Control Panel Display Solutions

Control panel display solutions from Monotype Imaging enable printer manufacturers to more easily expand global reach, improve the usability of printer devices or customize them for new markets. At the same time, these printer partners are able to take advantage of capabilities at the heart of Monotype Imaging font technology – the ability to display high-quality text, even in low-resolution environments.

One of two font rendering subsystems lies at the core of every Monotype Imaging control panel solution. Powered by either our UFST® (Universal Font Scaling Technology™) or iType® renderers, each is designed to suit the varying needs of our partners. Our UFST solution is ideal for manufacturers seeking both display and print capabilities, while the iType solution is more suitable for manufacturers in need of additional display capability but not print functionality.

Monotype Imaging Control Panel Display Solutions Features

UFST Solution

Offers flexibility for various screen sizes, various resolutions and black and white or color

Can render type for printing

Supports TrueType®, OpenType®, ACT™ font compression, Asian stroke format and embedded bitmap fonts

Supports any Unicode™ script

Uses Monotype Imaging’s WorldType® Layout Engine technology to compose, position and render multilingual text

iType Solution

Offers flexibility for various screen sizes, various resolutions and black and white or color

Supports TrueType®, OpenType®, ACT™ font compression, Asian stroke format and embedded bitmap fonts and SmartHint™ East Asian fonts

Supports any Unicode™ script

Uses Monotype Imaging’s WorldType® Layout Engine technology to compose, position and render multilingual text

Can apply special effects including, bold, drop shadow, emboss and others to scalable type

Can display black, color or multi-color icons

Extensive Selection of Fonts
Monotype Imaging partners have access to thousands of designs from the Monotype®, ITC® and Linotype® libraries. Partners can also select typefaces specifically created and optimized for user interfaces, including fonts shipped with popular operating systems such as the Microsoft® Vista™ platform. In addition, custom or corporate fonts can be integrated, enabling the display of corporate brands or branded content.

Monotype Imaging offers a wide selection of multilingual fonts, including a suite of SmartHint-enabled, stroke-based fonts for Japanese, Chinese and Korean languages. Monotype Imaging control panel display solutions also include support for our World Type Layout Engine technology, which enables the composition, positioning and rendering of text in multiple languages, including complex writing systems such as Arabic, Hebrew and Indic scripts.