Assigning A Value Of Character Space - Star Micronics LC24-20 User Manual

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Figure 9-2. Telephone symbol wtth normal LQplca.
Assigning a value of character space
Besides being able to specify the actual width of the character, this printer
allows you to specify the position in the standard grid where the character
will print. You must specify the dot column in which the printed character
starts and the dot column in which the character ends. Why, you may ask,
would you want to define a character this way instead of'merely defining the
overall width of the character? Because this printer's proportional character
definitions can also be used to print normal width characters, and by
centering even the narrow characters in the complete grid they will look
good even if you are not printing them proportionately.
The three bytes are used to specify the width of the character and the space
to be allowed on either side of it. The left space (in dot columns) is specified
by mO and the right space is specified by m2. The second byte (ml) specifies
the width of the character in dots. By varying the width of the character itself
and the spaces around it, you can actually create proportional width
characters.
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