Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 43

Revision C 16/01/96
Horizontal cursor positioning in Decipoints
Esc&a#H
# = number of decipoints 1/720"
• A plus or minus sign preceding the number of decipoints parameter indicates that the cursor is to be positioned
relative to its current position. A signed positive parameter value signifies that the cursor is to be repositioned
to the right on the page, a negative value means that it will be moved to the left.
• An unsigned number as the parameter signifies that the horizontal repositioning is absolute - the cursor will be
repositioned the specified number of decipoints to the right of the left edge of the logical page, the PCL
coordinate system's y-axis.
• The cursor's vertical position remains unchanged.
• If you attempt to move the cursor to a position that is outside the boundaries of the logical page, the cursor will
be positioned at either the left or right edge of the logical page as appropriate.
10 REM ***** HORIZONTAL CURSOR POSITIONING *****
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 REM
40 REM --- POSITIONING CURSOR AT 1 INCH ---
50 LPRINT ESC$+"&a720H";
60 LPRINT "A";
70 REM --- MOVING CURSOR 0.5 INCHES TO THE LEFT ---
80 LPRINT ESC$+"&a-360H";
90 LPRINT "B";
100 REM --- MOVING CURSOR 1 INCH TO THE RIGHT ---
110 LPRINT ESC$+"&a+720H";
120 LPRINT "C";
130 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---
140 LPRINT CHR$(12);
150 END
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