On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 11:58 Russell L. Harris <russ...@rlharris.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 01, 2021 at 05:26:15AM -0600, Tom Browder wrote:
> >On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 21:12 Russell L. Harris <russ...@rlharris.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > OKI Microline 320 Turbo via USB
> > CUPS ("raw" = no driver)
> > tractor-feed labels
> >
> >
> >Forgive my ignorance, but how would I get data to the printer in the form
> I
> >want? Am I going to have to use some low-level format or proprietary
> codes for
> >the device?
>
> Tom,
>
> My scheme is crude, but it works for the 9-pin printer with 3-1/2 x
> 1-7/16 labels (Avery # 4060).
>
> I keep a directory in which each file is a 9-line (unformatted)
> address label, as per this template:
>
> 1 - alignment: this line should print
> 2
> 3 - print line #1
> 4 - print line #2
> 5 - print line #3
> 6 - print line #4
> 7 - print line #5
> 8
> 9 - blank line with Carriage Return at end
>
> and this sample (rlh-pobox):
>
>
>
> Russell L. Harris
> Post Office Box 89
> Smithville, Texas 78957
>
>
>
> To print three copies of the label, I use the command:
>
> lpr -P oki -# 3 rlh-pobox
>
> Printing 3 labels positions one above the tear-off point.
>
> Sometimes when printing several label files, the printer starts on the
> wrong line (not the first line of the label), necessitating alignment.
> Perhaps I miscounted lines on some of the labels.
>
> I use the local panel on the printer to select the font and pitch.
>
> I can provide CUPS setup, but with some difficulty due to a stroke I
> suffered two months ago which severely inhibits my ability to type.
>
> RLH
Thanks, Russell.
-Tom
