Aligning the characters/ESC a
[ASCII]
ESC
a
n
[Decimal]
27 97 n
[Hexadecimal] 1B 61 n
[Parameter]
n = 0, 1, 2, 3
[Description]
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Selects the aligning of characters.
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Performs the aligning of characters by “n” value.
When n=0, left end alignment is performed (default).
When n=1, centering is performed.
When n=2, right end alignment is performed.
When n=3, even alignment is performed.
Left end alignment
Centering
Right end alignment
Even alignment
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Default is n=0
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Position alignment is executed between right and left margins when CR, LF, or FF code is entered or buffer-full printing
is executed.
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Specifies position alignment at the head of a line.
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BS and DEL codes will be ignored.
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When ‘n’ = 1 or 2, HT, ESC $ and ESC ¥ codes will be ignored. When ‘n’ = 3, character data after these
codes will be full-justified.
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The range of printing length to which full justification can be applied (in one line) is 75 to 125% of the
length between the right and left margins. Print position is determined by adjustment of space width.
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