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DOT COMMANDS
The DOT COMMANDS are special commands to the printer, typed in a file.
A dot command consists of a period in column 1 and a two-letter code. Some
of the codes will be followed by a number, line of text, etc. The dot command
shows on the screen but does not print.
A dot command can be on any line. However, the .LH, .PL, .MT, and .MB
commands, should be placed at the beginning of the file, in front of any text.
Function
Line
Height
Paper
Length
Top
Margin
-- Vertical
Page
Layout
Command
.LHn
Description
Sets line height in 1/48ths of an inch on
daisy wheel printers. The standard setting
for .LH (Line Height) is 8, which gives 6
lines per inch; .LH 6 yields 8 lines per inch,
.LH 12 gives the same spacing as 1}-2 line
spacing on a typewriter, etc.
The .LH
command can be used in place of the single,
double, triple spacing command on the
Format (display) Menu. If .LH is used when
printing on a printer incapable of incre-
mental spacing, page breaks are neverthe-
less determined as though the command
took effect.
Note: All subsequent commands that are set in a number
of lines will be interpreted as using the new line height.
Previously set values (top margin, paper length, etc.) will
remain the same in inches.
.PL n
.MTn
n is the number of lines on a entire page,
including the top and bottom margins
(6
lines per inch if no .LH has been given). The
paper length must match the form in use if
you
use
continuous form
paper.
The
standard setting is 66 lines or 11 inches.
n is the number of lines from the top of the
paper to the beginning of the body of the
text on the page.
Note: The page heading, if in use, and the heading margin,
will be printed in this space. See .HM and .HE, below. The
standard top margin is 3 lines. The "top of the page" for
the first page printed is wherever you position the paper
before starting print if the USE FORM FEEDS option is not
selected in the print option. (Selecting USE FORM FEEDS
will advance the paper a full sheet - 66 lines - before
printing.)
OTHER FEATURES
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