Set Shadow Print Mode; Cancel Bold And Shadow Print Modes; Set Underline Print Mode; Cancel Underline Print Mode - Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual

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Set shadow print mode

EscW
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This command selects shadow characters. Subsequent text on the current line only is printed with
shadow.
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Bold printed characters and shadow printed characters are the same.
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You can use shadow print mode in conjunction with underline and auto strike-out modes.
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Esc &, Esc X and CR (the carriage return code) all cancel shadow printing
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(87); 'Enable shadow printing

Cancel bold and shadow print modes

Esc&
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This command cancels the bold, double-strike and shadow print modes selected with the Esc O, Esc
F and Esc W commands.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(38); 'Turn off bold & shadow printing

Set underline print mode

EscE
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This command turns character underlining on. Subsequent text including spaces is underlined with a
continuous line.
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Horizontal tab spaces are not underlined.
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Shadow, bold and strike-out characters can also be underlined.
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Only characters within the printable area can be underlined.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(69); 'Underline following text

Cancel underline print mode

EscR
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This command turns character underlining off.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(82); 'Turn underlining off

Cancel underline, strike-out, shadow and bold print mode

EscX
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This command can be used to turn off any combination of underline, strike-out, bold and shadow
printing modes.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(88); 'Turn bold printing & underlining off
(27)(87) <1Bh><57h>
(27)(38) <1Bh><26h>
(27)(69) <1Bh><45h>
(27)(82) <1Bh><52h>
(27)(88) <1Bh><58h>
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