Commands Arranged by Topic

ESC B

 

 

 

Set Vertical Tabs

Format:

 

 

 

 

ASCII code:

ESC

B

nl n2 . . . 0

Decimal:

27

66

nl

n2 . . . 0

Hexadecimal:

1B

42

nl

n2 . . . 00

Comments:

Sets up to 16 vertical tabs in the current line spacing. Tab settings are not affected by subsequent changes in line spacing. The tab settings are entered as nl, n2, etc., all from l-255, in ascending order. The 0 character indicates the end of the command. All settings are stored in channel 0 (see ESC b). ESC B 0 clears the tab settings.

ESC b

 

 

 

Set Vertical Tabs in Channels

Format:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASCII code:

ESC

b

c

nl n2 . . . 0

Decimal:

27 98

c

nl

n2 .

. .

0

Hexadecimal:

1B

62

c

nl n2

. . .

00

Comments:

Functions the same as ESC B, except that the variable c selects a channel for the vertical tabs, which must be between O-7. Therefore, up to eight sets of vertical tabs can be set. The channels are selected by ESC /. To clear the tabs in channel c use ESC b c 0.

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