PRESCRIBE Command Reference
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MAP — Move to Absolute Position
Format
MAP x-coordinate, y-coordinate;
Parameters
x-coordinate:
distance from the left margin
y-coordinate:
distance from the top margin
Function
The MAP command moves the cursor to a position specified relative to the top and left
margins, measured in the units designated by the UNIT command. The coordinates may
be positive or negative. Negative coordinates move the cursor outside the margin.
The MAP command is ignored in path mode graphics.
File
!R! RES; UNIT C; STM 2; SLM 2;
SFNT ’Helvetica-Nr’, 9;
MAP 0, 0; BOX 40, 40; SPD .2;
MAP 0, 1.4; TEXT ’< = = = Margins’;
MAP 0, 0; CIR .1; TEXT, L; TEXT ’ MAP 0, 0;’;
MAP 4, 0; CIR .1; TEXT, L; TEXT ’ MAP 4, 0;’;
MAP 0, 2; CIR .1; TEXT, L; TEXT ’ MAP 0, 2;’;
MAP 4, 2; CIR .1; TEXT, L; TEXT ’ MAP 4, 2;’;
MAP -1, -1; CIR .1; TEXT, L; TEXT ’ MAP -1, -1;’;
PAGE;
EXIT;