Horizontal Cursor Position (Spots) - Xerox 4213 Programmer's Reference Manual

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Horizontal Cursor Position (Spots)

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Syntax
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&a#H
where # is the number of decipoints to move or the absolute
position to move to. The # is valid to two decimal places to the
right of the decimal point.
Absolute move: If the # value has no sign, the cursor is moved
decipoints to the right of the left edge of the printable area.
#
Relative move, positive: If the # value is preceded by a plus (+)
sign, the cursor is moved # decipoints to the right of the
current cursor position.
Relative move, negative:
(-) sign, the cursor is moved # decipoints to the left of the
current cursor position.
If the # value specifies a position beyond the left or right edges
of the printable area, the cursor is moved to the appropriate
edge of the printable area.
Example To move the current cursor position from 720 decipoints (1 inch
from position 0) to 2160 decipoints (3 inches from position 0),
enter:
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&a2160H
Hex 1B 26 61 32 31 36 30 48
Dec 27 38 97 50 49 54 48 72
or, as a relative move,
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&a+1440H
Hex 1B 26 61 2B 31 34 34 30 48
Dec 27 38 97 43 49 52 52 48 72
Purpose The Horizontal Cursor Position (Spots) defines the absolute or
relative position of the horizontal cursor in units of spots
(1/300th of an inch). Position 0 is flush with the left boundary of
the printable area.
If the # value is preceded by a minus
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