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Depends If you're using a proportional font, you'll have a hard time (impossible) lining things up if you simply rely on spaces as your column start/stop points. If you can write a fancy printf (been a while since C, so bear with me) statement that would take advantage of the…
James You can contact HP directly and try to get their font metrics (maybe Annie will be nice and give that number to you ) The auto line wrap command is &s1C ( 0C for off). This might be a simple solution for you.
David It's called a "macro." Basically, you design a form, print it to file and strip out the printer resets. You'll then add a few commands at the beginning and end of the file which then ID the file as an overlay macro. You can copy this file to the…
Paul Hook up both. They'll exist peacefully together.
Joerg Assuming the use of PCL, not PS, you can create a form in your favorite DTP app (as long as it uses resident capabilities of the printer) and turn it into an overlay form by printing it to file and stripping out any PCL reset commands. You could turn…
Ken The HP "troubleshooting" command is Y. This command tells the printer to ignore all commands (escapes) and print thus print them in "plain" text. To use the command, you'll need a little more help: switch to symbol set 10U, which has graphical representations of things like FF, ESC, etc.…
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Master Foods Contact HP directly for their part no. 36596B #C06. This is a soft font for their "Barcodes and More" product. It's easy to use. Also, you can contact a company called Architext at 210-490-2240.