Star Micronics NB24-10/15 Units of motion for the relative horizontal tab commands, Print pitch

40 LPRINT CHR$(27);"$";CHR$(I);CHR$(O);

50LPRINT "Horizontal tab."

60 NEXT I

70END

In this program, the print head is positioned before the “H” in “Horizontal” is printed.

60 +++++ Horizontal tab.

62 +++++ Horizontal tab.

64 +++++ Horizontal tab.

66 +++++ Horizontal tab.

68 +++++ Horizontal tab.

70 +++++ Horizontal tab.

The relative horizontal tab command can move the print head right from the current position. The formula for calculating how much the print head moves is the same as in the absolute horizontal tab command. However, the units by which the print head actually moves vary with the print pitch you are using, as shown in Table 5-9.

Table 5-9

Units of motion for the relative

horizontal tab commands

			Unit of motion
Print pitch		Draft characters		Letter Quality
				characters
Pica pitch		l/120inch		l/180inch
Elitepitch		l/l20inch		l/180inch
Semi-condensed	&	11240inch		11180inch
Condensedpitch

Try this program to see how this works.

10' Demo of relative horizontal tabs

20FOR I=1 TO 3

30LPRINT "Relative";