Compressed
pica prints 17 characters per inch, for a
maximum
of
136 characters per line.
Compressed
elite prints 20 characters per
inch, so
you
can
print
a
maximum
of
160 characters per line.
You can compress the
print
in either pitch
by
sending ESC chr$(15)
(or
just
chr$(15) in
Epson
mode).
The
command
ESC
chr$(18) (or
just
chr$(18) in
Epson
mode) turns
off
compressed print and re-
turns
you
to either pica
or
elite pitch, whichever
you
set last.
Note
that compressed
print
is
not
turned
off
automatically at the
end
of
a line,
as
was one-line expanded print.
Run
the following
program
to
see the effect
of
compressed print:
1
(I
op
en
1 ,
4,
7
20
print#1,cht'$(27);cht'$(15);".This
would
nevet'
fi.t
comfot'tably
on
a
single
line
.•.
"
30
pt'int#l,
cht'$
(27);
cht'$
(18);"
i
fit
wet'e
all
t'egul.at'
pt"int"
40
closel
This
would
never
fit
cOlfortably
on
a single
line."
if
it
were
all
regular
print
Compressed
Expanded
Print
You
are also able to
turn
on
both
compressed and expanded print in
combination
with
pica
or
elite pitch.
The
result
is
a character
width
about
85%
of
the
normal
pitch.
Compressed
expanded pica prints
8.5 characters
per
inch, a
maximum
of
68 characters per line.
Compressed
expanded elite prints 10 characters per inch, which
is
a
maximum
of
80 characters
per
line.
The
following
program
demonstrates all eight
of
the MPS 1200's
character widths. Key
in the
program,
run
it, and keep the
printout
as
a guide to the
MPS
1200's different characters widths.
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