Display control Status line programming Hex 1Bh 66h TEXT TP 0Dh Decimal 27 102 TEXT TP 13 ASCII ESC f TEXT TP CR The status line is written on by the contents of the TEXT par- ameter. If you want the end-of-line character CR to be contained in TEXT, you have to transfer it twice, one after the other. If more than 80 characters are transferred as TEXT, the super- fluous characters are ignored. However, the end-of-line character CR must be transferred in any case. TEXT is noted with the character attributes as they were as- signed before transferring this command. TEXT may contain special control characters which are explained in the following example:
Backspace Hex 08h Decimal 8 ASCII BS The preceding character in TEXT is overwritten by the charac- ter following this command. To set the write position Hex 09h POSBP Decimal 9 POSBP ASCII HT POSBP The position of the internal cursor can be directly influenced by this control code. The POSBP value is determined by the target write position in the status line to which 32 (decimal) is added. The leftmost write position is 0, the rightmost position is 39 or 79 resp. (both decimal). 4 - 13