Parts User Manual

Running the program

Now run the program. For each of the nine columns, the program

asks for the numbers of the rows in which you want dots to appear.

Enter the row numbers one at a time, pressing the ENTER key after

each one. When you have entered all the numbers for a column or

when you want no dots in a column, press ENTER without a number.

Remember that the vertical lines in the grid are the even numbered

columns.

To see Program 1 produce the character in Figure 7-4 run the pro-

gram and follow these instructions: When the screen message asks

what rows have dots in the column 1, respond with ENTER to indi-

cate that no dots go in that column. For column 2 (the vertical line),

press

ENTER, 5, and ENTER again to indicate that you want dots

in rows 7 and

Then press ENTER alone to indicate that no more

dots go in column 2. For column 3 press 8, 6, 4, and 2, with an

ENTER after each of them. Then press ENTER to finish with column

3 and go on to column 4.

For column

press ENTER only. (The rest of the directions assume

that you know to press ENTER after each number and one extra time

to end the entries for each column.) For column

enter

6 ,4, 3, 2,

and

For column 6, press ENTER only; for column 7 enter 8, 6, 4, and 2;

for column

enter

and

and for column

press ENTER only.

Now wait a moment for your computer to calculate the dot pat-

terns and your LX-90 to print the new character in two different type-

styles. Your printout also gives you nine numbers, which you will use

in the next program. You should get the printout you see below:

When you get to this point with a character of your own, you see

how it looks and whether or not you like it. If you want to make any

changes, move the dots on the grid as needed and re-run the program.

If you want to put dots in the bottom row, change the number in

line

190

from

128

Then the usable rows will be as shown in Figure

7-5.