IGP® / VGL Emulation Code V™ Graphics Language Programmer's Reference Manual Line Matrix Series Printers
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Table of Contents Overview ........................................................................ 9 About this Manual ................................................................................................ 9 Warnings and Special Information ................................................................ 9 Features .............................................................................................................. 9 Online Form and Label Generation .............................................................. 9 Variable Barcodes ......................................................................................... 9 Expanded and Compressed Print ............................................................... 10 Rotated Alphanumerics ............................................................................... 10 Logos .......................................................................................................... 10 Reversed and Shaded Print ........................................................................ 10 Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability ............................................... 10 Multinational and International Character Sets ........................................... 10 Modes of Operation ........................................................................................... 10 Normal Mode............................................................................................... 10 Graphics Mode ............................................................................................ 10 Extended Graphics Mode ........................................................................... 11 Configuring VGL with the Control Panel............................................................ 11 Commands .................................................................. 13 Modes of Operation ........................................................................................... 13 VGL Command Standards ................................................................................ 14 Special Function Control Code (SFCC) ...................................................... 14 Command Sequence .................................................................................. 14 Command Parameters ................................................................................ 14 Brackets ...................................................................................................... 14 Spaces ........................................................................................................ 14 Comma ........................................................................................................ 15 Terminator ................................................................................................... 15 Character Height, Width, and Intercharacter Spacing ................................ 15 Normal Mode ..................................................................................................... 16 Graphics Mode .................................................................................................. 16 Data Positioning .......................................................................................... 16 Command Codes ............................................................................................... 17 Graphics Mode Enable Commands ............................................................ 17 Standard Graphics Commands................................................................... 18 Extended Graphics Commands .................................................................. 20 Alphanumerics ............................................................................................ 22 Boxes .......................................................................................................... 29 Carriage Return .......................................................................................... 31 Character Height ......................................................................................... 31 Character Width .......................................................................................... 33 Character Type ........................................................................................... 34 Compressed Print ....................................................................................... 37 Dark Print .................................................................................................... 39 Descending Characters .............................................................................. 40 Direct Printer Commands ............................................................................ 41 Dot Slew ...................................................................................................... 42 Duplication, Horizontal ................................................................................ 43 Duplication, Horizontal (Version II) ............................................................. 44 Duplication, Vertical .................................................................................... 45 Auto Increment/Decrement Vertical Duplication ......................................... 46 Duplication, Vertical (Version II).................................................................. 49 Dynamic Form Commands ......................................................................... 50 Dynamic Form: Field Length ....................................................................... 52 Dynamic Form: Copy Fields ........................................................................ 53 Dynamic Form: Repeat ............................................................................... 55 Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU) ...................................................... 57 Emphasized Print ........................................................................................ 60 Emulation Switch ........................................................................................ 61 Font Load .................................................................................................... 61 Font, Selecting Default (Version II) ............................................................. 62 Fonts, Rotatable .......................................................................................... 65 Fonts, Compressed Print Density ............................................................... 67 Form Feed................................................................................................... 70 Form Length ................................................................................................ 70 Forms Construction ..................................................................................... 71 Forms, Creating Dynamic (Version II) ........................................................ 74 Forms, Deleting Dynamic (Version II) ......................................................... 74 Forms, Executing Dynamic (Version II) ...................................................... 74 Forms, Listing Dynamic (Version II) ............................................................ 75 Forms, Predefined (Version II) .................................................................... 75 Forms, Resetting Dynamic (Version II) ....................................................... 79 Free Format (Enable/Disable)..................................................................... 79 Free Format Enable, Non-Graphics ...........................................................