Horizontal print control Standard commands
86 T5023/5023+ - Programming Guide
Horizontal positioning (absolute)Function:
By means of ESC $ (n) (m) the print head is moved horizontally to a position
which is calculated independently of the current character size from the values
n andm relative to the previously set “logical left” margin (left margin of sheet set
using ESCl (n)). The distance of the print head fromthe left sheet margin results
from the following formula:
(m ∗ 256 + n) / 60 inch
A value between 0 and 255 for n and a value between 0and 3 for m can be sel-
ected. (m ∗ 256 + n) may not be more than 816.
Example:
The distance ofthe text from the left sheet edge is increased step- by- step.
ESC
27
1B
$
36
24
(n)
n
n
(m)
m
m
ASCII character
Decimal
Hexadecimal
ESC $ (n) (m) is ignored if the specified position exceeds the logical
right margin set using ESC Q (n).
BEGIN
SETN=60
REPEAT
SETN=N+30
PRINT(char(27),"$",char(N,0))
PRINT("Distance from left sheet edge")
PRINTLF(N/60,"inch")
UNTIL N = 180
END
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