1" |
IDAutomationOCRbIV |
12 |
7 |
4 |
IV |
3.58mm
.141 |
2.10 mm
.083" |
.50 mm
.02" |
OCR-B size IV
Permanent mutual pitch: 3.63 mm / .143" |
Legend:
CPI - characters per inch
LPI - lines per inch
Size - this is the ISO/ANSI size of the characters according to the
specification
H - average centerline character height
W - average centerline character width
T - average character width or line thickness |
- IDAutomation's OCR Font Advantage Package includes TrueType, OpenType, several PCL
versions and PostScript versions of the OCR fonts. The PostScript
fonts may be used on Unix systems and may be directly
downloaded into PostScript printers. Binary and ASCII
versions of PostScript are also provided. TrueType fonts are supplied in PC and Macintosh format
and are compatible with Macintosh OSX and all versions of Microsoft
Windows, including
Pocket PC. Get a
complete list of which
font
types and versions are provided.
- The Developer License grants the right to convert IDAutomation's fonts to
other formats as necessary including TrueDoc and OpenType.
Installation in Windows:
- Click on Start, select settings and click on Control Panel.
- Click on Fonts, click on File in the main tool bar, and select
Install New Font.
- Locate the font that needs to be installed.
- The font will appear and look like this: font name (true type)
- select the appropriate font and Click on OK.
- Click Start and choose to shut down and restart the computer.
- The font should be active after the computer restarts.
Installing the fonts on Macintosh OS X:
- Drag or copy and paste the TrueType font file(s) ending in TTF
to the Library/Fonts folder.
- To activate the fonts, restart the application - some applications
may require you to restart the computer.
- The font should now be active in the font menu of your application.
To install the TrueType font on the Classic
Macintosh (OS 7.1 - OS 9):
- Download and install Stuffit Expander on your Macintosh if you do
not have an expander utility that can open ZIP files and decode
MacBinary files.
- Open the ZIP distribution file that contains the fonts by dragging
the ZIP file on the Stuffit Expander icon. The font files will be
extracted from the ZIP distribution file and will appear in a subfolder
of the folder you placed the ZIP file in. Open this subfolder to view
the font files. At this point, you may want to view the documentation
supplied with the font files. To do so just drag the file "readme.html"
to the browser icon.
- Now we must decode the files from MacBinary format. Drag the font
files that you wish to use that end with "mtt" to the Stuffit Expander
icon.
- Drag the decoded font files to the System - Fonts folder.
- Restart the application you wish to use the font with.
- The font will be active in the font menu of your application.
PCL Fonts:
To obtain information about installing PCL fonts, please refer to the
PCLinfo.html document provided in the PCL folder of the package.
Font
installation procedures for other operating systems
Font names used prior to July, 2003
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Old Font Names |
New Font Names |
Advocra |
IDAutomationOCRa |
Advocra |
IDAutomationOCRa |
A1eurobanking |
IDAutomationOCRa |
Advocrb |
IDAutomationOCRb |
Advocrbn |
IDAutomationOCRb |
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