Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 208

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Select justification mode
Escan
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This command allows you to select the justification mode for subsequent text.
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Set n to 0 to select left justification.
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Set n to 1 to centre subsequent text.
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Set n to 2 to select right justification.
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Set n to 3 to select full justification (text will be both left and right justified).
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The default justification mode is left justification.
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The horizontal tab, HT, and backspace, BS, control codes can only be used in left
justification mode.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(97); CHR$(2); 'Right justify text
Set absolute print position
Esc$n1n2 (27)(36)n1n2
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This command allows you to print characters a specified distance in from the left margin.
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The unit of movement is 1/60".
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The specified distance to be moved is n
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If the specified position is to the right of the right margin the command is ignored.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(36); CHR$(120); CHR$(0); 'Print a line 2" in
Set relative print position
Esc\n1n2 (27)(92)n1n2
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This command allows you to print characters a specified distance to the left or right of the
current print position.
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The unit of movement is 1/120".
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If you wish to move the print position to the right, the distance the print position is to be
moved is calculated as (n
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If you wish to move the print position to the left, the distance the print position is to be moved
is calculated as (65536 – (n
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If the specified position is beyond the left or right margin the command is ignored.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(36); CHR$(180); CHR$(0); 'Print a line 1.5"
to the right
(27)(97)n <1Bh><61h>n
<1Bh><24h>n1n2
<1Bh><5Ch>n1n2
+(n *256))/120".
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+(n *256)))/120".
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+(n *256)/120".
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