On Wed, 2024-03-13 at 03:50 +0800, jeremy ardley wrote: > On 12/3/24 21:21, hw wrote: > > > > Even if they did that, it would be totally useless because it won't be > > able to automatically print labels from databases. > > The manufacturer applications usually allow you to print a list from a > spreadsheet or text file. That isn't very useful. > > > It is possible to use document generation tools like latex and printing > > > systems like CUPS to print a label, but pixel registration will be poor. > > Why? The manufacturer provided a CPUS printer driver without which > > printing wouldn't be possible at all. > > Most custom barcodes programs run on windows and don't use CUPS. That makes them entirely useless. > Manufacturers can provide CUPS drivers as well, but the barcode > application is usually only windows. > > In my case I had to write my own CUPS driver as the manufacturer does > not provide one. How did you do that? > Getting back to pixel registration, the latex CUPS route is very > unlikely to work well. It's working great here since years. Barcodes are no problem, only qr codes can't be scanned.
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