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Line feeds
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LineFeedcommandadvancestheprintpositiononelinedownthepage.
The meaningof a line is set by the Line Depthcommand.
To send a line feedjust send this controlcode:
<LF>
The Half Line Feed command is the one you want for subscripts.This
commandmovesthe printpositiondownthe pageone half the currentline
depth:
<ESC>=
To send a reverseHalf Line Feed, movingthe print positionup to let you
print a superscript,use lhis command:
<ESC>&a –.5 R
Form feed
This command,likethe PRINTbutton,makesthe printeradvanceto a new
sheetofpaper.WhenyousendthecFF> controlcodeyouarcalsotellingthe
printer to print all its stored page information.Remember to send this
commandto make sure any last partialpage in yourprinter'smemorygets
printed:
<FF>
Define automatic line endings
When you press the Carnage Return key what do you expect to happen?
Mostpeoplethinka computerkeyboardshouldworklikea typewriter,with
a Carnage Returnstartinga new line as well.
Butcomputerprogramsdon'thaveto stickto thatanalogy.Someprograms
(particularlygraphicspackages)want a CarriageReturn to just move the
printpositionbackto the left edgeof the page.And they want a LineFeed
to movedownto a newline withoutgoingbackto the beginningof the line.
So you can specifyexactlyhow you want<CR>,<LF> and <FF> to work
with this command:
<ESC>&k n G
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