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ESC ,
- The SELECT PITCH command determines the distance of the
beginning of one character to the beginning of the next. The
command does
not alter the actual size of
therefore, it
the character,
other if
is possible
to cause letters to print over each
the selected CPI is too small. Table 3 shows the set-up
string format.
Table 3
ASCII Code:
ESC , n1 n2 n3
Decimal:
27 44 n1 n2 n3
Hexadecimal
1B 2C n1 n2 n3
The variable n1 turns the Select Pitch on when 1 is entered, a 0
will allow the font to return to the default pitch.
The variable n2 defines
the pitch
shown in EXAMPLE 2, to obtain
in 1/300 inch increments. As
desired characters per inch.
this number divide 300 by the
EXAMPLE 2:
15
(Incremental Factor) / (Desired CPI) = n2
To prevent
the spacing from being
increased by 256 increments,
the variable n3 must be a 0 (null) character.
Using the codes in EXAMPLE 3 will select
in LOTUS l-2-3.
15 characters per inch
EXAMPLE 3:
\027\044\001\020\000
Table 4
lists
some
n2 variables.
commonly used character spacings and their
Table 4
n2 (Decimal)
n2 (Hexidecimal)
60
3C
37
25
30
1E
25
19
23
17
20
14
18
12
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