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Text/Font Commands
Table 5-6. Text/Font Commands
Command
Description
Syntax
Example
Select Font
Font number Pi 
becomes the current 
font for any subsequent 
text output.
ESC[PiF
ESC[37F This is a test 
This sets the current 
font to #37, then draws 
the text "This is a test."
Font Height Query 
(Supported in PCK 
emulation versions 
1.06 or greater)
Returns the height, in 
pixels, of the currently 
selected font. 
ESC[H
Unit responds with the 
ASCII representation of 
the font height.
Set Text Drawing 
Mode
Sets the drawing mode 
for subsequent text 
output commands. 
When Pm = 0 any text 
output overlays the 
current image, when 
Pm = 1 it is XORed with 
the current image.
ESC[PmM
Position Cursor
Positions text cursor to 
a specified point on the 
display, characters are 
drawn with the left side 
of the character cell at 
the X cursor position, 
and the character 
baseline at the Y cursor 
position.
ESC[Px; PyT
Font Screen Position 
(Supported in PCK 
emulation versions 
1.06 or greater)
Changes the current 
position at which the 
unit draws fonts to Px, 
Py. The positioning is 
done by the current 
font’s height and 
average width.
ESC[Px;Pyp
ESC[10;3p Draws fonts 
to column 10, row 3.