Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 217

Revision C 16/01/96
Set vertical tab stops
EscBn1n2n3...NUL
<1Bh><42h>n1n2n3...<00h>
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This command enables you to set up to sixteen vertical tab stops based on the current line
space setting.
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The tab stops must be set in ascending order. If you specify the tab settings in any other order,
any settings made with a previous Esc B command are cleared.
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The value of n
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Vertical tab settings are not affected by subsequent changes in the line spacing setting.
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To set up a group of equally spaced tab stops use the Esc e 1 command.
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Esc B 0 clears the vertical tab settings set with a previous Esc B command.
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You can move the print position to the tab stops using the VT control code.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(66); CHR$(12); CHR$(24); CHR$(0);
'Set tab stops at lines 12 and 24.
(27)(66)n1n2n3...(00)
must be in the range 0 to 255.
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