Select Italic Mode; Cancel Italic Mode; Select Superscript / Subscript Mode; Cancel Superscript / Subscript Mode - Brother HL-1050 Technical Reference Manual

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Select italic mode

Esc4
This command enables the italic printing mode. Subsequent text is printed in italic style.
You can still use italic text even after selecting the extended character set with the Esc t command.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(52); 'Italic mode

Cancel italic mode

Esc5
This command cancels the italic printing mode. Subsequent text is printed upright.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(53); 'Cancel italic mode

Select superscript / subscript mode

EscSn
This command allows you to print superscripts or subscripts.
Set n to 0 to print subsequent text using superscript characters.
Set n to 1 to print subsequent text using subscript characters.
When you specify the value for n you may use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0 and
1.
Selecting either superscript or subscript mode cancels double-height printing mode.
You can cancel either superscript or subscript mode with the Esc T command.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(83); CHR$(0); 'Turn on superscript mode

Cancel superscript / subscript mode

EscT
This command cancels superscript or subscript printing mode.
Subsequent text is printed using normal characters.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(84); 'Turn off superscript mode

Select / cancel double-height printing

Escwn
This command turns double-height printing on or off.
If n is set to 1 subsequent text is printed using double-height characters. The line space setting is doubled.
If n is set to 0 subsequent text is printed using normal sized characters. The previous line spacing is restored.
When you specify a value for n you may also use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0
and 1.
You cannot use superscript, subscript or condensed printing modes in conjunction with double-height
printing. If you try to select any of these three modes while in double-height printing the command will be
ignored.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(119); CHR$(1); 'Set double-height printing mode
Select / cancel underline mode
Esc–n
This command turns character underlining on or off.
If n is set to 1 subsequent text is printed underlined. All characters, including space characters, are
underlined with a continuous line.
Horizontal tabbed spaces are never underlined.
If n is set to 0 subsequent text is not underlined.
When you specify a value for n you may also use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0
and 1.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(45); CHR$(1); 'Underline following text
(27)(52) <1Bh><34h>
(27)(53) <1Bh><35h>
(27)(83)n <1Bh><53h>n
(27)(84) <1Bh><54h>
(27)(119)n <1Bh><77h>n
(27)(45)n <1B><2D>n
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