here is my version of the Quicken wallet check definition. The principal change is to set the y-translation offset to 0.0. I also added a couple things to the stub and put the date and amount_number in better places for my low-end check source.
[Top] Guid = 61d7469d-db2c-4842-bef9-8be7d4f5685e Title = dbr Quicken(tm) Wallet Checks w/ side stub Rotation = 0.0 Translation = 0.0;0.0 Show_Grid = false Show_Boxes = false [Check Positions] Height = 204.0 Names = Top;Middle;Bottom [Check Items] Type_1 = PAYEE Coords_1 = 231.0;61.0 Type_2 = AMOUNT_WORDS Coords_2 = 195.0;79.0 Type_3 = AMOUNT_NUMBER Blocking_Chars_3 = true Coords_3 = 518.0;67.0 Type_4 = DATE Coords_4 = 513.0;47.0 Type_5 = NOTES Coords_5 = 216.0;161.0 # stub Type_6 = DATE Coords_6 = 36.0;53.0 Type_7 = PAYEE Coords_7 = 38.0;78.0;150.0;12.0 Type_8 = AMOUNT_NUMBER Coords_8 = 50.0;114.0 Type_9 = NOTES Coords_9 = 28.0;139.0;150.0;12.0 Type_10 = CHECK_NUMBER Coords_10 = 136.0;37.0 -- Dave Reiser [email protected] > On Mar 16, 2018, at 9:29 AM, David Reiser <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On Mar 16, 2018, at 9:10 AM, Jay Ridgley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 03/16/2018 07:43 AM, David Reiser wrote: >>>> On Mar 16, 2018, at 7:12 AM, Jay Ridgley <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>> [snip] >>>> After looking at the docs you provided, unless I am missing something >>>> more, it appears that it is not the check definition that is wrong, at >>>> least as far as I can tell. See below.. >>>> >>>> I have discovered that if I print the checks 1 at a time and with the >>>> position as Top and print, Middle and print and lastly Bottom and print by >>>> reloading the same page into my printer ALL THREE checks will be printed >>>> in the proper positions. >>>> >>>> In the file /usr/share/gnucash/checks/quicken_wallet.chk there is >>>> reference to Check Positions as shown below: >>>> >>>> [Check Positions] >>>> Height = 204.0 >>>> Names = Top;Middle;Bottom >>>> >>>> However, there is not a definition for either of the 3 listed Names, "Top, >>>> Middle, Bottom". Where is that information stored and can it be modified? >>> Top, Middle, and Bottom just tell gnucash whether to start printing 0, 1, >>> or 2 x Height from the top of the page. >>> Coupled with the “checks on the first page” option, you can tell gnucash >>> exactly how to handle the first page of a multiple page check printing. If >>> you select Middle position and 1 check on the first page, the first check >>> is printed alone in the middle position of the first sheet, while all >>> remaining pages contain 3 checks per page (since that’s the format you >>> picked). >>> I never intend to run a printed check back through a printer — too much >>> chance to screw up and overprint an existing check. I’ve always removed >>> printed checks from the last sheet out of the printer from any check >>> printing session. So the next print job is always set to Top position, with >>> Checks on First Page set to the number of blank checks available on the >>> first sheet. >>> I only print about 3 checks per year these days, but sometimes they all >>> happen in the same print job. >>> -- >>> David Reiser >>> [email protected] >> Thanks, David >> >> Can you explain why the 3rd check prints on the remaining bottom STUB but >> NOT on the 3rd check? >> >> I entered TOP for the first position and 3 for the number of checks on the >> first page. >> >> Cheers, >> Jay >> > I’m pretty sure that means that something about the check definition is > causing gnucash to think that the middle check is encroaching on the bottom > check, so when it increments vertical offset for the last check, it > essentially creates a phantom 4th check position. Try reducing or increasing > the Height parameter slightly and/or mess with the second Translation > parameter (see what happens if you set Translation = 0.0;0.0 > > I usually have to fine tune the wallet check definition every time I have new > checks printed. The cheap check printers, especially, don’t put all three > checks in the identical position from the perforations. The check definition > ends up being a compromise on field location among the three checks. > > > -- > David Reiser > [email protected] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
