Star Micronics Delta NEW Lprint Linenumber, Moving down the page without a carriage return

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mand does not change the setting of the line spacing, but it does cause the printer to make one line feed of n/144 inch. Try this program to see how it works:

NEW

18LPRINT "LINENUMBER 1"

2g LPRINT "LINENUMBER2";

3pI LPRINTCHR$(27)"J" CHR$(l@d); 4pI LPRINT "LINENUMBER3”

5p LPRINT "LINENUMBER4”

Here is what Delta will produce:

LINE NUMBER 1

LINE NUMbER 2

LINE NUMBER 3

LINE NUMBER 4

The (ESC) “J” CHR$(lOO) in line 30 changes the line spacing to 1001144 for one line only. The rest of the lines are printed with the normal line spacing. Notice that both line 20 and line 30 end with semicolons. This prevents the normal line feed from occur- ring.

The value of n in all three commands (( ESC) “A”, (ESC) “3”, and (ESC) “J”) can range from 0 to 255. A value of 0 means that there is no line spacing. This allows you to print multiple lines in the same position on the page. This is useful when you want to overprint graphics and text.

Moving down the page without a carriage return

So far, all the commands that move the paper also move the print head to the left margin. And normally this is what you want. Sometimes, though, you may wish to move down the page with- out moving the printhead back to the left margin. The (ESC) ‘&a” CHR$(n) command does just that. This command advances the

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Contents Delta User’s Manual @Copyright 1983 Star Micronics, Inc Special Message to the New Owner Delta User’s Manual Table of Contents Creating Your Own Characters Special Features Delta PrinterFormatting Your Output Getting It All Together Maintenance Appendix F Atari 400/800 Computers Appendix D TRS-60 ComputersAppendix E Osborne, Kaypro and CP/M Computers Appendix Appendix DIP Switch SettingsAppendix Character Style Charts Appendix Commodore VIC-20 ComputersSerial busy protocols XONlXOFF Protocol ACK protocol Index Consumer Response 309 DIP Switch Quick ReferenceWarranty Inside Back Cover Command Quick Reference Delta User’s ManualTables Xii Delta User’s Manual Closer Look Roll paper holder and holder shaft used only with roll Paper separator and paper guide used with roll paperPage Paper Selection and Loading Parallel interface connector the place where you hookLoading single sheets Delta User’s Manual Loading roll paper Delta User’s Manual Loading sprocket-feed paper Closer LookOpen the tractor covers to expose the sprocket teeth Figure I-10.Delta ready to run with sprocket-feed paper Bottom feeding Delta-15Delta User’s Manual Ribbon Installation Self-Test Closer Look Delta User’s Manual Getting Started With Delta Using Commercial Sojtware First, some terminology Getting Started With DeltaAscii Using Delta with word processors Using Delta with SuperCalcPage Getting Started With Delta Using this book without learning BasicEstablishing communications ListOPEN4,4 CMD4 List PRINT#4 CLOSE4 CHR$ function NEW Lprint Testing RUNNEW NEW LPRINTCHR$7 RUNEscape Code NEW LPRINTCHR$27CHR$52 2$3LPRINT Testing RUNESC$=CHR$27 l@ LPRINTESC$ Some problem codesDelta User’s Manual Chapter Printing Text With DeltaLprint NOW WE are Back to Pica Pitch Printing Print pitch Commands@ Lprint this is Elite Pitch Printing Lprint Condensedis the NarrowestpitchH153 LPRINTCHR$27W CHR$@NOW Were Back to NormalExpanded print I sMaking Delta print darker Print CommandsLPRINTCHR$14EXPANDEDELITE Pitch Lprint NOW WE are Back to Unexpandedpica PrintingLprint this is DOUBLE-STRIKEPRINTING Print EmDhasis a CommandsItalic printing Italic CommandsSuperscripts and subscripts UnderJiningMixing modes Superscript Subscript commandsNEW Lprint Thisline Uses Build Instructionset Return LPRINTRESET.ALL$Lprintelites Elite LPRINTPICA$ Pica LPRINTRESET.ALL$ Return REGULAR.HEADING$= STRING$27,*+ RegularIf ENLARGED= True then Lprint Italics = False LPRINTROMAN$Repeatwith Italics If Pica = False then LPRINTFOUR.DOT$ GOTO3590Control Code Function Here is the chart it producesPage Delta User’s Manual Line Spacing and Forms Control Changing Line Spacing This is what you will get Run the program again. Now the results will look like this Line spacing CommandsMoving down the page without a carriage return NEW Lprint LinenumberForm feed Forms ControlsChanging the Page Length Form length commandsLprint PAY to the Order Top and bottom margin commandsLineSpacingandFormsControl51 Control code SummaryESC Delta User’s Manual Formatting Your Output NEW Lprint ONECHR$9TWOCHR$9THREE CHR$9 Four Left and right margin commands One-shot tab command13@ Lprint Return 5B ENDLPRINTCHR$27P CHR$l@ CHR$Z@CHR$@ Control Code Function One-shot vertical tab commandNow hear this LChapterInitializing Delta Bell commandsUnidirectional printing Some Miscellaneous commandsPutting Delta to sleep Printing to the bottom of the sheetPrinting Direction Lprint LprintNext Backspace and delete NEW Lprint Backspacedoes notLprint I===WORK Lprint Deletedoes not Lprint WorkEighth Bit controls Block graphics characters and special symbols3pl Lprint I II=11CHR$ICHR$9 4pI Next I Lprint Next J Macro control code International Character set commandsInternational character sets Macro instruction Commands END Macro StartdefinitionMacro Lprint CHR$18 Pica OFF RegularprintControl code Function Bell Disable bell Enable bell Reset Off-lineOn-lineDelta User’s Manual Creating Your Own Characters Dot Matrix Printing 000 0 eeeS&fee Rule I Download characters are seven dots high Defining Your Own CharactersRule 2 Dots cannot overlap Add up each column of dots 8WRONGCreating YourOwn Characters Assigning a value to your character Download character definition commandCharacter designs for the four card suits Figure Y-10. The attribute byte n2 for our heart character Next MPrinting Download Characters LPRINTCHR$27CHR$36CHR$@ DEFINTA-Z DECKCARD=X Next Card Return Read X LPRINTCHR$XNext J Next Lprint ReturnLPRINTSUIT$SUIT Proportkmal Characters Download Character dejfinition commands12@ Lprint CHR$BITS 138 Next Only Difference Is the way They Are Accessed Creating Your Own Characters Lprint DEF.DOWN.CHAR$ NUMERAL.BOT$NUM= CHR$ASCII+ 2 + CHR$ASCII+ Mixing Print Modes with Download Characters Utility Program Gosub 950RETURN Gosub 660 Return REM **** Display Menu for Edit Mode Summary