Operator's Guide 307
ESC J or ESC 3 Set Vertical Tab at Current Line5
ASCII: ESC J
Control:CTRL [J
Decimal:27 74
Hexadecimal:1B 4A
ASCII: ESC 3
Control:CTRL [3
Decimal:27 51
Hexadecimal:1B 33
Adds a vertical tab at the current line. Vertical tabs are set at line
numbers, not physical locations on the page. Both control commands
perform the same function.
ESC [ 1 g Clear Vertical Tab at Current Line**
ASCII: ESC [ 1 g
Control:CTRL [[ 1 g
Decimal:279149103
Hexadecimal:1B5B3167
Clears the vertical tab at the current line. Vertical tabs at other lines are
unaffected.
ESC [ (n) v Set Vertical Tab at Line n**
ASCII: ESC [ (n) v
Control:CTRL [[ (n) v
Decimal: 27 91 (n) 118
Hexadecimal:1B5B(n)76
Add a vertical tab at Line n. Vertical tabs are set at line numbers, not
physical locations on the page.
5 Changing line spacing also changes the physical position of tab stops
These commands only set or clear the tabs. The vertical tab control code, VT, causes t he active line to
advance to subsequent tab positions.