Epson GQ-3500, User Manual

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ALLOCATE
Reserves the proper amount of printer memory for the image to be
stored
CIRCLE
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Draws a circle (or a partial circle, called an arc>
LINE
Draws a line or a box
PAINT
Fills an enclosed area with a pattern
EXIT
Leaves the graphics mode and returns the printer to normal
operation.
The parameters for these commands are entered as ASCII strings.
For example, to send the value 100 to the printer in graphics mode, you
use LPRINT instead of LPRINT The difference is
that three codes (1, 0, and are sent to the printer instead of just one
(ASCII 100). To see the difference, study the example programs that
follow.
Using the line primitive
100 LPRINT
110 LPRINT
120 LPRINT
130 LPRINT
140 LPRINT "LINE
150 LPRINT "LINE
160 LPRINT "LINE
170 LPRINT "LINE
180 LPRINT "LINE
LPRINT "LINE
200 LPRINT
210 LPRINT
220 LPRINT
230 LPRINT
240 LPRINT
250 LPRINT
260 LPRINT
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Software Control of Printer Features