5.2.6. Selecting the type of character spacing ; Esc(s#P (27)(40)(115)#(80) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<50h> ; 5.2.7. Selecting the pitch - Page 65

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CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 45 

60 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----  

70 FOR I=33 TO 127  

80 LPRINT CHR$(I);  

90 NEXT  

100 LPRINT  

110 REM --- FRENCH CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------  

120 LPRINT ESC$+"(s5C";  

130 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----  

140 FOR I=33 TO 127  

150 LPRINT CHR$(I);  

160 NEXT  

170 LPRINT  

180 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---  

190 LPRINT CHR$(12);  

200 END 

5.2.6.  Selecting the type of character spacing 

Esc(s#P (27)(40)(115)#(80) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<50h> 

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This command selects the spacing type for the primary font. 

Esc)s#P 

(27)(41)(115)#(80) 

<1Bh><29h><73h>#<50h> 

• 

This command selects the spacing type for the secondary font. 

• 

# = 0 selects fixed spacing and # = 1 selects proportional spacing.

10 REM ****** SELECTING A PROPORTIONAL OR FIXED SPACE FONT ******  

20 ESC$=CHR$(27)  

30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255  

40 REM --- SELECT A PROPORTIONALLY SPACED FONT ----  

50 LPRINT ESC$+"(s1P";  

60 FOR I=33 TO 127  

70 LPRINT CHR$(I);  

80 NEXT  

90 LPRINT  

100 REM --- SELECT A FIXED SPACE FONT ---  

110 LPRINT ESC$+"(s0P";  

120 FOR I=33 TO 127  

130 LPRINT CHR$(I);  

140 NEXT  

150 LPRINT  

160 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---  

170 LPRINT CHR$(12);  

180 END 

5.2.7.  Selecting the pitch 

Esc(s#H (27)(40)(115)#(72) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<48h> 

This command designates the pitch for the primary font. 

Esc)s#H (27)(41)(115)#(72) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<48h> 

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This command designates the pitch for the secondary font. 

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# = the number of characters to be printed per inch. However,  the actual size range is defined in combination 

with the character height. 

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The printer’s in-built bitmap fonts all have a pitch of either 10, 12 or 16.66 characters per inch, and you can 

specify any of these as follows: 

Esc&k0S 

( 10 cpi ) 

Esc&k2S 

( 16.66 cpi )

Esc&k4S 

( 12 cpi )