FARGO electronic HDPii manual Using Inhibit Panel with an Application, Generating Text Objects

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Using Inhibit Panel with an Application

Some applications can utilize the inhibit panel by using text objects containing a “~i” within the print job itself. The “~i” is followed by the file path and file name of a bitmap file, which is merged when the print job is rendered.

•Rendering is the process which changes the application output to instructions that the printer understands.

•This string will be removed from the print and the bitmap will be used to define the area where the transfer is to be inhibited.

Generating Text Objects

•Incompatible Applications (which do not print text as objects): Some Windows applications create print jobs, but do not generate text objects within the print job output.

oThese types of application are not compatible with the inhibit panel and will not generate the correct print output. If an application saves its files as a single bitmap the text will not be sent to the printer to be handled correctly.

oIn this case the “~i" string may appear printed on the card instead of being substituted with the inhibit bitmap.

oExamples of applications (which are incompatible with inhibit printing) are Notepad and Microsoft Paint. Microsoft Paint can be used for the creation of the INHIBIT BMP.

•Compatible Applications (which utilize text objects compatible with the Inhibit Panel): Windows applications which generate text objects to Windows GDI are compatible with inhibit panel operation. (Note: Compatible applications will allow you to edit text strings after the file has been saved. Examples of compatible applications are Corel Draw, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft WordPad.)

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