ESC D
Set Horizontal Tabs
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC D (n1) (n2) . . . NUL
Decimal:
27
66 (n1) (n2) . . . 0
Hexadecimal: 1B 44 (n1) (n2)
. . .
00
Explanation:
This command allows setting of up to
32
horizontal tabs. These
are entered as nl, n2, n3, etc. (in the range 1 to 137) with the
NUL character as the terminator. The tab settings nl, n2, n3,
etc. must be entered in ascending order. The tab settings can be
cleared by executing the command with nl set to zero. The
settings on power up or after an ESC @ command are every
eight characters.
ESC e
Set Tab Increments
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC e
(n)
(s)
Decimal: 27
Hexadecimal: 1B
101 (n) (s)
65 (n) (s)
Explanation:
This command sets the horizontal or vertical tab increments.
When n is
0,
the horizontal tabs are set at intervals of s spaces.
Maximum values are
21
in pica,
25
in elite and 36 in compressed
text modes. When n is
1,
the vertical tabs are set to s line feeds.
ESC f
Horizontal/Vertical Skip
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC
f (n) (s)
Decimal:
27
102 (n)
(s)
Hexadecimal: 1B
66 (n)
(s)
Explanation:
Prints spaces or line feeds without carriage returns. When n is
0,
s spaces will be inserted up to a maximum of
127.
If n is set
to 1, s line feeds will be performed.
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