Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-08 Thread Keith Barrett
On 08/04/19 16:59, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le lun. 08 avril 2019 16:31:22 +0100, a ecrit: I am attaching the full output of the command and the temp file that resulted from it. I have not sent it to the list as it is long Being long is not a problem :) and contains the

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-08 Thread Samuel Thibault
Keith Barrett, le lun. 08 avril 2019 16:31:22 +0100, a ecrit: > I am attaching the full output of the command and the temp file that > resulted from it. I have not sent it to the list as it is long Being long is not a problem :) > and contains the file which I was brailling. That is however

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-08 Thread Samuel Thibault
Hello, Keith Barrett, le lun. 08 avril 2019 00:06:49 +0100, a ecrit: > On 07/04/19 22:56, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > You can use > > > > /usr/sbin/cupsfilter -P /etc/cups/ppd/your-printer.ppd -m > > application/vnd.cups-brf yourfile.txt > /tmp/test.brf > OK, looks like something is not right

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Keith Barrett
On 07/04/19 22:56, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 22:02:53 +0100, a ecrit: On 07/04/19 20:44, Samuel Thibault wrote: Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: All I can find in the cupps log is

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Samuel Thibault
Samuel Thibault, le lun. 08 avril 2019 00:47:30 +0200, a ecrit: > Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 23:37:28 +0100, a ecrit: > > The file I am testing with was created in libre office and saved as a plain > > text file. BTW, as mentioned previously, lp can directly take a .odt, that'll allow

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Samuel Thibault
Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 23:37:28 +0100, a ecrit: > 1 When setting the top margin in cups, it seems to be ignored or > inaccurate. I have it set to 1 inch The margin is in number of lines, not inches. > 2 Line length seems to be inconsistent. I have compared a braille document >

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Keith Barrett
On 07/04/19 22:02, Keith Barrett wrote: On 07/04/19 20:44, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: The embosser is

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Samuel Thibault
Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 22:02:53 +0100, a ecrit: > On 07/04/19 20:44, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: > > > On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > > > All I can find in the cupps log is lots of the following:- > > > >

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Keith Barrett
On 07/04/19 20:44, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: The embosser is recognized by cupps which correctly identified

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Samuel Thibault
Hello, Keith Barrett, le dim. 07 avril 2019 13:10:07 +0100, a ecrit: > On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: > > > The embosser is recognized by cupps which correctly identified it's > > > version. > > > > >

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Jason White
The only control characters that should be in your BRF file are carriage return, line feed, and form feed. Are you using CR/LF line endings? On 4/7/19, 08:10, "Keith Barrett" wrote: On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Hello, > > Keith Barrett, le sam. 06

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-07 Thread Keith Barrett
On 06/04/2019 23:50, Samuel Thibault wrote: Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: The embosser is recognized by cupps which correctly identified it's version. The first side of the first page works although the embossing begins at the very top edge, ignoring

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-06 Thread Tom Fowle
Keith, What is the source software that generates your .brf files? Perhaps it is not configured for the index? Tom Fowle On Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 07:00:22PM +0100, Keith Barrett wrote: > Hello, > > Debian buster amd64, index basic D embosser with 12.2.0 firmware. > > I am having an issue with

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-06 Thread Samuel Thibault
Hello, Keith Barrett, le sam. 06 avril 2019 19:00:22 +0100, a ecrit: > The embosser is recognized by cupps which correctly identified it's version. > > The first side of the first page works although the embossing begins at the > very top edge, ignoring the top margin. Do you mean the top

Re: index braille embosser

2019-04-06 Thread Jason White
What happens if you use cat (or something else) to send the BRF file directly to the port, bypassing cups? I don't know how to configure Cups correctly for a braille embosser, but writing directly to the port should work. On 4/6/19, 14:16, "Keith Barrett" wrote: Hello, Debian