Set Horizontal and Vertical Step Width
Data Structure
ASCII
hex.
dec.
ASCII
hex.
dec.
Description
This sequence sets the horizontal step width n according to the current character den-
sity. When an HT command is received, a horizontal tab stop is carried out.
The following maximum values apply for n:
21 (Pica)
25 (Elite)
36 (narrow Pica)
42 (narrow Elite)
The horizontal tab stop positions are set relative to the left margin.
This sequence defines the vertical step width n as the number of line feeds correspon-
ding to the line spacing set for LF. On receipt of a VT command, a vertical tab stop is
carried out.
The following maximum values apply for n:
ESC "e"
NUL <n>
1B
65
00
<n>
27
101 0
<n>
ESC "e"
SOH <n>
1B
65
01
<n>
27
101 1
<n>
n ≤ 127
n ≤ 255
Set horizontal step width
Set vertical step width
Print Positioning
ESC e
49
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