How to take condensed print chr(15) from java application?

Hello All,

How to take condensed print chr(15) from java application?

please help

thanks & regards

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Originally Posted by newbiejava

Hello All,

How to take condensed print chr(15) from java application?

please help

thanks & regards

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In Java a char with (decimal) value 15 is represented as '\u000f' but you shouldn't deal with printers on such a low level.

kind regards,

Jos

What is a "condensed print" chr(15)?

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Originally Posted by Norm

What is a "condensed print" chr(15)?

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15 is the ASCII code SI (Shift In) and 14 is the ASCII code SO (Shift Out); a lot of (old) printers use that code for condensed or enlarged font printing; the OP shouldn't rely on it.

kind regards,

Jos

Try using a condensed font. Something like

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Font font = whatever.getFont();
Map<TextAttribute, Object> attributes = new HashMap<TextAttribute, Object>();
attributes.put(TextAttribute.WIDTH, TextAttribute.WIDTH_CONDENSED);
font = font.deriveFont(attributes);
whatever.setFont(font);

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db

Hi,

I think you can simply write something like:

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String condensed = Character.toString((char) 15);

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And send this to the printer.

In any case, passing a "condensed font" flag aka CHR(15) to a printer (assuming the printer's about as old as a newbie Java programmer) will only affect character based printing. The Java print API uses raster based printing which couldn't care less about a condensed font being set to the *printer*.

db

so, any idea for this? ..
I need to print in condense mode (chr(15)) to Epson LX300

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Originally Posted by newbiejava

so, any idea for this? ..
I need to print in condense mode (chr(15)) to Epson LX300

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Have you actually read this thread?

kind regards,

Jos