Star Micronics NB-15 user manual Now add this line

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riage return code.) To end this program and print the contents of the buffer, press RETURN alone.

Now add this line:

10 LPRINT CHR$(27);"il";

And RUN the program. Your printer responds to your typing - immediately.

When you are finished, press RETURN alone.

nAdjusting the width of space between characters

This printer provides a command that adjusts the space be- tween all the characters that it prints when the DIP switch 2-2 is set off. The (ESC) CHR$(32) CHR$(n) command adds blank space between the characters. The units of space that are added vary depending on the current print style, as shown in Table 7-

2.

Table 7-2

Unit of adjusting space width

Print style	1Unit of motion
Draftcharacters	1l/120-inch
1LQ characters	1l/MO-inch	I
1LQ proportionalcharacters	1l/360-inch

Try this program to see how this works.

10 ' Demo of adjusting spaces

20 FOR I=5 TO 1 STEP -1

30 LPRINT CHR$(27);” “;CHR$(I);

40 LPRINT "This line is added";I;"spaces."

50 NEXT I

60 LPRINT CHR$(27);” “;CHR$(O);

70 LPRINT "This line is Normal space."

80 END

This line is added 5 spaces.

This line is added 4 spaces.

This line is added 3 spaces.

This line is added 2 spaces.

This line is added 1 spaces.

This line is Normal space.