Horizontal Tabs - Printek FormsPro 4300 Owner's Manual

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Horizontal Tabs

Default horizontal tab stops are set at every eighth column, i.e. column 8, 16, 24, 32,
40, etc. The default tab stops are associated with columns, not absolute physical
positions. Changing character spacing will change the physical position of the default
tab stops.
User defined horizontal tab stops are associated with absolute physical positions, not
with columns. The tab stops are set relative to the current character spacing, but
subsequent changes in character spacing will not affect the physical position of the
tab stops (except that the position will be rounded up to the closest character
boundary).
Horizontal Tab HT
Advances to the next horizontal tab stop. If no tab stop exists between the active
column and the right margin, the HT will be ignored. Default tab stops are set at
every eighth column, i.e. column 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, etc. Different tab stops may be set
with ESC D.
Control code: HT
Hexadecimal: 09
Absolute Horizontal Tab ESC $ n1 n2
Move to the specified carriage position. The position is specified in 60ths of an inch,
n 1 n 2 256
and calculated as inches. The position is relative to the left margin and
60
must not exceed the right margin or it will be ignored.
Example: The following escape sequence will set the carriage position 5 inches
(300/60 inches) from the left margin.
Escape Sequence: ESC $ 44 1
Hexadecimal: 1B 24 2C 01
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