Table 6-6
Control code area commands
Function Control code
Printable code area expansion < ESC > “6” (Standard mode only)
Control code area expansion < ESC > “7” (Standard mode only)
Select undefined codes as characters < ESC > “I”1 (except IBM-P mode)
Cancel undefined codes as characters < ESC > “I”0 (except IBM-P mode)
Print characters from all character set < ESC > “\” nl n2 (IBM-P mode only)
Print a character from all character set < ESC > “ * ” ~1 (IBM-P mode only)
n Printing BIG characters
You can even enlarge your character sets for attention-
grabbing headings or special effects. There are six commands
you can use. Everything following any of them will be enlarged
as shown below, until the cancel code is entered.
Table 6-7
Big character commands
Function Control code
Double-high enlarged print -c ESC > “h” CHR$(l)
Quad-high enlarged print < ESC > “h” CHR$(Z)
Double-high lower-half enlarged print < ESC > “h” CHRS(3)
Double-high upper-half enlarged print 1 < ESC > “h” CHRS(4)
Quad-high lower-half enlarged print < ESC > “h” CHR%(S)
Quad-high upper-half enlarged print < ESC > “h” CHRS(6)
Cancel enlarged print < ESC > “h” CHR%(O)
Try this program to see the big characters.
10 ' Demo of BIG characters
20 LPRINT "THIS IS ";
30 LPRINT CHR$(27);"h";CHR$(l);
40 LPRINT "DOUBLE";
50 LPRINT CHR$(27);"h";CHR$(O);
60 LPRINT u SIZED PRINTING." :LPRINT
70 LPRINT "THIS IS ";
80 LPRINT CHR$(27);"h";CHR$(2);
90 LPRINT “QUAD";
100 LPRINT CHR$(27);"h";CHR$(O);
110 LPRINT ' SIZED PRINTING."
120 END