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Changing Pitches, Cancelling Codes, LPRINT CHR$27 PCHR$15

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Changing Pitches Now you can try other pitches. As we explained in Chapter 3, the 20 LPRINT CEIR$( 27 > "M" ; This line uses the command for elite, ESCape "M", to turn on that mode. Your printout should look like the one below. i'; B i: g E i- C; H 1 J x L M bi a ,Q Q 17 5 T [ ! !j' W yi, 'Y Z i \ j ." _ ' ij. 1) c: rj e f g h i The next addition to the program cancels elite with ESCape "P" and turns on compressed with ASCII 15: 30 LPRINT CHR$(27) "P"CHR$(15); Now run the program to see the line printed in compressed mode. Cancelling Codes As you saw in the third version of the print pitch program, you must cancel a code when you do not want it any more. With very few exceptions, the LX-80 modes stay on until they are cancelled. It is important to remember this because an LX-80 mode can stay on even if you change from BASIC to another type of software. For example, if you print a memo with a word processing program after you run the program above, the printer will still be in compressed mode; therefore, the memo will be in compressed print. To cancel compressed, use ASCII 18. 37

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Changing Pitches
Now you can try other pitches. As we explained in Chapter 3, the
20
LPRINT
CEIR$(
27
>
“M”
;
This line uses the command for elite, ESCape “M”, to turn on that
mode. Your printout should look like the one below.
i;
B
i:
g
E
i-
C;
H
1
J
x
L
M
bi
a
,Q
Q
17
5
T
[
!
!j
W
yi,
Y
Z
i
\
j
.
_
ij.
1)
c:
rj
e
f
g
h
i
The next addition to the program cancels elite with ESCape “P”
and turns on compressed with
ASCII 15:
30 LPRINT CHR$(27) “P”CHR$(15);
Now run the program to see the line printed in compressed mode.
Cancelling Codes
As you saw in the third version of the print pitch program, you
must cancel a code when you do not want it any more. With very few
exceptions, the LX-80 modes stay on until they are cancelled. It is
important to remember this because an LX-80 mode can stay on even
if you change from BASIC to another type of software. For example,
if you print a memo with a word processing program after you run
the program above, the printer will still be in compressed mode;
therefore, the memo will be in compressed print. To cancel compres-
sed, use ASCII 18.
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