- Windows API: When this option is selected,
the settings on the Page tab, Layout tab, Fonts tab, and Options tab
are the settings that control print output. In other words, the BlueZone
application interfaces with the Windows print driver to control the
print output. This option gives you complete control over print output.
- Passthrough - Send All Data Directly to the Printer:
If checked, BlueZone bypasses the Windows print driver and sends the
data directly to the printer. Note that selecting this option causes
the Page tab, Layout tab, Fonts tab and Options tab to disappear because
all printer controls are contained in the data steam of the print
job.
- Passthrough using Printer Definition - Convert Host
Commands to Escapes: Selecting this option, allows direct
control of the printer by the printer emulator. Host SCS printer
control information is converted to ASCII printer escape sequences
contained in the supplied Printer Definition File. Note that selecting
this option causes the Fonts tab to disappear.
- Printer Definition: Displays the currently
selected printer definition. This is automatically selected using
the closest match to the name of the selected Windows printer. If
necessary, select a printer or printer family that is close to the
target printer. A small subset of ASCII escape sequences are supported
because only a limited set of functions are available in the SCS data
stream.
- Print to File - Redirect Print output to File:
Check to enable the print to file feature. Note that selecting this
option causes only the Print to File tab to appear.
- Suppress Form Feed at End of Job: If checked,
BlueZone eliminates the form feed sent by the host to prevent the
printing of an extra blank page at the end of the print job.
Tip: When using the "Always Use Default Windows
Printer on Startup" feature, edit printer names in the Printer Definition
File for the known target printers to automatically match the printer
definition file to the printer.
Tip: When printing
preprinted forms or specially formatted print jobs, use pass-through
printing and a printer definition file. This ensures that font selections
which are not scaled, but are exactly the proper pitch and line density.