HP 5961-0509 manual SL, Character Slant, 23-78The Character Group

SL, Character Slant

This command specifies the slant at which labels are drawn. Use SL to create slanted text for emphasis, or to re-establish upright labeling after an SL command with parameters has been in effect. (Note that the SL command has no effect when an (SB1;) command is in effect.)

SL tangent of angle[;]

or

SL [;]

Table 23-48

Parameter	Format	Functional Range	Default
tangent of angle	clamped real	–32768 to 32767	0

The printer interprets the parameters as follows:

zNo Parameter– Defaults the slant to zero (no slant). Equivalent to (SL0).

zTangent of Angle– Interpreted as an angle θ from vertical. The base of the character always stays on the horizontal as shown in the following illustration.

Figure 23-38Character Slant

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