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Superscript and Subscript, Special Characters, International Characters, NLQ Near Letter Quality.

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Indeed, Master Select is such a powerful feature that it may occasionally be more powerful than you want it to be. Because it controls eight different modes, a Master Select code will cancel any of those eight that are not selected. For example, suppose that you have a page in elite and want part of it printing in italic. If you use ESCape "!" 64 to turn on italic, your LX-80 will begin printing in italic pica instead of italic elite because the 64 code does not include elite. Use 65 for italic elite. Superscript and Subscript Your LX-80 can also print superscripts and subscripts, which you can use for mathematical formulas, footnotes, and other items that require numbers or letters above or below the usual print line. ESCape "S0" turns on superscript and ESCape "S1" turns on subscript. ESCape "T" turns off either one. You can enter either ESCape "SO" or ESCape "S1" in the master program, but that will print the whole sentence in superscript or subscript. Some more realistic examples are below: E-ttl['" H&i -This -Farrt i 5 +cILLnd if? t f-rree? sO?it-lT:BEi. 7 As you can see, you can use superscript or subscript for an individual character. Just find out how to send printer codes in your applications program; then send the proper codes to the printer. Special Characters The LX-80 has two groups of special characters that can add distinction to your printing. The international set gives you characters used in many different languages, and the special graphics set contains symbols, objects, and line characters that you can combine for artistic effects or business uses. International Characters As you know, you need a few extra characters for languages other than English. The LX-80 has provided for printing in many languages by having 96 international characters in its ROM (Read Only Memory). This total includes characters in three sets: draft, draft italic, and NLQ (Near Letter Quality). 49

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Indeed, Master Select is such a powerful feature that it may occa-
sionally be more powerful than you want it to be. Because it controls
eight different modes, a Master Select code will cancel any of those
eight that are not selected. For example, suppose that you have a page
in elite and want part of it printing in italic. If you use ESCape “!” 64
to turn on italic, your LX-80 will begin printing in italic pica instead
of italic elite because the 64 code does not include elite. Use 65 for
italic elite.
Superscript and Subscript
Your LX-80 can also print superscripts and subscripts, which you
can use for mathematical formulas, footnotes, and other items that
require numbers or letters above or below the usual print line.
ESCape “S0” turns on superscript and ESCape
S1
turns on sub-
script. ESCape “T” turns off either one. You can enter either ESCape
“SO” or ESCape “S1” in the master program, but that will print the
whole sentence in superscript or subscript. Some more realistic exam-
ples are below:
E-ttl[‘”
H&i
-This
-Farrt
i
5
+cILLnd
if?
t
f-rree?
sO?it-lT:BEi.
7
As you can see, you can use superscript or subscript for an indi-
vidual character. Just find out how to send printer codes in your
applications program; then send the proper codes to the printer.
Special Characters
The LX-80 has two groups of special characters that can add dis-
tinction to your printing. The international set gives you characters
used in many different languages, and the special graphics set contains
symbols, objects, and line characters that you can combine for artistic
effects or business uses.
International Characters
As you know, you need a few extra characters for languages other
than English. The LX-80 has provided for printing in many languages
by having 96 international characters in its ROM (Read Only Mem-
ory). This total includes characters in three sets: draft, draft italic, and
NLQ (Near Letter Quality).
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