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Re: printing for dot matrix printers [message #171691 is a reply to message #171687]

Sun, 16 January 2011 02:05

Jerry Stuckle
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On 1/15/2011 6:29 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:59:47 -0500 Jerry Stuckle<jstucklex(at)attglobal(dot)net> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 1/15/2011 4:11 PM, 24saat wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I'm looking a solutions dotmatrix printer solution for php.
>>> I need print a form or invoice to dotmatrix printer in browser.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Ertan
>>> php and asp.net developer
>>> symfony& kohana specialist
>>> http://www.webtasarimsitesi.com
>>
>> Your best bet is probably to create a pdf and print that.
>
> If it is going to a *web browser*, just send simple HTML (eg, not fun
> and games with iframes and whatnot), include a .css file with '@media
> print' rules. All major web browser know how to print a web page to
> whatever passes as the local printer. So long as the stylesheet's
> '@media print' rules are reasonably generic and don't play excessive
> games with fonts and so long as the page to be printed is not 'colorful'
> and is without images, it should be possible for the web browser to send
> it to any sort of printer without too much trouble and with a reasonable
> faithfulness to the formatting.
>
>>
>

Simply because different browsers and different printers will print the
same file different ways. HTML is, after all, only a *guide*.

If you want to ensure it prints in the way you want it to (as in an
invoice), pdf is the way to go. It doesn't suffer those problems.

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		printing for dot matrix printers By: 24saat on Sat, 15 January 2011 21:11
		Re: printing for dot matrix printers By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 15 January 2011 21:59
		Re: printing for dot matrix printers By: Robert Heller on Sat, 15 January 2011 23:29
		Re: printing for dot matrix printers By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 16 January 2011 02:05
		Re: printing for dot matrix printers By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 16 January 2011 01:14
		Re: printing for dot matrix printers By: Peter H. Coffin on Sun, 16 January 2011 02:16

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