This command would select italic proportional print. In BASIC, the same command would look like this:
LPRINT CHR$(27) “!” CHR$(66);
You can make up your own combinations quite easily. This is possible because each print style has its own value you can use with the Master Select command. To create a “custom” Master Select Code, add the values of the print styles you wish to com- bine. The values of the print styles are as follows:
Elite | 1 |
Proportional | 2 |
Compressed | 4 |
Emphasized | 8 |
Expanded | 32 |
Italic | 64 |
Underlined | 128 |
For example, if you want to find the code for elite emphasized italic print you would add these values:
Elite | 1 |
Emphasized | 8 |
Italic | 64 |
| 73 |
The Master Select Command you would use would look like this:
<ESC> “!” 73 (in BASIC: CHR$(27) “!” CHR$(73);)
Note:
Proportional overrides pica/elite. Compressed works only in draft print.
Some of the more popular styles the
Proportional print styles are shown first. These styles are available in both the letter quality and draft sets. The next page shows the printing styles that are available in the letter quality set. The final two pages show the printing styles that are available in the draft set.
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