Star Micronics XB24-15 Printer User Manual


 
Set/clear horizontal tabs
Both
<ES6
D
c&b
. . . cd>
<NuL>
1Bh 44h
alo>
. . . al> OOh
27
67 c?db . . . cd> 0
The command above sets horizontal tabs, where ore> and -al> arc binary values
representing the new tab positions. If no values are given, all tab stops are cleared.
The default tab setting is every eight characters. Tabs are set at the current character
pitch. If proportional spacing has been selected, then pica pitch is used for
determining the positions of the tabs. In Standard mode, once the tabs have been set,
tbe position of the tabs will remain the same if the character pitch is changed. In the
IBM mode, the tab settings will change relative to the new character pitch if the
character pitch is changed.
1 Restore tabs to default settings
IBM 1
cESC>
R
1Bh
52h
27 82
The command above restores all tabs (vertical and horizontal) to default settings.
There are no parameters. On receipt of this command, all vertical tab settings will
be cleared, and all horizontal tabs will be reset to every eighth position, starting at
column 9.
Set relative horizontal tab positions
Both
<ESC> e 0
Cn>
1Bh
65h 30h
<n>
27
101
48
<n>
-
The command above sets horizontal tabs, where cn> is a binary value. On receipt of
.~
this command, all horizontal tabs will be cleared, and new ones inserted every cn>
characters. These horizontal tabs can be accessed with an <HT> command.
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