Chapter 4 Application Development Information Application Development Information This chapter describes how to control the printer and gives information useful for printer application development. Printer Control Method The control method for the printer differs depending on the use environment. Printer Driver The printer driver has the following functions and these are not necessary to implement in the application. ❏ Barcode and 2D symbol font is implemented. The barcode and 2D symbol font can also be printed using font replacement function for .NET environment. The barcode and 2D symbol font must be set in advance on the printer driver to use this function.
(See "Bar- code Printing" on page 88 and "2D Symbol Font Settings" on page 100 for details of how to make setting.) On .NET environment, True Type font is specified to be replaced by barcode and 2D symbol font. The bar- code and 2D symbol can be printed by specifying replaced True Type font from the application. (See "Bar- code and 2D Symbol Font Printing on .NET Environment" on page 107 for details about font replacement function.) 4 169 Application specifications Control method Page Printing using the Epson printer driver installed during the setup operation in chapter 2. Use an Epson printer driver page 31 Printing using the application developed from EPSON Ink- jet Label Printer SDK.
Use EPSON Inkjet Label Printer SDK page 170