Movingthe Printposition - Star Micronics 8 Series Applications Manual

DESIRED LINE SPACING COMMAND EXPLANATION
1/8inch
<ESC>O
(zero)
7/'72 inch
<ESC> 1 (one)
1/6inch
<ESC>2 (the default)
incrementsof 1/216inch
<ESC>3 n (in whichn is the numberof
increments,maximum255)
incrementsof 1/72inch
<ESC>A n (in whichn is the numberof
increments,maximum85)
MOVING THE PRINT POSITION
Space
The easiestcommandfor movingthe print positionto the right acrossthe
pageisjust the spacecontrolcode,the samecharactersentby the spacebar
on a keyboard:
<SE'
The actualdcfmitionof a space(whichcan alsobe thoughtof as the width
of a print column)is set by the pitch.
Backspace commands
When you send the printer a backspacecontrol code it moves the print
positionleft one space(or, with proportionalspacing,the widthof the last
characterprinted).
<BS>
The backspacecodelets youprintdirectlyoverthelast characterprinted;it
does not deletethat character.This lets you create symbolsnot ordinarily
available,such as
b
with a stroke/ throughit to representa blankspace:kf.
Do not backspaceright after changing any font attributes,lest the first
character in the new font print in the wrong spot. And don't confuse
backspacingwith the <DEL> control code (describedlater), which does
erase the last characterfrommemory.
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