Xerox 4213 manual Font commands, Backspace BS, Horizontal Tab HT, Line Feed LF, Form Feed FF

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Backspace (BS)

BS (hexadecimal 08, decimal 8) moves the cursor left by the width of the last printed character or space. With fixed-pitch fonts, the backspace distance is the current Horizontal Motion Index (HMI). With proportionally-spaced fonts, a single backspace centres the new character over the character to the left. When multiple backspaces are used, each backspace moves back by the width of the last character printed, regardless of the width of the character being backspaced over.

Horizontal Tab (HT)

HT (hexadecimal 09, decimal 9) moves the cursor to the next tab position on the row. Tab positions are defined at the left margin and every eight columns thereafter.

Line Feed (LF)

LF (hexadecimal 0A, decimal 10) moves the cursor down one row within the same column. The height of the row is defined by the current Vertical Motion Index (VMI) which has been set by a VMI or a Line Spacing command.

Form Feed (FF)

FF(hexadecimal 0C, decimal 12) moves the cursor to the same column on the top line of the next page.

Font commands

When you select a font, the 4213 printer searches its memory for one that most closely matches your choice. The printer selects the ªbest fitº according to eleven font characteristics, in order of importance:

·Symbol set

·Spacing

·Pitch

·Height

·Style

XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE 3-35