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ESC p
Turn Proportional Mode On/Off
Format:
ASCII code: ESC p n
Decimal:
27
112 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 70 n
Comments:
The following values can be used for n:
1: Mode is turned ON.
(The decimal or hexadecimal values 0
0: Mode is turned OFF.
and 1 or the ASCII characters “0” and
“1” can be used.)
The width of proportional characters varies from character to
character. Therefore, a narrow letter like i receives less space
than a wide letter like W. The proportional widths are given in
the character tables, which appear in Appendix A. This
command overrides condensed. This command is available for
draft, NLQ, and user-defined characters.
SI
Select Condensed Mode
Format:
ASCII code: SI
Decimal:
15
Hexadecimal: 0F
Comments:
Prints characters at about 60 percent of their normal width. For
example, the condensed 10 cpi mode has 17 characters per inch.
Proportional mode cannot be condensed, and proportional
overrides condensed. This command is not available in NLQ.
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