ESC p |
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| Turn Proportional Mode On/Off |
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ASCII code: | ESC | p | n |
Decimal: | 27 | 112 | n |
Hexadecimal: | 1B | 70 | n |
Comments:
The following values can be used for n:
1:Mode is turned ON. (The decimal or hexadecimal values 0
0:Mode is turned OFF. and 1 or the ASCII characters “0” and “1” can be used.)
The width of proportional characters varies from character to character. Therefore, a narrow letter like i receives less space than a wide letter like W. The proportional widths are given in the character tables, which appear in Appendix A. This command overrides condensed. This command is available for draft, NLQ, and
SI | Select Condensed Mode |
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ASCII code: SI | |
Decimal: | 15 |
Hexadecimal: | 0F |
Comments:
Prints characters at about 60 percent of their normal width. For example, the condensed 10 cpi mode has 17 characters per inch. Proportional mode cannot be condensed, and proportional overrides condensed. This command is not available in NLQ.