Set horizontal tab stops

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

&SC> ‘9” nl

n2 .... <o> 27 68 nl n2 ~~ 0

10 44 nl d ~. 00

Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 64 in IBM mode. The tab stops must be specified in ascending order; any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list. Standard tennination is by the <o> control code. To clear ah tab stops, specify &SO “D” Co>.

Set horizontal tab stop every n columns

Mode

ASCII

 

 

Decimal

 

Hexadecimal

Std.

&SC>

“err “0’

n

27 101

48

n

106530

n

cESC>

"e" cO>

n

27 101

0

n

106500

n

 

Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every n columns, where n is between 1 and 127.

Reset all tab stops

Mode

ASCII

 

Decimal

Hexadecimal

 

IBM

<Esc>

“R”

27 82

10 52

 

 

Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in which a

 

 

tab stop is set every 8 column

starting at column

9. Also clears all

-

 

vertical

tab stops.

 

 

-

Horizontal tab

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both

dfn

9

09

Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop. Ignored if there is no next horizontal tab stop in the current line. Note that when underlining is selected, spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.

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Star Micronics XR-1020, XR-1520 Set horizontal tab stops, Set horizontal tab stop every n columns, Reset all tab stops

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