HP L5 Two-Byte HP-GL/2 Support Label Mode Command, Syntax, Parameter Format Functional Default

Two-Byte HP-GL/2 Support

Label Mode

Command

One-byte applications (which support non-orthogonal rotation, scaling, and shearing of text) have long been able to use HP-GL/2 to print to HP LaserJet printers. Two-byte applications have not had this capability until the introduction of HP LaserJet 5 and 5M printers.

The capability of 2-byte applications (which support non-orthogonal rotation, scaling, and shearing of text) to print to HP LaserJet printers using HP-GL/2 is provided by the Label Mode (LM) command.

Determines how the Label (LB) and Symbol Mode (SM) commands interpret characters. Used for printing a 2-byte character set such as WinJ-DBCS, GB2312, or Big-5.

Syntax:

LM(mode,[row number]:)

Parameter	Format	Functional	Default
		Range
mode	clamped	0, 1, 2, or	0 (8-bitmode)
	integer	3
row number	clamped	0 to 255	0
	integer

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