Super- And Subscript Modes - Epson FX-80 User Manual

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2Y' LPRINT CHR$(27)"-1";"UNDERLINING IS SIMPLE!";
4Y' LPRINT CHR$(27)"-Y''';'' AND EASY TO TURN OFF"
Notice that the printer takes two passes to print the line, and that it is
the second pass which actually does the underlining.
You can underline virtually anything you want-even blank
spaces. Try adding this line:
UNDERLINING IS
SIMPLEI
AND EASY TO TURN OFF
to see that the Underline Mode stays on to underscore the blanks.
Being able to underline a blank space really helps when you want to
make a form that has lines for signatures or "fill-ins." In Chapters 9
and 10, we'll use Underline Mode in this way. Underline even under-
lines leading spaces with BASIC TABs-although it doesn't work with
the FX-80's internal tabs that are set with (ESC) "0" (see Chapter 9).
Super- and Subscr5.pt Modes
The three print pitches (the modes discussed in Chapter 3) affect the
width of characters: both Elite and Compressed Modes may be seen as
squeezing Pica characters horizontally. The FX-80 can also compress a
character vertically-to about half its normal height. These short
characters are called script characters (not to be confused with fancy
"script lettering"). Because the script characters are so short, they can
be placed high or Iowan the line; thus, we have SUPERscripts and
SUBscripts.
This is the script command:
LPRINT CHR$(27)"S"
After the script command, you must specify which script you want,
super or sub. Superscript is achieved with a CHR$(O) or "0", Sub-
script with a CHR$(l) or "1" . Whichever code you use, it goes directly
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