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List:       gimp-print-devel
Subject:    Re: [Gimp-print-devel] printing to endless paper-roll
From:       Roger Leigh <rleigh () whinlatter ! ukfsn ! org>
Date:       2005-08-26 23:29:22
Message-ID: 87y86ol1kd.fsf () hardknott ! home ! whinlatter ! ukfsn ! org
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lists <gargarmel@gmx.net> writes:

> Am 26.08.2005 um 20:14 schrieb Roger Leigh:

>> This is a dot-matrix receipt printer.  It will use the ESC/POS printer
>> control language (similar to ESC/P, but with some differences).

> uh. THANKS!!!!
>
> first i didn't understand what you were talking about.  ESC/POS?
> controll a printer directly from my php-application.

ESC/POS is the printer control language.  It stands for (I think)
ESCape/Point Of Sale.

http://www.epson.de/en/rsd/service/index.1025.htm
http://www.epson.de/fileadmin/content/files/RSD/globalPDFs/escpos.pdf

> but then i did an innocent
>
> $ echo myTestLine01 > /dev/lp0
>
> and had to laugh aloud. :o))) it works!

It's that simple ;-)

However, using ESC/POS may be useful, since you can do nice
formatting.  You might also want to trigger the paper cutter and the
cash drawer.

> thanks for this GREAT hint!!

You are welcome!


Regards,
Roger

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Roger Leigh
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