Re: Label-printers for CUPS/Linux?
On 07/14/2011 03:00 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: 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. I have a Dymo Labelwriter 330 Turbo that works with glabels. I'm not sure if I've ever tried graphics, but there are font choices, and I really doubt this thing has a font rasterizer in it, so it's probably all bitmap anyway. Dedicated label makers have a nice speed advantage. I've tried using this thing with OpenOffice and had no luck getting the OOO/CUPS/driver stack to cooperate. -Bill -- Bill McGonigle, Owner BFC Computing, LLC http://bfccomputing.com/ Telephone: +1.855.SW.LIBRE Email, IM, VOIP: b...@bfccomputing.com VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf Social networks: bill_mcgonigle/bill.mcgonigle ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Label-printers for CUPS/Linux?
You'll throw away a sheet or four, working out alignment issues, I usually print on a regular sheet of paper to get my alignment problems fixed, holding the regular sheet of paper over the labels to see if the printing aligns. Open Office Writer has pretty good support for Avery and other label sheets: File=New=Labels md ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Label-printers for CUPS/Linux?
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/
Re: Label-printers for CUPS/Linux?
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/
Re: Label-printers for CUPS/Linux?
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 ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Label-printers for CUPS/Linux?
Maybe a decade or so ago, I wrote a driver for a label printer, then re-wrote it a year later because the original printer died and I had to replace it with that year's model, which died about 2 years later. I would hope things have stabilized a bit since then. BTW: from experience, sticky labels on sweating drink glasses aren't reliable. I hope you're using paper or non-glossy plastic. --Bruce On 07/14/2011 03:00 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? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
