Epson FX-185 User Manual - Page 240

positions. That includes Elite and Compressed Modes. For a comparison of the three print pitches, RUN the program three more times and enter: MESSAGES, 48 MESSAGES, 49 MESSAGES, 52 Figure 16-7. Messages in three pitches All three mode combinations include Double-Strike and Expanded print; the only difference between them is the pitch. The first pitch is Pica, the second is Elite, the third is Compressed. Despite this limitation, you should have a good time adding the rest of the alphabet or defining your own character set. By the way, the Introduction at the beginning of this manual shows a few more of these Double Wide and Double High letters. You may want to SAVE the current program before proceeding. Core Sets Combining user-defined characters is a great way to create frequently used logos or fancy headings. But as you saw, defining an entire alphabet of oversized letters uses up ASCII codes rather quickly. Fortunately, there is an alternative. In some cases, you may be able to define a handful of core characters that can be combined to make any letter in the alphabet. This requires a bit of imagination; we present an example here to lubricate those creative gears. Prepare for the program changes by deleting lines 20, 40, 50, and 100 to 540. Now change: 60 LPRINT CHR$(27)"$"CHR$(0)"16"; 70 FOR Y=1 TO 6: LPRINT CHR$(139); 90 NEXT Y 223