CBM America iDP3240 manual ESC D n k NUL, Default

ESC D { n } k NUL

[Function]	Setting horizontal tab position
[Code]	<1B>H<44>H [<n>] k<00>
[Range]	1	n	255
	0	k	32
[Outline]	Specifying a horizontal tab position.

•“n” indicates the number of columns from the beginning (left margin) to the horizontal tab position. Note, however, that “n= set position – 1”. For example, to set the position at 9th column, n=8 is to be specified.

•“k” denotes the number of horizontal tab positions you want to set.

•The tab position is set at a position where it is “character width ⋅ n” from the beginning of a line. The character width, at this

time, includes the space on the right. If the horizontal magnification ratio of characters is 2 or above, the character width is increased correspondingly.

•Tab positions that can be specified are maximum 32. Specifying tab positions exceeding this limit is ignored.

•<n> k, which denotes a setting position, is input in the increasing order and ends at <00> H.

•ESC D <NUL> clears all the set tab positions. Following clearing, the horizontal tab command is ignored.

[Caution]	When the data, <n> k, is equal to or smaller than its preceding
	data, <n> k-1, it is assumed that tab setting is finished. If this is
	the case, the next data onward will be processed as normal
	data.
	When the data, <n> k, exceeds a 1-line print area, set the
	horizontal tab position, as “Set column position = Maximum
	print columns + 1”. The horizontal tab position does not change
	even if the character width is altered after setting the horizontal
	tab position.
[Default]	• Tab positions are set at eight-character intervals (9th, 17th,
	25th columns) of Font A.
[See Also]	HT
[Sample Program]	Refer to Sample Program and Print Results for HT on page 46.

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