29
But for the final printout, try NLQ. The program below shows
how.
10 1 Demo
20 LPRINT
30 LPRINT
40 LPRINT
50 LPRINT
of NLQ character set
CHR$(27);"xl";
"This line shows NEAR LETTER QUALITY!
CHR$(27);"xO";
"This line shows standard print."
In this program, line 20 selects NLQ characters with (ESC)
“~“1 command. Line 30 prints a sample before line 40 switches
printer back to draft printing with an (ESC) “~“0. When you
run the program you should get this:
This line shows NEAR LETTER QUALITY!
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Table 3-1
Near letter quality commands
Function Control code
Near letter quality ON (ESC) “x” 1
’ Near letter quality OFF (ESC) “~“0
n Italic printing
Italic letters are letters that are slanted to the right. Your
printer can print all of its letters except NLQ characters in italic
as well as the roman (standard) letters you are accustomed to.
Italics can be used to give extra emphasis to certain words. The
command codes to turn italic on and off are shown in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2
Italic commands
. Function Control code
Italic ON (ESC) “4”
Italic OFF (ESC) “5”
Use this program to see italic characters: