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LJ SERIES 2D EMULATION

Horizontal Cursor Position (Columns)

Purpose

The Horizontal Cursor Position (Columns) defines the absolute or
relative position of the horizontal cursor in units of columns on
the current line. The width of a column is defined by the current
Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) setting.

Syntax

E

&a#C

where # is the number of columns to move or the column to
move to. The # is valid up to four places to the right of the
decimal point.

Absolute move: If the # value has no sign, the cursor is moved
to column #.

Relative move, positive: If the # value is preceded by a plus (+)
sign, the cursor is moved

#

columns to the right of the current

cursor position.

Relative move, negative: If the

#

value is preceded by a minus (-)

sign, the cursor is moved

#

columns to the left of the current

cursor position.

If the # value specifies a column beyond the left or right edges
of the printable area, the cursor is moved to the appropriate
edge of the printable area.

Example

To move the current print position to column 30 from column 5,
enter:

E

&a30C

Hex

1B 26 61 33 30 43

Dec

27 38 97 51 48 67

or, as a relative move,

E

&a+25C

Hex

1B 26 61 2B 32 35 43

Dec

27 38 97 43 50 53 67

Horizontal Cursor Position (Decipoints)

Purpose

The Horizontal Cursor Position (Decipoints) defines the absolute
or relative position of the horizontal cursor in units of decipoints
(1/720th of an inch). Position 0 is flush with the left boundary of
the printable area.

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