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Pitch
The monospaccdpitchesavailablewith intcmalfontsinclude 10, 12 and
16.66charactersper inch.However,withthe frontpanel’sprogrammenu
youcanselectmorethecompact6.5and8.1pitchesappropriatefora small
fontlike LinePrinter.
Font height
Thenormalfontsizesin Diablomodeare 8.5, 10and 12pointshigh.
Style
Toselectitalicswiththisemulation,selectthatstyleasa fontattributefrom
the frontpanel.If youwantitalicsunderprogramcontrol,you can use an
optionalsupplementarysymbolset cartridgecontainingitaliccharacters.
Stroke weight
The Star LascrPnnter8 can createboldcharacters(a Diablovariationis
called“shadowprint”)byprintingeachcharactertwice,slightlyoffset,just
like the Diablodoes. To turn on bold print you send eitherof thesetwo
commands(thefirstoneincludesthecapitalletter“O”):
<ESC>O <ESC>W
Youcan turnoff theboldprintagainwith anyof thesecommands:
<ESC>&
<ESC>X
<CR>
Typeface
The Star LaserPnntcr8 uses Courierfont as its default Diablo font. It
switchesto the Line Printer font for condensedprint, to Tms Romn for
proportionalspacing,andto Prestigefor 12-pitch.Othertypefacesmustbe
selectedfromthefrontpanel.
Underline
The
LaserPnntcr8 willunderline(spacesasWCI1ascharacters)if yousend
thiscommand:
<ESC>E
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