Star Micronics 8 Series - Page 156

Pitch
The monospaccdpitchesavailablewithintcmalfontsinclude10, 12and
16.66charactersper inch.However,withthe frontpanel’sprogrammenu
youcanselectmorethecompact6.5and8.1pitchesappropriateforasmall
fontlikeLinePrinter.
Font height
Thenormalfontsizesin Diablomodeare 8.5, 10and 12pointshigh.
Style
Toselectitalicswiththisemulation,selectthatstyleasafontattributefrom
thefrontpanel.If youwantitalicsunderprogramcontrol,youcanuse an
optionalsupplementarysymbolsetcartridgecontainingitaliccharacters.
Stroke weight
The StarLascrPnnter8 can createboldcharacters(a Diablovariationis
called“shadowprint”)byprintingeachcharactertwice,slightlyoffset,just
like the Diablodoes.To turn on bold print you send eitherof thesetwo
commands(thefirstoneincludesthecapitalletter“O”):
<ESC>O <ESC>W
Youcan turnoff theboldprintagainwithanyof thesecommands:
<ESC>&
<ESC>X
<CR>
Typeface
The Star LaserPnntcr8 uses Courierfont as its default Diablo font. It
switchesto the Line Printerfont for condensedprint, to Tms Romn for
proportionalspacing,andto Prestigefor 12-pitch.Othertypefacesmustbe
selectedfromthefrontpanel.
Underline
The
LaserPnntcr8willunderline(spacesasWCI1ascharacters)if yousend
thiscommand:
<ESC>E
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