5.2.8. Selecting the height ; Esc(s#V (27)(40)(115)#(86) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<56h> ; Esc)s#V (27)(41)(115)#(86) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<56h> - Page 66

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The selection will apply to whichever font you are currently specifying (primary or secondary). 

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If the printer doesn't have the specified size font,  the next largest size font is used.  If the printer doesn't have 

a larger sized font,  the next smallest one is used. 

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This value is ignored by the printer when a proportional spaced font is selected. 

10 REM ****** CHARACTER PITCH SELECTION ******  

20 ESC$=CHR$(27)  

30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255  

40 REM --- SELECT A 10 CPI PITCH FONT ----  

50 LPRINT ESC$+"(s10H";  

60 FOR I=33 TO 127  

70 LPRINT CHR$(I);  

80 NEXT  

90 LPRINT  

100 REM --- SELECT A 12 CPI PITCH FONT ---  

110 LPRINT ESC$+"(s12H";  

120 FOR I=33 TO 127  

130 LPRINT CHR$(I);  

140 NEXT  

150 LPRINT  

160 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---  

170 LPRINT CHR$(12);  

180 END 

5.2.8.  Selecting the height 

Esc(s#V (27)(40)(115)#(86) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<56h> 

This command designates the height of the primary font. 

Esc)s#V (27)(41)(115)#(86) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<56h> 

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This command designates the height of the secondary font. 

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# is the size in points (1/72") from 0.25 to 999.75 in 0.25 increments. 

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This value is ignored by the printer when a fixed-spaced scalable font is selected. 

5.2.9.  Scaling the scalable fonts vertically or horizontally 

EscCR!#H (27)(13)(33)#(72) <1Bh><0Dh><21h>#<48h> 

This command designates the height of the scalable fonts. 

EscCR!#V (27)(13)(33)#(86) <1Bh><0Dh><21h>#<56h> 

This command designates the width of the scalable fonts. 

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# can be from 0.25 ~ 3.00 in 0.01 increments. 

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# value is set to 0.25 when  # is specified less than 0.25, and # value is set to 3.00 when # is specified bigger 

than 3.00. 

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The value set by this command is initialized when the emulation is changed, a printer Reset, Test Print or 

Macro overlay is executed.  

5.2.10.  Selecting the style 

Esc(s#S (27)(40)(115)#(83) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<53h> 

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This command designates the style of the primary font. 

Esc)s#S (27)(41)(115)#(83) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<53h> 

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This command designates the style of the secondary font. 

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If you select a particular style (for example upright condensed outline) the command will only take effect if the 

font is available in one of the three font locations.