Forms layout IBM Proprinter emulation
Programmer Reference Guide U26169-J-Z716-1-7600
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Set left and right margins The parameters define the first and last print columns of a line at th e current character pitch
and thus define the left and right margins.
The first print column of a line is column 1. The set margins are not affect ed by later
changes of the character pitch. The margin setting should be selected so that at least 4/10
inch remain as print area between the left and right margins.
This command must be located at the beginning of the line.
If you specify 0 (zero) for a parameter, the current margin setting is not affected.
p1 Left margin in columns at the current char acter pitch
p2 Right margin in columns at the current character pitch
Control sequence Hexadecimal Decimal
ESC X p1 p21B 58 p1 p227 88 p1 p2
Range: X’00 ≤ p1 ≤ X’FC
Range: X’04 ≤ p2 ≤ X’FF