5525B/31/32 Line Matrix Printer Code V Programmer's Reference Manual

Tab, Horizontal
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Tab, Horizontal
Purpose Specifies a new horizontal print position relative to the left page
margin.
Mode Graphics with a standard or an Extended Graphics Command
selected
Format (cc) T
dis [(cc)-]
(cc) Represents the Special Function Control Code
(SFCC). Enter the specific SFCC for your Code V
configuration.
T The Horizontal Tab command. Enter T.
^T as a Standard Graphics command sets a
“permanent” left Graphics margin for the start of all
Extended Graphics command sequences. A ^T as
an Extended Graphics command adds to this
“permanent” margin.
dis Defines the horizontal tab in tenths of an inch plus
dot columns from the left margin. Enter a three-digit
value ranging from 000 through 999 to define a tab
from 00.0 through 99.9 inches from the left margin
and a fourth digit ranging from 0 through 9 to
specify 0 through 9 additional dot columns. The
Code V automatically understands the decimal
between the second and third digits for tenth inches
and automatically interprets the fourth digit as dot
columns. For example, 0120 (or 012,0) specifies a
1.2-inch plus no-dot column tab; 1016 (or 101,6)
specifies a 10.1-inch plus 6-dot column tab.
(cc)- Graphics Mode CR used as a sequence terminator.
Enter the SFCC for your Code V configuration
immediately followed by - to end the command
sequence.
Comments The T command may be input as part of the data in one of the
alphanumeric commands and also may be used in standard
Graphics Mode. If the T command is used in the Standard
Graphics Mode, it sets the left margin for all data that follows this
command until the system exits from the standard Graphics
Mode.
A 2-inch tab specifies a position 2 inches from the left margin; a
6-inch tab specifies a position 6 inches from the left margin, etc.
Since the tab specifies a print position relative to the left print
margin, you can use tabs to specify a print position to the left or
right of the current position (unlike a typewriter, which can only
tab to the right of the current position). For example, if the current
print position is 4 inches from the left margin and a 1-inch tab is
specified, the next print position is 1 inch from the left margin.
This left/right capability is useful for positioning data within boxes
of a form or similar applications.