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In this program, you can use any number you have calculated with
the formula above, but remember that emphasized cannot combine
with condensed or elite. If you try to combine emphasized with
either of the two narrow pitches, you will not harm the printer; it
will simply use a priority list in its memory to determine which mode
to use. This priority list causes a combination of emphasized and
elite to produce elite only, a combination of emphasized and con-
densed to produce emphasized only, and a combination of all three
to produce condensed elite.
Master Select is a powerful code that gives you an easy way
to produce multiple combinations with a single command. To see
double-strike emphasized italic printing, for example, you need only
one <ESC> code instead of three.
Indeed, Master Select is such a powerful feature that it may occa-
sionally be more powerful than you want it to be. Because it controls
eight different modes, a Master Select code will cancel any of those
eight that are not selected. For example, suppose that you have a
page in elite and want part of it to be printed in italic. If you use
<ESC> ! 64 to turn on italic, the GX-80 will begin printing in italic
pica instead of italic elite because the 64 code does not include elite.
Use 65 for italic elite.
If you are not using BASIC, and therefore do not have a command
like CHR$( ) to send an ASCII code simply by inserting a number
in the command, you will have to find a character which corresponds
to the required number. Appendix A may help you, or there may be
a similar table in your computer manual. In all cases the number
referred to in the command must be sent as an ASCII code. As an
example of using a character instead of a number, if you wish to
send the sequence <ESC>
!
65 to set italic elite, you should send
<ESC> ! A, since the letter A has the ASCII code 65.
Superscript and Subscript
Your GX-80 can also print superscripts and subscripts, which you
can use for mathematical formulae, footnotes, and other items that
require numbers or letters above or below the usual print line.
<ESC> SO turns on superscript and <ESC> Sl turns on subscript.
<ESC> T turns off either one. You can enter either <ESC> SO or
<ESC> Sl in the master program, but that will print the whole
sentence in superscript or subscript. Some more realistic examples
are below:
E=MC
2
H2lll
This fact is found in
three soLu-ces.
7
As you can see, you can use superscript or subscript for an indi-
vidual character. Just find out how to send printer codes in your
applications program; then send the proper codes to the printer.
Special Characters
The GX-80 has two groups of special characters that can add distinc-
tion to printing. The international set gives you characters used in
many different languages, and the special graphics set contains sym-
bols, objects, and line characters that you can combine for artistic
effects or business uses.
International Characters
When printing in languages other than English, you will need extra
or different characters. The GX-80 has provided for printing in
many languages by having 96 international characters in its ROM
(Read Only Memory). This total includes characters in three sets:
draft, draft italic, and NLQ (Near Letter Quality).
In order to print any of these characters, first select one of the
following character sets and then use the individual characters with-
in that set.
..,
•
0
USA
6
Italy
1
France
7
Spain
2
Germany
8
Japan
�
3
United Kingdom
9
Norway
.,
4
Denmark I
10
Denmark II
5
Sweden
45
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