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2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 7 IBM PROPRINTER - 12 

Line spacing and tabs 

Set 1/8" line spacing 

Esc0  

(27)(48) 

<1Bh><30h> 

This command sets the line spacing to 1/8".  All subsequent line feed operations will move the print 
position 1/8" down the page. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(48); 'Set line spacing to 1/8". 

Set 7/72" line spacing 

Esc1  

(27)(48) 

<1Bh><31h> 

• 

This command sets the line spacing to 7/72".  All subsequent line feed operations will move the print 

position 7/72" down the page. 

• 

Since the printer's resolution is 600 dots per inch the line spacing will not be exactly 7/72". 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(49); 'Set line spacing to 7/72". 

Save n/72" line spacing 

EscAn 

(27)(65)n   

<1Bh><41h>n 

• 

This command allows you to select a line spacing of 

n

/72".  Your selection does not take effect until 

you activate it with the 

Esc 2

 command. 

• 

Since the printer's resolution is 600 dots per inch the line spacing may not be exactly 

n

/72". 

• 

n

 must be in the range 1 to 85. 

• 

If n is outside the range 1 to 85 the default line spacing, 1/6" is selected. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(65); CHR$(10); 'Select line spacing of 10/72". 

Activate n/72" line spacing 

Esc2  

(27)(50) 

<1Bh><32h> 

This command allows you to activate the line spacing setting you specified with the Esc A command. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(50); 'Activate selected line spacing of n/72". 

Set n/216" line spacing 

Esc3n 

(27)(51)n   

<1Bh><33h>n 

• 

This command sets the line spacing to 

n

/216".  All subsequent line feed operations will move the print 

position 

n

/216" down the page. 

• 

Since the printer's resolution is 600 dots per inch the line spacing may not be exactly 

n

/216". 

• 

n

 must be in the range 1 to 255. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(51); CHR$(25); 'Select line spacing of 25/216". 

Execute n/216" line spacing 

EscJn 

(27)(74)n   

<1Bh><4Ah>n 

• 

This command moves the print position one line down the page using a line spacing of 

n

/216". 

• 

The existing line space setting is not affected. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(50); CHR$(30); 'Move print position down 30/216".