ABSOLUTE CURSOR POSITIONING
LEGEND: Ec = [Ctrl] [P] [Esc] in DOS EDIT
DEFINITION
Absolute cursor movement always references the distance
to move, from the top margin at the left bound of the
logical page, which is the horizontal and vertical 0
position.
Cursor positioning is done in PCL coordinate system
units.
The units of the X-axis of the PCL coordinate system
may be dots, decipoints or columns. The units of the Y-
axis of the PCL coordinate system may be dots,
decipoints or rows.
DRAW RECTANGLE - USING ABSOLUTE CURSOR POSITIONING
EcE Printer Reset
Ec*p100x300Y Positions cursor 100 dots
to right of the left edge
of the logical page and
300 dots down from the
default top margin.
Ec*c2200a1b0P Draws a rectangle 2200
dots wide and one dot
high using a solid fill.
Ec*c1a1200b0P Draws a rectangle 1 dot
wide and 1200 dots high
using a solid fill.
Ec*p100x1500Y Places the cursor 100
dots to the right of the
left edge of the logical
page and 1500 dots down
from the default top
margin.
Ec*c2200a1b0P Draws a rectangle 2200
dots wide and 1 dot high
using a solid fill.
Ec*p2300x300Y Places cursor 2300 dots
from the left edge of the
logical page and 300 dots
down from the default top
margin.
Ec*c1a1200b0P Draws a rectangle 1 dot
wide and 1200 dots high
using a solid fill
EcE Printer Reset
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