Pdir - Set Print Direction - Kyocera KM-1500 Command Reference Manual

PRESCRIBE Command Reference
PDIR —
set Print DIRection
Format
Parameter
angle:
Function
188
PDIR angle;
angle in degrees; in 90° increments in a counterclockwise direction
0 = portrait
90 = landscape
180 = reverse portrait
270 = reverse landscape
The PDIR command rotates the coordinates of the logical page by the degree represented
by the value of the angle which orients the page in one of four directions. It does not
change the current page orientation.
When the print direction is changed by the PDIR command, the logical page coordinate
system is transformed so the margins maintain the same printable area (the area enclosed
by the margins) as shown on next page. The current position uses the same coordinate
values as the previous print direction; line-spacing, and the character-spacing of the
current font are effected by the new print direction as are the raster and pattern graphics.
Scalable fonts should be used for printed text in different page directions. The PDIR
command rotates only the coordinates of the logical page on the current page orientation
and does not affect the current page orientation. A bitmap font prints text according to
the current page orientation (it adheres to the current font mode).
The PDIR command does not cause a page break, so you can print text in four different
directions on the same page as shown in the sample file on the next page.