Could we support ASCII output for low-end printer? about zpl-image

[metafloor]

Please verify whether your printer can handle the following GRF encoding. It uses the "Alternative Data Compression Scheme" defined in the ZPL reference manual.

^XA
^FO20,20
^GFA,4137,4137,21,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
^FS
^XZ

[MagicAnson]

Thanks for your quick response. The test printer is almost 18 years old. As far as I verified, it only supports ASCII picture. :(

[metafloor]

I have a XiIII from the '90s and the sample above works. Are you saying you tried it and it didn't work? It is a GRF image. Just not encoded in hex.

[MagicAnson]

Hi, I just read zebra pdf and understand what "Alternative Data Compression" means. I think it does help to reduce original ASCII length. The printer is not in my hand, but I think this format should be workable. So could we support this format? Thanks!

[metafloor]

Please give the new ACS encoding a whirl and let me know if it works with your printer. A basic hex interface can be added, if needed.

[MagicAnson]

Thank you, I will try this version this week and get back to you. :)