Star Micronics CBM-820 manual ESC D nk NUL

ESC D [n]k NUL

[Function]	Sets Horizontal Tab Position
[Code]	ASCII			ESC	D	[n] k	NUL
	Hexadecimal			1B	44	[n] k	00
	Decimal			27	68	[n] k	0
[Range]	1	n	255
	0	k	32
[Outline]	This command sets a horizontal tab position.

•n denotes the number of columns from the head of the line to the horizontal tab setting position. n is equal to the setting column position - 1, and if the horizontal tab is to be set in the 9th column, for example, set n = 8.

•k denotes the number of horizontal tab positions to be set.

•The tab position is set to the position at a distance of the character width ⋅ n from the head of the line. This character width includes the right space size of the character, and if double width is selected, the character width will be doubled. A horizontal magnification selection is followed even in the page mode.

•The data, <n>k, which denotes a setting position is input in the ascending order and ends with <00>H.

•ESC D NUL clears all the set tab positions. After clearing, HT is ignored.

[Caution]	•	If the data <n>k is equal to or smaller than the preceding data <n>k-1, it is assumed that
		horizontal tab setting has been finished. If this is the case, the subsequent data will be
		processed as normal one.
	•	Up to 32 tab positions can be set. The data exceeding this limit is processed as normal data.
	•	If HT is executed, a move to the tab position beyond the print area will be made to the
		position of the print area + 1 dot.
	•	Even if the character width is changed after setting the horizontal tab position, the latter will
		not change.
	•	There are two kinds of right space sizes of the characters; for the standard mode and page
		mode. To set the horizontal tab position in the respective modes, set the right space size of
		the characters in the very mode you are in.
[Default]	Every 8 characters of the 5 ⋅ 7 font (9th, 17th, 25th character, and so on)
[See Also]	HT

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