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Anexample:Proportionalboldextendedlooksgoodasa title.Togetityou
addupthen valuesforthosethree(2+ 8+32=42),andsendthecommand:
<ESC>! 42
5.5.17 Subscriptsand superscripts
Subscriptmodeprintscharactersat halfof the normalheightiin thelower
partoftieline space.Superscriptmodeprintscharactersathalfofthenormal
height,butintheupperpartofthelinespace.Youmaywantsubscriptsand
superscriptsfor foomote numbers or mathematicalformulas.The o~y
restrictionis that you can’t use subscriptsand superscriptswith double-
stnke mode.
You switchto subscriptor superscriptmodewiththiscommand:
<ESC>S n
in whichif youmaken anyevennumberyou getsuperscriptmode,andif
youmakei anyodd numberyougetsubscriptmode.
Youcancelsubscriptor superscriptmodewiththiscommand:
<ESC>T
5.5.18 How to cancel a line or deletea character
Whenyou’reprintingyousometimessendaline,butthenchangeyourmind
anddon’twantto printit afterall. l%e Cancelcontrolcodelets youerase
fromyourprinter’smemoryjust thelastlineyousent.(If youcancela line
youwill alsocancelthe extendedprintmodeif you’vebeenusingit.)
By sendingthiscommandyoumakeyourprintercancelall thecharacten
youhavesentsincethelastcarriagereturnor linefeed:
<CAN>
Sometimesyouwantto deletefromthe printer’smemory,beforethe page
getsprinted,just thelastcharacteryouhavesent.Don’tconfusedeletinga
characterwith backspacing,whichdoesn’terase anythingfmm memory.
This controlcodedeletesonlythe last charactersent:
<DEL>
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