Esc a, Esc b – Compuprint 9058 Programmer Manual User Manual
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EPSON/IBM Mode
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ESC A
Sets text line spacing at n/60 inch. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
ESC A n
Hexadecimal Value
1B 41 n
Decimal Value
27 65 n
Range
0 < n < 85
This command changes the default line spacing to n/60 inch. The new
line spacing value is immediately activated.
ESC A
Sets text line spacing at n/72 inch. (IBM)
ASCII Code
ESC A n
Hexadecimal Value
1B 41 n
Decimal Value
27 65 n
This command changes the line spacing to n/72 inch. The line spacing
value is stored and activated only after the ESC 2 code is received.
ESC B
Sets vertical tabs. (IBM, EPSON)
ASCII Code
ESC B n
1
… n
x
0
Hexadecimal Value
1B 42 n
1
... n
x
00
Decimal Value
27 66 n
1
... n
x
0
Range
1 < n < 255
In EPSON mode, sets vertical tab stops in the 0 Vertical Format Unit
(VFU) channel. This code sets up to 16 vertical tab stops at the line
specified by n
1
, n
2
and so on in the 0 VFU channel. The tab stops are
memorized as physical positions.
In IBM modes, this code sets up to 64 vertical tab stops at the line
number specified by n
1
, n
2
and so on in the 0 VFU channel. The line
at top of form is line 1. The tab stops are memorized as logical
positions.