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[Rolan Yang]

Do you have the technical reference manual for the printer? url?
If the printer is form feeding or spitting out garbage, there might be 
an error in the control code's you're feeding to it.

~Rolan

R. Mariotti wrote:
> Slightly OT - but...
>
> I have several web projects where some of the results is to print 
> formatted labels (not necessarily address) on a local or remote 
> attached small label printer.  Of those that are available, I've 
> selected the Dymo because its "supported" by cups and it can connect 
> via USB.
>
> I CAN get output to this printer by opening a pipe to "lp" and passing 
> various parameters and then outputing my text.   However, I cannot 
> send ANY formatting instructions or the printer stops printing.  It 
> advances but nothing prints.
>
> Seeing how Dymo doesn't support Linux and none of the other hardware 
> related forums are interested...  I was wondering if anyone in this 
> group has any interest in collaborating towards developing a method to 
> get the control programming through to this type of printer.
> Perhaps the ultimate goal would be to develop a module that would be 
> available to all as has been done with many other tasks.
>
> If anyone is interested, has access to or wishes to purchase and work 
> with one of these inexpensive printers for this purpose, I would be 
> most interested to hear from you.
>
> Thanks to anyone who responds.
>
> bobmct
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