Using Sg-Io/15 With Word Processors - Star Micronics SG-10 User Manual

that we want to use condensed print. The code to switch SG-lo/15
into condensed print is ASCII 15, or control-O. So to switch
on condensed type, use the /Output command and, after selecting
D(isplay) and entering the range to print, select the S(etup) option,
and the S(etup)-"Manual setup codes" sub option. Then, at the
prompt that says "Enter codes (CR when done)", type control-O.
Remember, to enter control-0 you hold down the CTRL key
while you press the 0 key (That's the letter Oh, not the number
zero). Then just press return and select P(rint) to print your report.
You only need to go through this procedure once each time
you use SuperCalc because SG- lo/ 15 will stay in compressed print
until it's turned off or reset.
You might also wish to use some of SG-10/15's other features
with SuperCalc. Find the code for the feature you wish to use
in Appendix D and use the same procedure given here. Remember
that Appendix F can be used to translate between the different
names for the codes.
n Using SG-10/I 5 with word processors
Not many word processing programs recognize the advanced
features of printers like SG- lo/ 15. They usually provide for some
method of making bold characters and underlining. But SG- 10/l 5
can do much more than that. The people that write word proc-
essing programs do, however, know that there are a lot of different
printers on the market, and so they usually, (but not always)
provide a way of sending special codes to a printer. We will study
one example of this to see how a typical word processor handles
it. Once you understand the concept you should be able to use
your program manual to figure out how your word processor
does it.
The program that we will study is the EasyWriter word pro-
cessor for the IBM Personal Computer. This uses a fairly typical
method of handling special codes. Generally, word processing
programs don't want you to put non-printing codes in the file.
They "know" that they won't print anything, and so they
"protect" you by not letting you use them. But the non-printing
codes are the ones that you need to use SG- 10/l 5's features. So
EasyWriter provides a way to override this protection. If you
precede a special code with a "control-O" then EasyWriter will
accept the next non-printing code.
Let's look at a specific example. Suppose you want to print
the title of a book in italic. The code sequence to select italic type
with STAR mode is Escape 4 (that's two separate characters).
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