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line-feedcommands.Youcan also moveto tab settingsboth horizontally

andvertically(handyfor tablesandblankforms, ormakingroom foryour

diagrams).

Butthose aren’tall.Dependingon whichprinteremulationyou areusing,

youcan tellthe StarLaserPrinter4to movethe printpositionverticallyor

horizontallyinincrementsof:

1/10,1/12or similarfractionsof an inch (pitchsettings),

1/48,1/60,1/72, 1/120or1/216inch (lineor columndefinitions),

1/300inch(dots),or

1/720inch(tenthsof apoint).

Theseincrementsreflect thehistory of twentiethcenturyprinting.Pitch,

referringtothenumberofcharactemprintedineachhorizontalinch,derives

fromhow typewritersspacetheircharactem.Linesand columnswerefirst

usedby earliercomputerprintem(onwhichthey arecalled horizontaland

verticalmotionindexes).You alreadyknowaboutthe Star LaserPrinter4

beingable toprint 300dotsto the inch.And theunit bywhichtypesetters

havemeasuredtext forcenturiesis thepoint, about l/72ndof an inch.

Onehint aboutmovingtheprint position:youcan confuseyourselfifyou

usemomthan oneortwo differentunitsduringthesamesession.So decide

beforehandhow accurately you need to move the print position (not

forgettinganygraphicsyou wanttoinclude).Then stickto the unit(s)you

choose.

Thecommandsthatmovethe printpositionin allthese waysaredescribed

inchapters4and 5, withthe specificprinteremulationyouwant touse.

2.4 CONTROLLINGTHE PRINTING

2.4.1 TheEMULATEATTRIBUTESparameter

TheEMULATEATI’RIBUTESparameterdefinesf&t attributesandsetup

values(if any) foreachof the StarLaserPrinter4’s twoemulationmodes.

Afont’sattributesorcharacteristicsdeterminewhatthatfont willlooklike

whenit isprinted.Thenextchapter,“Fonts,”exploresthedetailsof allfont

attributesin more detail.But let’s have aquick overviewnow, because

you’llmeetthese termson thecontrolpanel’s programmenu.