Chapter 14: Epson - Standard Functions
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Function Dec. Hex. ASCII
Start proportional spacing 27 112 49 1B 70 31 ESC p 1
Stop proportional spacing 27 112 48 1B 70 30 ESC p 0
With proportional spacing the spacing between the individual letters
varies according to the respective character width. With a fixed pitch
all characters are created within a matrix of the same width. Proportio-
nal spacing, however, gives wide characters such as »w« or »M« more
space and narrow characters such as »I« or »f« less space. The result is
an attractive and more legible print image than with a fixed pitch.
Because of the different character widths proportional fonts do not
have a fixed pitch. Precise margin settings in the case of full justi-
fied text, for example, is only possible if the word processing pro-
gram supports proportional spacing. Proportional spacing is only
available in letter quality
This function can also be activated via the Pitch menu item or via
the control panel. Proportional spacing is also available via multi-
function commands.
Function Dec. Hex. ASCII
Set character spacing 27 32 n 1B 20 n ESC SP n
Standard character spacing 27 32 0 1B 20 00 ESC SP NUL
n=1 to 127
With this command you can define the spacing between characters
by entering a specific number of dot columns. Some word proces-
sing programs are able to specify the spacing between individual
characters. If this option is supported by your application program,
you can use this function.
Proportional
spacing
Character spacing
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