Chapter 2 Command Codes

You can use any or all Font parameters, listed in any order, in a single Font command. (Do not list font parameters on separate lines.) Parameters and symbol sets not specified retain the previously selected value. Parameters incorrectly specified retain the previously selected value.

All Font command parameters are reset to default values upon receiving a NORMAL, RESET, CONFIG;RESET, or new CREATE command. Multiple font commands within a single form will save the last font command parameters specified. Symbol sets can also be selected using the ISET or USET commands. (Refer to Chapter 5.)

To change font width and height, use the Compressed Print (Density) or Expanded Print commands described on pages 47 and 72, respectively.

Example The following command prints the current font bolded with a right slant. This font will continue to print until another Font command, a Normal mode command, or a Reset command is entered.

~FONT;BOLD ON;SLANT RIGHT

Form Length

Purpose Sets the length of the form to a specific number of lines at 6 or 8

 

lpi.

 

Mode

CREATE

 

Format

LFORM6; n or LFORM8; n

 

LFORM6

The Form Length command for 6 lpi forms; enter

 

 

LFORM6.

 

LFORM8

The Form Length command for 8 lpi forms; enter

 

 

LFORM8.

 

n

Specifies the form length in total number of lines

 

 

allowed per form. The range depends on the paper

 

 

size used. An error message will result if the

 

 

maximum line values are exceeded.

Note This command affects only printed text inside of IGP forms, not the printer lpi. The LFORM8 command considers a line as 9 dot rows; the LFORM6 command considers a line as 12 dot rows. The 9 and 12 dot rows per line matches the dot rows of the printer in the DP mode if set to 8 or 6 lpi, respectively.

Example The following example establishes a form length of 8 inches (48 lines at 6 lpi):

LFORM6;48

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