m_write_printer

m_write_printer_atb

This call sends to the printer the appropriate instruction needed to generate the desired attribute change in the following print stream data.


Syntax:      int m_write_printer_atb(AtbNo) 
Parameters:  int AtbNo - Number of the attribute change desired See table below.  
Returns:     The number of characters sent to the printer to cause the desired 
             attribute change. 
            -1 - if AtbNo is invalid 
             0 - if the associated attribute string is of length 0 
Comments:    Attributes supported are bold, italics, underline, and combinations 
             thereof.  Manifest constants for the attributes are available in 
             printer.h, as well as shown below. 
    
             ATB_B_ON     1   /* bold on */ 
             ATB_B_OFF    2   /* bold off */ 
             ATB_I_ON     3   /* italics on */ 
             ATB_I_OFF    4   /* italics off */ 
             ATB_U_ON     5   /* underline on */ 
             ATB_U_OFF    6   /* underline off */ 
             ATB_BI_ON    7   /* bold + italics on */ 
             ATB_BI_OFF   8   /* bold + italics off */ 
             ATB_BU_ON    9   /* bold + underline on */ 
             ATB_BU_OFF  10   /* bold + underline off */ 
             ATB_BIU_ON  11   /* bold + underline + italics on */ 
             ATB_BIU_OFF 12   /* bold + underline + italics off */ 
             ATB_IU_ON   13   /* italics + underline on */ 
             ATB_IU_OFF  14   /* italics + underline off */