Specifications

Revision C 16/01/96

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DR [ run, rise ] [;]

run : X direction component

rise : Y direction component

• • Percentage of the distance in the X and Y directions between P1 and P2

• Specifies the character plot direction.

• Values for the run and rise are clamped real numbers.

• The instruction is ignored when values for both run and rise are 0.

• When the parameter field is omitted, the default value (horizontal direction) is used.

run=70%

rise = 60%

(70,0)

(0,60)

(0, 100)

(100, 100)

CP - Character Plot

CP X,Y [;]

X ; the number of text spaces the pen position is moved.

Y ; the number of text lines the pen position is moved.

• Moves the cursor the specified number of characters.

• Values for X and Y are clamped real numbers.

• When the parameter field is omitted, the cursor is not moved along the X-axis but it is moved 1 character

in the negative direction along the Y-axis (identical to executing CP 0, -1;).

X increment

Y increment

Current position

10 '*** CPEX ***

20 LPRINT "DF;SP1;PA1000,3000;PDPR3000,0;PU;PR-3000,0;"

30 LPRINT "CP5,.55;LBABOVE THE LINE";CHR$(3);"PA2000,3000;"

40 LPRINT "XT;CP0,-1.15;LBBELOW THE LINE";CHR$(13);CHR$(10);"AND

WITH A NEAT";CHR$(3)

50 LPRINT "CP;LBMARGIN";CHR$(3)

60 END