DYMO LabelWrite 450 (Custom size label) »

[addebito]

Hi at all,

I can't print correctly a label on a DYMO LabelWriter 450 (picture attached).
I've set a custom size of 88 x 35 mm (that's the size of the label), I see correctly the preview but the printed label it's quite different, there is a lot of margin (top, left and right). I don't understand how to resize correctly the content.
Attached some picture and a demo label file (label.lrxml)

Do you have any advice?
Thank you.

[Arin Alex]

Hi!
The label printers it's my pain
Could you check https://github.com/fralx/LimeReport/tree/feature/Custom_size_printing   

[addebito]

Hi Alex,

thank you for your fast reply!

I've try the custom_size_printing branch and attached my best results with some tricks.

1) I have to adjust the margins to center the printed text.

2) Before printing I have to set always the page format on printer properties because every time it lost the "page paper format".
This could be a problem... If possibile, I'd like to force the paper size by code. Is it possibile?

I'm using QT 5.12.7 with VS2017 compiler and QtCreator 4.12.0 (Windows 10)

Thank you so much for your time and support.

[Arin Alex]

Try to use setPageSizeToPrinter page property.

[addebito]

Hi Alex,
already tried, attached the result.

[Arin Alex]

Could you try to play with printerMargin(Left, Top, Right, Bottom) and changePrinterMargins properties?

[addebito]

I'm have done some tests...
put a negative printer top margin like -10 or -100 with or without the changePrinterMargins properties but anything is changed.
Also with positive numbers... no change.
Seems that these properties doesn't works.

[addebito]

...instead, as you see in my previous "LimeReport.png" attachment with the "topMargin" and "leftMargin" (highlighted in green in your preview) the printed label respect the values inserted.
But if the number if under the 0... nothing change.

[Arin Alex]

Unfortunately, I have no label printer for tests .
I am forced to ask you to do some test  
Try to use a positive value and changePrinterMargins will it have some effect?

[addebito]

No, It's not a problem at all.
I can do all test that you ask me.

No change also with positive value.
I've tried with 1, 10 and 100. No change.

[Arin Alex]

Ok. I need some time to research this problem deeply.   

[addebito]

Of course Alex, take your time.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

[Arin Alex]

Curious, I've found label printer Zebra S4M and get the next result:
If I check changePrinterMargins and set margins to 0 then the label looks pretty good
First label changePrinterMargins checked second not checked
 

[addebito]

Hi Alex,

attached the LimeReport file used for the test and the picture as result (A,B,C,D)

A) changePrinterMargins = false, setPageSizeToPrinter = false
B) changePrinterMargins = true , setPageSizeToPrinter = false
C) changePrinterMargins = true , setPageSizeToPrinter = true
D) changePrinterMargins = false, setPageSizeToPrinter = true

I don't know if it can help to resolve the issue but in my case the labels are aligned horizontally and are not printed in vertically like yours.

[addebito]

I've also try to change the value of printerMarginTop or printerMarginBottom but nothing change...