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Rght space
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Figure 5-2. Telephone symbol with normal LQ pica
Assigning a value of character space
Besidesbeingableto specifythe actualwidthofthecharacter,thisprinter
allowsyou to specifythepositionin the standardgrid wherethe character
willprint.Youmustspecifythedotcolumnin whichtheprintedcharacter
startsandthe dotcolumnin whichthe characterends.Why,youmayask,
wouldyouwanttodefineacharacterthiswayinsteadofmerelydefiningthe
overallwidthofthecharacter?Becausethisprinter’sproportionalcharacter
definitionscan also be used to print normal width characters, and by
centeringeventhe narrow charactersin the completegrid they will look
goodevenif you are notprinting~em proportionately.
Thethreebytesareusedto specifythe widthof thecharacterandthespace
tobeallowedoneithersideofit.Theleftspace(indotcolumns)isspecified
bymOandtherightspaceisspecifiedbym2.Thesecondbyte(ml) specifies
thewidthofthecharacterindots.Byvaryingthewidthofthecharacteritself
and the spaces around it, you can actually create proportional width
characters.
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