Star Micronics NB24-10/15 user manual Demonstrationof CONDENSEDprinting

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Demonstrationof CONDENSEDprinting.

Condensed print set with CHR$(15) stays on until you turn it off with CHR$(18). Note that you don’t need to put an (ESC) in front of the CHR$(15), although (ESC) CHR$(lS) works just the same.

	Table 4-8
	Condensed	print commands
Function		Control code
Condensed	ON	CHR$(15) or (ESC) CHRW5)
Condensed	OFF	CHR$(18)

By combining expanded print and condensed print with the three pitches, this printer has ten different character widths available.

Enter this program to see how the print pitches, expanded print and condensed print can be combined:

10 ' Demo of various print pitches

20 LPRINT CHR$(15);

30 LPRINT CHR$(27);"M";

40 LPRINT "This line is CONDENSED ELITE pitch."

50 LPRINT CHRS(27);"P";

60 LPRINT "This line is CONDENSED PICA pitch."

70 LPRINT CHR$(18);

80 LPRINT CHR$(27);"g";

90 LPRINT "This line is SEMI-CONDENSED pitch."

100 LPRINT CHR$(27);"M";

110 LPRINT "This line is NORMALELITE pitch."

120 LPRINT CHR$(27);"P";

130 LPRINT "This line is NORMALPICA pitch."

140 LPRINT CHRS(27);"Wl";

150 LPRINT CHR$(15);

160 LPRINT CHR$(27);"M";

170 LPRINT "This line is EXPANDED CONDENSED ELITE."

180 LPRINT CHRS(27);"P";

190 LPRINT "This line is EXPANDED CONDENSED PICA."

200 LPRINT CHR$(18);

210 LPRINT CHR$(27);"g";