Printing Bar Codes

[Bill Vermillion]

On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 10:52:49AM -0500, Mike Schwartz-PC Support & Services thus spoke:
> > Why then, does filePro print across and down?
> > 
> > George Simon (IT Department)

>  Left to right was the standard way to print labels long before
> filePro (and even computers) came along. Punch card printers,
> Addressograph and Multigraph equipment always printed left to
> right. It simply wasn't possible to do it any other way.

>  Ease of programming aside, it probably has to do with people
> using line printers (ie, dot matrix) as opposed to page
> printers (ie, laser). With line printers, it is simply too
> inefficient to have the printer backspace the paper in order to
> print each additional column. Heck, most dot matrix printers
> can't even do a backwards line feed!

I've used many that will do a backwards line feed.  However feeding
backwards with label media in place can often lead to a complete
dissasembly of the printer to remove the labels that have peeled of
and stuck inside the channel.

Bill
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