ESC 1

 

Select 7/7-inch Line Spacing

Format:

ESC

1

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

49

Hexadecimal: 1 B

31

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to 7/72 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The "1" is the digit one and not lower case L or ASCII code 1.

ESC 2

 

Execute Line Spacing

Format :

ESC

2

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

50

Hexadecimal: 1 B

32

Comments:

Executes the line spacing stored in memory by ESC A. If no ESC A command has been sent, ESC 2 sets the line spacing to 1/6 of an inch. The "2" is the digit two and not ASCII code 2.

IBM only

ESC 3

 

 

Select n/216-inch Line Spacing

Format:

ESC

3

 

ASCII code:

(n)

Decimal:

27

51

(n)

Hexadecimal:

1 3

33

(n)

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to n/216 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The “3” is the digit three and not ASCII code 3. The value of n should be in the range 0 to 255.

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