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Bells and Whistles
Here's the result:
1
1121 IZI
21210
As
with character column tabs, the width of a dot column
changes when you change character size (the characters are
made narrower by reducing the distance between
dot
columns). For reference, this chart shows the width of a
dot column for the three character sizes:
Character Size
10
cpi
12 cpi
17.1 cpi
Dot
column width
1/
120"
1
/
144
"
1 /206"
To
clear
dot column
tabs,
use this code sequence:
ESC HT
CHR$(27);CHR$(9);CHR$(13)
1 B 09 OD
(hex)
CR
-
clears dot column tabs
NOTE: I
he Cl\N code doe> NO
I
cledr
dot column tab
stops
hrc
[lJgc 104).
Summary
For your future
reference, here 's a summary
of
the
co
ntrol
codes for
hori zontal tabs:
Set
tabs:
Character column
ESC HT T AB1
TAB2 ... CR
Dot column
ESC
[TX TAB1
TAB2
...
CR
Skip
to
next tab
stop:
Character/dot
co
lumn
CHR$(27);CHR$(9);
lB 09
"TAB1, TAB2 ...
";
TAB1 TAB2 ...
CHR$(13)
OD (hex)
CHR$(27);CHR$(3);
1B
03 TAB1
"TAB1, TAB2 ... ";
TAB2 ... OD
CHR$(13)
(hex)
HT
CHRS(9)
09
(hex)
99
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