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LineSpacingandFormsControl51

In both cases the value of n tells Delta how many lines to skip, although there is a slight difference in the usage. When you set the top margin with (ESC) “R” CHR$(n), the value of n tells Delta what line to start printing on. When you set the bottom margin with (ESC) “N” CHR$(n), the value of n tells Delta how many blank lines should be left at the bottom of the page.

Let’s try a simple application to see how these margins work. Enter this program, which will print 150 lines without top and bottom margins.

NEW

3p,FOR I = 1 TO 15g

4@ LPRINT "THIS IS LINE "; I 5jilNEXT

7plLPRINTCHR$(12);

When you run this program it will print 150 lines right down the page and across the perforations. When it’s done line 70sends a form feed to advance the paper to the top of the next page. Look at the lines that have printed near the perforations. Separate the sheets and see if any of the lines have been torn in half. These are the problems that the top and bottom margins will solve.

Now add the following lines to your program. (Don’t forget the semicolons or you won’t get quite the same results that we did.)

18LPRINTCHR$(27)"N" CHR$(6); 2@ LPRINTCHR$(27)"R" CHR$(6); 6p LPRINTCHR$(27)"0";

Now when you run the program Delta will skip the first six lines and the last six lines on each page (except for the first page, where Delta started printing at the top). That’s because the top margin only works after a form feed, and we didn’t send Delta a form feed after we set the top margin.

Line 10 sets the top margin, line 20 sets the bottom margin, and line 60 clears both margins when we are done.

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Star Micronics Delta user manual LineSpacingandFormsControl51

Contents

Delta User’s Manual @Copyright 1983 Star Micronics, Inc Special Message to the New Owner Delta User’s Manual Table of Contents Special Features Delta Printer Formatting Your OutputCreating Your Own Characters Getting It All Together Maintenance Appendix D TRS-60 Computers Appendix E Osborne, Kaypro and CP/M ComputersAppendix F Atari 400/800 Computers Appendix Appendix DIP Switch SettingsAppendix Character Style Charts Appendix Commodore VIC-20 Computers Serial busy protocols XONlXOFF Protocol ACK protocol Index Consumer Response 309 DIP Switch Quick ReferenceWarranty Inside Back Cover Command Quick Reference Delta User’s Manual Tables Xii Delta User’s Manual Closer Look Roll paper holder and holder shaft used only with roll Paper separator and paper guide used with roll paperPage Paper Selection and Loading Parallel interface connector the place where you hook Loading single sheets Delta User’s Manual Loading roll paper Delta User’s Manual Loading sprocket-feed paper Closer Look Open the tractor covers to expose the sprocket teeth Figure I-10.Delta ready to run with sprocket-feed paper Bottom feeding Delta-15 Delta User’s Manual Ribbon Installation Self-Test Closer Look Delta User’s Manual Getting Started With Delta Using Commercial Sojtware First, some terminology Getting Started With Delta Ascii Using Delta with word processors Using Delta with SuperCalcPage Getting Started With Delta Using this book without learning Basic List OPEN4,4 CMD4 List PRINT#4 CLOSE4Establishing communications CHR$ function NEW Lprint Testing RUNNEW NEW LPRINTCHR$7 RUN Escape Code NEW LPRINTCHR$27CHR$52 2$3LPRINT Testing RUN ESC$=CHR$27 l@ LPRINTESC$ Some problem codes Delta User’s Manual Chapter Printing Text With Delta Lprint NOW WE are Back to Pica Pitch Printing Print pitch Commands@ Lprint this is Elite Pitch Printing Lprint Condensedis the Narrowestpitch H153 LPRINTCHR$27W CHR$@NOW Were Back to NormalExpanded print I s Making Delta print darker Print CommandsLPRINTCHR$14EXPANDEDELITE Pitch Lprint NOW WE are Back to Unexpandedpica Printing Lprint this is DOUBLE-STRIKEPRINTING Print EmDhasis a Commands Italic printing Italic Commands Superscripts and subscripts UnderJining Superscript Subscript commands NEW Lprint Thisline UsesMixing modes Build Instructionset Return LPRINTRESET.ALL$Lprintelites Elite LPRINTPICA$ Pica LPRINTRESET.ALL$ Return REGULAR.HEADING$= STRING$27,*+ Regular If ENLARGED= True then Lprint Italics = False LPRINTROMAN$Repeatwith Italics If Pica = False then LPRINTFOUR.DOT$ GOTO3590 Control Code Function Here is the chart it producesPage Delta User’s Manual Line Spacing and Forms Control Changing Line Spacing This is what you will get Run the program again. Now the results will look like this Line spacing Commands Moving down the page without a carriage return NEW Lprint Linenumber Form feed Forms Controls Changing the Page Length Form length commands Lprint PAY to the Order Top and bottom margin commands LineSpacingandFormsControl51 Control code Summary ESC Delta User’s Manual Formatting Your Output NEW Lprint ONECHR$9TWOCHR$9THREE CHR$9 Four Left and right margin commands One-shot tab command 13@ Lprint Return 5B END LPRINTCHR$27P CHR$l@ CHR$Z@CHR$@ Control Code Function One-shot vertical tab command Now hear this LChapter Initializing Delta Bell commands Unidirectional printing Some Miscellaneous commandsPutting Delta to sleep Printing to the bottom of the sheet Lprint Lprint NextPrinting Direction Backspace and delete NEW Lprint Backspacedoes notLprint I===WORK Lprint Deletedoes not Lprint Work Eighth Bit controls Block graphics characters and special symbols 3pl Lprint I II=11CHR$ICHR$9 4pI Next I Lprint Next J International Character set commands International character setsMacro control code Macro instruction Commands END Macro StartdefinitionMacro Lprint CHR$18 Pica OFF Regularprint Control code Function Bell Disable bell Enable bell Reset Off-lineOn-line Delta User’s Manual Creating Your Own Characters Dot Matrix Printing 000 0 eeeS&fee Rule I Download characters are seven dots high Defining Your Own Characters Rule 2 Dots cannot overlap Add up each column of dots 8WRONG Creating YourOwn Characters Assigning a value to your character Download character definition command Character designs for the four card suits Figure Y-10. The attribute byte n2 for our heart character Next M Printing Download Characters LPRINTCHR$27CHR$36CHR$@ DEFINTA-Z DECKCARD=X Next Card Return Read X LPRINTCHR$XNext J Next Lprint Return LPRINTSUIT$SUIT Proportkmal Characters Download Character dejfinition commands 12@ Lprint CHR$BITS 138 Next Only Difference Is the way They Are Accessed Creating Your Own Characters Lprint DEF.DOWN.CHAR$ NUMERAL.BOT$NUM= CHR$ASCII+ 2 + CHR$ASCII+ Mixing Print Modes with Download Characters Utility Program Gosub 950RETURN Gosub 660 Return REM **** Display Menu for Edit Mode Summary