Addendum: Use Kbarcode and you probably won't even have to work out alignment issues so much. Works the first time every time for me.
--DTVZ On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio <k...@jots.org> wrote: > If by "party-guests", you mean something that occurs a handful of times, > I'd probably suggest just using a regular printer, and labels such as > you'd find at Staples. > > A "real" label printer usually uses thermal paper, and costs a pretty > penny. Additionally, drivers can be... "interesting." (Though I did > notice Zebra listed the last time I did a CUPS install.) > > Nutshell version: unless you're running an entertainment business, and > this is something that will be occurring with great regularity, just hit > Staples, and use some sticky labels. You'll throw away a sheet or four, > working out alignment issues, but then you'll be able to run off as many > as you want pretty quickly. If you *are* running an entertainment > business (e.g., a bar), then a label printer will definitely save you > money... in the long run. > > $.02, > > -Ken > > > On Thu, July 14, 2011 3:00 pm, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > > I'm looking at possibly getting a label-printer > > to hook up to one of my Debian machines, and hoping that maybe someone > here > > can give me some guidance because (1) I've never had a PC-driven > > label-printer and (2) I might be doing something unusual...: > > > > I want to use libvisualid to generate tags to keep my > > party-guests' drink-cups straight. If I can just print the glyphs > directly > > onto smallish, sticky paper labels, then then the whole thing is > > straightforward. > > > > So, I'm looking for a label-printer that will work with > > my Linux machine, and that can print arbitrary graphics rather than just > > text or bar-codes. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > -- > > "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > -- * Drew Van Zandt Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld A:Walton Shipley) *Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
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