HP 8000DN, 8000N manual Combining Escape Sequences, Appendix D Printer Commands 324

Appendix D Printer Commands 324

Combining Escape Sequences

Escape sequences may be combined into one escape sequence string. There are three important rules to follow when combining code:

1. The first two characters after the ? character (the parameterized and group characters) must be the same in all of the commands to be combined.

2. When combining escape sequences, change the uppercase (termination) character in each individual escape sequence to lower case.

3. The final character of the combined escape sequence must be uppercase.

The following is an example of an escape sequence string that would be sent to the printer to select legal paper, landscape orientation, and 8 lines per inch:

?&l3A?&l1O?&l8D

The following escape sequence sends the same printer commands by combining them into a shorter sequence:

?&l3a1o8D

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