An HP LaserJet softfont can occur almost anywhere in the output stream destined for the printer. The quotation marks are not part of the element. Spaces within the element are for clarity only, they are not part of the element. The meaning of the number is described in the commentary for that element. A font descriptor begins with a font descriptor command and is followed immediately by the data for the descriptor.
Font descriptors define data global to the font .
In general, more recent printers are less strict about these parameters than older printers. This area is frequently used for copyright information, for example, although some systems insert kerning data into this area. These bytes pad the descriptor out to the length specified in the begin font descriptor command. A character descriptor describes the character specific info and the layout of the bitmap . Newer printers can accept compressed character bitmaps.