Are you setting it up as a report or label? Also as Kenny said turn autosize off Tom
On Nov 21, 2016 7:54 PM, "Steve Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, > > I believe it is thermal transfer. The question is why the report designer > does not reflect what is printed. While there is plenty of room to add a > price field on the printed label, the report designer leaves no room as the > three fields placed on the report designer screen takes up the entire > visible space. > > Steve > ------------------------------ > Original message > From: "Tom Hart" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; > Dated: 11/18/2016 8:02:42 AM > Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - Small label printers > > Steve, > I have used the Zebra TLP 2844 for many years, my tag size is > 2.25x1.75(hangtags) and Code128. When I click on the barcode it actually > shows no font. Just a thought, is the LP2824 a thermal transfer? I use > only thermal transfer which are permanent while direct thermal will blacken > with heat and/or direct light, especially sunshine > > Tom Hart > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Steve Johnson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Would anyone have any experience with setting up a Zebra LP2824 printer >> in an Rbase application? This printer is used to print pricing tags in a >> retail environment. >> >> Here is the problem, using Rbase 9.5. In setting up the report to print >> labels, the report is configured for Code128 and a label size of 1.25w and >> .85h, which sets up the size of the design space to place objects on in the >> designer. When either a DB Label or DB barcode is placed in the designer >> in the detail band, the printed output on the label itself is about 1/3 the >> size that one sees in the Designer. In other words, if I expand the >> barcode field the full width of the space in the Designer, the printed >> barcode is about 1/3 the size of the label. >> >> Is this related to the printer driver or is there something else I am >> missing? Also, what font does one typically use? There is a BC128 narrow >> available, but does not seem to affect the printed output if I use courier >> instead. Since I am only printing an 8 digit barcode, I was able to make >> the report work, but the DB Barcode is the full width of the design space >> in the Report Designer. In this situation, I cannot print a 13 digit >> barcode. >> >> Thanks >> >> Steve Johnson >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBASE-L" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbase-l+unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com >> <[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
