Color Graphics - OKIDATA OKIMATE 10 Handbook

BEING IN A FINE POSITION
ID LPRINT CHR$ ( 144 ) ; " IflDTHREE INCHES (IflD DOTS) FROM
Will give you this:
THREE INCHES <180 DOTS)
LEFT MARGIN"
FROM LEFT MARGIN.
where n equals the number of dot columns
from the left margin. For example, if you
wanted to print at the 180th dot column,
which is three inches from the left margin,
the print statement would look like the
example above.
Do-It-Yourself Color
You already know how to print color graphics
from a software package, but it's a little more
complex to write your own programs to print
color. Before you attempt color printing on
your own, it's a good idea to understand how
your OKIMATE prints colors.
The color ribbon cartridge consists of three 8"
color strips (yellow, magenta, and blue) plus a
marker strip with a short black ribbon fol¬
lowed by a clear ribbon. The marker strip
does not print and is used to align the ribbon.
The color strips are for printing.
The OKIMATE printhead passes each line of a
color pattern three times, once for each color
strip. Like an artist mixing colors on a pal¬
ette, the final color that appears on paper de¬
pends on the mix of colors you use.
When the OKIMATE receives the ribbon align
command, CHR$(153), the printhead is
aligned with the ribbon's marker strip. Any
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