DESIREDLINE SPACING
COMMAND EXPLANATION
1/8inch
<ESC>O (zero)
7f72inch
<ESC>1 (one)
1/6inch
<ESC>2 (the default)
incrementsof 1/216inch
<ESC>3 n (inwhichn is thenumberof
inc~ments, maximum255)
incrementsof 1/72inch
<ESC>A n (in whichnis thenumberof
increments,maximum85)
5.4 MOVINGTHE PRINTPOSITION
5.4.1 Space
The
easiestcommandfor movingtheprintpositionto the rightacrossthe
pageisjust thespacecontrolcode,thesamecharactersentbythespacebar
on a keyboard:
<Sl%
The actualdefinitionofa space(whichcanalsobethoughtof asthewidth
of a printcolumn)is setby thepitch.
5.4.2 Backspacecommands
When you send the printer a backspacecontrolcode it moves the print
positionleftone space(or,withproportionalspacing,the widthof thelast
characterprinted).
cBS>
Thebackspacecodeletsyouprintdirectlyoverthelastcharacterprinted;it
doesnot deletethatcharacter.This lets youcreatesymbolsnot ordinarily
available,suchas b withastroke/ throughit to representa blankspace:E.
Do not backspaceright after changingany font attributes,lest the first
character in the new font print in the wrong spot. And don’t confuse
backspacingwith the <DEL>controlcode (describedlater), whichdoes
erasethe lastcharacterfrommemory.
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