Cursor commands
Important
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The printer commands in the following table control cursor movement. All commands are specified using the command entry format.
| Command | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| CmdBackSpace | Command to move the cursor back over the last printed character. | Optional. Used only for overstriking. |
| CmdCR | Command to move the cursor to its left-most x-position. | Required. |
| CmdFF | Command to eject a page. | Required. |
| CmdLF | Command to move the cursor to the next line. | Required. Amount of movement is specified by CmdSetLineSpacing. |
| CmdPopCursor | Command to pop the last saved cursor position from the stack. | Required if CmdPushCursor is specified. |
| CmdPushCursor | Command to push the current cursor position onto the stack. | Optional. |
| CmdSetAnyRotation | Command to set the rotation to an arbitrary angle (measured in degrees in the counterclockwise direction). | Optional. If not present, the printer does not support rotation through arbitrary angles. |
| CmdSetLineSpacing | Command to set the distance the cursor moves when a CmdLF command is issued. | Optional. |
| CmdSetSimpleRotation | Command to set the rotation angle in multiples of 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction. | Optional. If the printer supports rotations through angles of arbitrary sizes, the CmdSetAnyRotation command can replace this command. |
| CmdUniDirectionOff | Command to disable unidirectional printing, thereby enabling bidirectional printing. | Optional. |
| CmdUniDirectionOn | Command to enable unidirectional printing. | Optional. If not present, print in bidirectional mode. |
| CmdXMoveAbsolute | Command to move the cursor to an absolute x-position. | Optional. The command string can include only one standard variable, which is used to specify the distance. |
| CmdXMoveRelLeft | Command to move the cursor to the left from the current x-position, by the specified amount. | Optional. The command string can include only one standard variable, which is used to specify the distance. |
| CmdXMoveRelRight | Command to move the cursor to the right from the current x-position, by the specified amount. | Optional. The command string can include only one standard variable, which is used to specify the distance. |
| CmdYMoveAbsolute | Command to move the cursor to an absolute y-position. | Optional. The command string can include only one standard variable, which is used to specify the distance. |
| CmdYMoveRelDown | Command to move the cursor down from the current y-position, by the specified amount. | Optional. The command string can include only one standard variable, which is used to specify the distance. |
| CmdYMoveRelUp | Command to move the cursor up from the current y-position, by the specified amount. | Optional. The command string can include only one standard variable, which is used to specify the distance. |