mason@noscvax.UUCP (Nicholas B. Mason) (05/07/86)
Date: Wed, 7 May 86 11:49:03 PDT From: Nicholas B. Mason <mason> Message-Id: <8605071849.AA05972@cod.ARPA> To: noscvax!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittatc!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!pesnta!amd!amdcad!lll-crg!seismo!rlgvax!brahms Subject: Re: Underlining text on Epson MX+ printers Newsgroups: net.micro In-Reply-To: <1001@rlgvax.UUCP> Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego Cc: In article <1001@rlgvax.UUCP> you write: >My company wrote software to drive an Epson MX+ compatible Genicom printer. >The Genicom works fine but when we hook a genuine Epson MX+ printer up, >underlining goes wild. Specifically, we can't underline a blank line and >often underlining won't turn off when an <ESC>-0 is sent to the printer. >Has anyone ever encountered these problems before? Thanks in advance for This is a common problem encountered by many users. Most people send an <ESC>-0 and expect the printer to turn off. but what is sent ? This sequence sends 1BH 2DH 30H to the printer. the problem is the printer want a "true" zero ,00H, not an ASCII zero, 30H. SO instead of sending <ESC>-0 send an <ESC>-<CTRL@> which will send a 1BH 2DH 00H to the printer and turn off the underline. Nick Mason NOSC San Diego , CA mason@nosc ihnp4 \ akgua \ decvax ------------------!sdcsvax!noscvax!mason dcdwest / ucbvax /