ANSI X3.64 Emulation
Horizontal Margins
Printing is allowed only within the left and right margins. Exceeding the right margin will cause line wrap, setting the current print position to the left margin and advancing the paper one line.
Set Left Margin | ESC l n |
Sets the left margin to column n at the current character spacing. If character spacing is changed after setting the left margin, the position of the left margin will not change.
The left margin is inclusive. For example, a left margin at column 10 still allows a character to be printed in column 10.
The leftmost column is column zero. The left margin must be left of the right margin and ³13.4 inches. Invalid left margins will be ignored. Overrides the “Left Margin” value in the forms menu.
Example: The following escape sequence will set a one inch left margin, if character spacing is currently 10 cpi.
Escape Sequence: | ESC | l | 10 |
Hexadecimal: | 1B | 6C | 0A |
Set Right Margin |
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| ESC Q n |
Sets the right margin to column n at the current character spacing. If character spacing is changed after setting the right margin, the position of the right margin will not change.
The right margin is exclusive. For example, a right margin at column 75 allows a character to be printed in column 74, but not in column 75.
The leftmost column is column zero. The right margin must be right of the left margin and ³13.6 inches. Invalid right margins will be ignored. Overrides the “Right Margin” value in the forms menu.
Example: The following escape sequence will set a right margin 7.5 inches from the left edge of the form, if character spacing is currently 10 cpi. For a standard 8.5 inch wide form, this would result in a one inch right margin.
Escape Sequence: | ESC | Q | 75 |
Hexadecimal: | 1B | 51 | 4B |
Vertical Margins
Printing is allowed only within the top and bottom margins. Exceeding the bottom margin will set the current line to the top margin of the next form.
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