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PW - Pen Width
PW [ w , [, p ]] [;]
w ; width
p ; pen
• This command specifies the width of the pen.
• Pen width can either be specified as a fixed width in millimeters ( the default ) or relative to the distance
between the scaling points P1 and P2.
• If a width of zero is specified the thinnest width possible ( 1 dot wide ) is set.
• Metric widths are scaled by the ratio of the PCL picture frame to the HP-GL/2 plot size. If the ratio for the
two axes is different, the smaller one is used. If this is less than the thinnest width available then a width
of 1 dot is selected.
• If no pen number is specified the new width applies to both pens.
• If a pen number other than 0 or 1 is specified the command is ignored. There are six pens in the
specification.
• If no parameters are specified the pen width defaults to either 0.35mm or 0.1% of the distance from P1 to
P2 according to the current width unit setting.
• Pen width settings are not affected by a DF command.
• Pen width does not set the width of the lines that make up the characters in a label.
• A PW command remains in effect until another PW command is issued, until a WU command is used, or
until the printer is initialized with an IN command.
10 '-Pen Width-
20 WIDTH "LPT1:", 255
30 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E";
40 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0B";
50 LPRINT "IN;SP1;";
60 LPRINT "PA3500,2500;PW1.5;"
70 LPRINT "PD4500,2800,4500,1800,3500,1500,3500,2500;"
80 LPRINT "PW0.8;PD2300,2900,2300,1900,3500,1500;"
90 LPRINT "PW0.5;PU2300,2900;PD3300,3200,4500,2800;"
100 LPRINT "PW0.25:PU4500,1800;PD3500,2100;"
110 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0A";
120 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E";
130 END
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