User guide

Fonts and Character Attributes on the LA600 MultiPrinter
19.6 Character Size Selection
Table 19–6 (Cont.) Data Block Proportional Character Width
Character Character Description
Width in
n/360"
Division sign 216
Approximate (roughly-equals) sign 216
° Degree sign 180
Product sign (middle dot) 180
Radical sign 252
Diaresis 180
¤ Currency sign 288
§ Section sign 180
² Superscript 2 180
70
1
Lower Case g with breve 216
7E
1
Lower Case s with cedilla 180
5E
1
Upper Case S with cedilla 252
1
Character number (HEX) for Data Block proportional ISO Latin-5 supplemental character
19.7 Proportional Spacing Mode (DECPSP)
The LA600 MultiPrinter supports proportional spacing by centering a
proportional font character within a monospaced character cell. For this
purpose each glyph in the font file has right and left bearings specified.
The command DECPSP is used to select proportional spacing. When the LA600
is in proportional spacing mode and receives the command Set Horizontal Pitch
(DECSHORP), the new horizontal pitch becomes active when the proportional
spacing mode is reset.
In this mode, the space unit for the commands Horizontal Position Absolute
(HPA) and Horizontal Position Relative (HPR) and space and backspace
depends on the active font.
The DECPSP command can be combined with the commands DECDEN for
selecting print density, SGR for selecting attributes (e.g., lining, bold, and
slant), and GSM for controlling the size of characters.
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