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INCITS/ISO/IEC 10538 : 1991(R2019)

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CONTROL FUNCTIONS FOR TEXT COMMUNICATION
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

04-03-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1991

Section 1 - General
1 Scope
2 Conformance
   2.1 Types of conformance
   2.2 Conformance of information interchange
   2.3 Conformance of devices
         2.3.1 Device description
         2.3.2 Originating devices
         2.3.3 Receiving devices
3 Normative references
4 Definitions
   4.1 active area
   4.2 active field
   4.3 active line
   4.4 active page
   4.5 active position
   4.6 area
   4.7 bit combination
   4.8 byte
   4.9 character
   4.10 character path
   4.11 character position
   4.12 coded character set
   4.13 coded-character-data-element (CC-data-element)
   4.14 code extension
   4.15 code table
   4.16 control character
   4.17 control function
   4.18 control sequence
   4.19 control string
   4.20 cursor
   4.21 default
   4.22 to designate
   4.23 device
   4.24 display
   4.25 document
   4.26 document terminator
   4.27 editor function
   4.28 escape sequence
   4.29 field
   4.30 Final Byte
   4.31 formator function
   4.32 formattable text
   4.33 formatted text
   4.34 graphic character
   4.35 graphic rendition
   4.36 graphic symbol
   4.37 Intermediate Byte
   4.38 to invoke
   4.39 line
   4.40 line home position
   4.41 line limit position
   4.42 line progression
   4.43 page
   4.44 page home position
   4.45 page-image format
   4.46 page limit position
   4.47 page terminator
   4.48 Parameter Byte
   4.49 position
   4.50 repertoire
   4.51 tabulation
   4.52 tabulation stop
   4.53 text area
   4.54 user
5 Notation and names
   5.1 Notation
   5.2 Names
6 Categories of control functions
7 Coded representation
   7.1 General
   7.2 Elements of the C0 set
   7.3 Elements of the C1 set
   7.4 Control sequences
   7.5 Independent control functions
8 Types of control functions
Section 2 - Control functions for page-image format (PIF)
9 Concepts relating to page-image format (PIF)
10 Repertoire of control functions
   10.1 Format effecters
   10.2 Presentation control functions
   10.3 Introducers
   10.4 Information Separators
   10.5 Miscellaneous control functions
11 Definition of control functions
   11.1 BS - BACKSPACE
   11.2 CR - CARRIAGE RETURN
   11.3 CSI - CONTROL SEQUENCE INTRODUCER
   11.4 DT - DOCUMENT TERMINATOR
         IS4 - INFORMATION SEPARATOR FOUR
   11.5 ESC - ESCAPE
   11.6 FF - FORM FEED
   11.7 HPR - CHARACTER POSITION FORWARD
   11.8 IGS - IDENTIFY GRAPHIC SUBREPERTOIRE
   11.9 LF - LINE FEED
   11.10 PFS - PAGE FORMAT SELECTION
   11.11 PLD - PARTIAL LINE FORWARD
   11.12 PLU - PARTIAL LINE BACKWARD
   11.13 PT - PAGE TERMINATOR
         IS3 - INFORMATION SEPARATOR THREE
   11.14 SGR - SELECT GRAPHIC RENDITION
   11.15 SHS - SELECT CHARACTER SPACING
   11.16 SPD - SELECT PRESENTATION DIRECTIONS
   11.17 SUB - SUBSTITUTE
   11.18 SVS - SELECT LINE SPACING
   11.19 VPR - LINE POSITION FORWARD
12 Levels of control functions
Section 3 - Control functions for formatted and formattable
            text
13 Concepts relating to formatted and formattable text
   13.1 Formatted text
   13.2 Formattable text
   13.3 Unique representation of elements of text in
         interchange
14 Repertoire of control functions
   14.1 Format effectors
   14.2 Presentation control functions
   14.3 Logical control functions
   14.4 Introducers
   14.5 Miscellaneous control functions
15 Definition of control functions
   15.1 BPH - BREAK PERMITTED HERE
   15.2 CR - CARRIAGE RETURN
   15.3 CR/FF - CARRIAGE RETURN/FORM FEED
   15.4 CR/LF - CARRIAGE RETURN/LINE FEED
   15.5 CSI - CONTROL SEQUENCE INTRODUCER
   15.6 ESC - ESCAPE
   15.7 FF - FORM FEED
   15.8 GCC - GRAPHIC CHARACTER COMBINATION
   15.9 HPB - CHARACTER POSITION BACKWARD
   15.10 HPR - CHARACTER POSITION FORWARD
   15.11 HT - CHARACTER TABULATION
   15.12 IGS - IDENTIFY GRAPHIC SUBREPERTOIRE
   15.13 LF - LINE FEED
   15.14 NBH - NO BREAK HERE
   15.15 NEL - NEXT LINE
   15.16 NEL/FF - NEXT LINE/FORM FEED
   15.17 PEC - PRESENTATION EXPAND OR CONTRACT
   15.18 PFS - PAGE FORMAT SELECTION
   15.19 PLD - PARTIAL LINE FORWARD
   15.20 PLU - PARTIAL LINE BACKWARD
   15.21 PTX - PARALLEL TEXTS
   15.22 SACS - SET ADDITIONAL CHARACTER SEPARATION
   15.23 SAPV - SELECT ALTERNATIVE PRESENTATION VARIANTS
   15.24 SC0 - SELECT CHARACTER ORIENTATION
   15.25 SCS - SET CHARACTER SPACING
   15.26 SGR - SELECT GRAPHIC RENDITION
   15.27 SHS - SELECT CHARACTER SPACING
   15.28 SLH - SET LINE HOME
   15.29 SLL - SET LINE LIMIT
   15.30 SLS - SET LINE SPACING
   15.31 SP - SPACE
   15.32 SPD - SELECT PRESENTATION DIRECTIONS
   15.33 SPH - SET PAGE HOME
   15.34 SPL - SET PAGE LIMIT
   15.35 SRCS - SET REDUCED CHARACTER SEPARATION
   15.36 SRS - START REVERSED STRING
   15.37 SSU - SELECT SIZE UNIT
   15.38 SSW - SET SPACE WIDTH
   15.39 SUB - SUBSTITUTE
   15.40 SVS - SELECT LINE SPACING
   15.41 TAC - TABULATION ALIGNED CENTRED
   15.42 TALE - TABULATION ALIGNED LEADING EDGE
   15.43 TATE - TABULATION ALIGNED TRAILING EDGE
   15.44 TBC - TABULATION CLEAR
   15.45 TCC - TABULATION CENTRED ON CHARACTER
   15.46 TSR - TABULATION STOP REMOVE
   15.47 VPB - LINE POSITION BACKWARD
   15.48 VPR - LINE POSITION FORWARD
16 Levels of control functions
Annexes
A Text area formats
B Differences between Section 2 and CCITT Recommendation T.61
C Differences between Section 2 and Section 3

Defines the control functions, and their coded representations needed. for use in text communication. Specifies the control functions for text in page-image format. Specifies the control functions for formatted and formattable text.

Committee
ISO/IEC JTC 1
DocumentType
Revision
Pages
60
PublisherName
Information Technology Industry Council
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
ISO/IEC 10538:1991 Identical

ISO/IEC 6429:1992 Information technology Control functions for coded character sets
ISO/IEC 2022:1994 Information technology Character code structure and extension techniques
ISO/IEC 7350:1991 Information technology Registration of repertoires of graphic characters from ISO/IEC 10367

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