The routine gSetMixedChars() switches the current character mode to hardware/software character mode. This mode takes effect when characters are subsequently output provided there has been no intervening call to gSetHardChars(), gSetSoftChars() or gSetCharTransformMode(GON). It is the default character mode.
When hardware/software character mode is active, GINO will try to use the device's character generation facilities. Characters will be generated by the device if they differ by less than 10% of the requested size, by less than 1 degree from the requested orientation and by less than 5 degrees from the requested italic angle. Otherwise they will be generated by GINO just as if gSetSoftChars() was called. Appendix B specifies what character generation facilities are provided by the device.
