Character Spacing n/240 Inch
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Character Spacing
n
/240 Inch
ASCII Code SSCC I
n
(uppercase“i”)
Hex Code SSCC 49
n
Dec Code SSCC 73
n
Purpose Specifies the character spacing in
n
/240-inch increments.
where:
n
=001 through 999 (three ASCII digits)
Comment Whenthe
n
/240-inch character spacing command is received, all
character printing is at
n
/240-inch horizontal spacing until a new
character spacing is selected.
Example SSCC I 008 specifies a spacing of 30 characters per inch.
Font Selection
ASCII Code SSCC F
n1
;
n2
;
n3
;
n4
;
n5
Hex Code SSCC 46
n1
3B
n2
3B
n3
3B
n4
3B
n5
Dec Code SSCC 70
n1
59
n2
59
n3
59
n4
59
n5
Purpose Selects fixed pitch and proportional font attributes, with
character size specified in terms of typographic points.
Comment Parameters
n1
through
n5
are specified as ASCII digit values. If
a non-digit is used in any parameter, the value remains
unchanged. The following paragraphs explain how to set various
options using ASCII digit values for each parameter.
where: Parameter
n1
identifiesa specific typeface. Enter the five-digit
number representing the selected typeface. Fixed pitch spacing
is used for the Letter Gothic (DP), Courier (NLQ), OCR-A, and
OCR-B typefaces. All others use proportional spacing.
* The standard fonts available are Courier (#93950), Letter
Gothic (#93777), OCR-A (#90993), OCR-B (#91409), and CG
Times (#92500).
Parameter
n2
is a 1-digit bold flag.
n2
=0 (disable bold)
1 (enable bold)
Parameter
n3
selects a 1-digit slant flag. (Slant is similar to italic,
but also offers a backward slant.)
n3
=0 (disable slant)
1(rightslant)
2 (left slant)