You can change pitch and weight with the graphics characters just as you can with the other characters in the ROM of the LX-90. The characters in Figure 5-lare printed in expanded elite. The printout below shows the characters in pica:

The next printout shows the characters in emphasized expanded pica:

Because normal line spacing leaves space between the lines of graphics characters just as it does between lines of text, you must change the line spacing when you combine line graphics characters to form boxes or other figures. For most programs ESCape “1” gives you the best line spacing for combinations of graphics characters. Further details on line spacing are in Chapter 6.

Although you can use any print mode with the graphics characters, it is best not to use elite or compressed. These modes cause small gaps in horizontal lines that are formed by a combination of line graphics characters.

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