Key

Value Description

CurrentPrintHeadWidth

It is set to the value of the selected print head width. This value must be listed in SupportedPrintHeadWidth.

This value can also be set via the Printer Capability… window:

Media tab → Print Head Width dropdown box

Continuous

1 means the emulated printer will use continuous paper.

0 means the emulated printer will use non-continuous paper.

The emulated printer can only have one type of media active at any given time.

This value can also be set via the Printer Capability… window:

Media tab → Type dropdown box

PaperLength

This value is used to set the length of the continuous media. The valid range for this key starts at 163 cm/64 inches and ends at 1626 cm/640 inches.

This value can also be set via the Printer Setup… window:

Media tab → Paper Length text box

This text box is displayed only if the continuous media is selected as the type (in Printer Capability…).

SupportedMedia

Lists the media currently supported by the emulator. Any media that is added to the emulator should be added here.

CurrentMedia

It is set to the name of the current media loaded.

This value can also be set via the Printer Setup… window:

List on the left under the Media tab.

SupportedPrintHeadWidth

Lists all the print head widths the emulator supports.

PaperCount

The number of pages for non-continuous media. This key supports a minimum value of 1 and goes up to 1000.

This value can also be set via the Printer Setup… window:

Media tab → Paper Count text box

This text box is displayed only if the non-continuous media is selected as the type (in Printer Capability…).

PaperLengthDispalyUnit

Sets the unit to be used for the paper length. This can have one of two values:

0 means that paper length will be given in inches.

1 means that paper length will be given in centimeters.

This value can also be set via the Printer Capability… window:

Media tab → Unit System dropdown box

Key

Value Description

medianame.Size

Description: This value contains the media dimensions in inches.

Required: Yes

Format: The format of this key is “width, height”. The unit of measure for this value is “inches”.

Further Notes: It is important to know that continuous media has zero as its length.

medianame.Margin

Description: Holds the margin between printable area and the edge of the media.

Required: No (optional)

Format: It is specified in format of “top, left, bottom, right” and the unit of measure is “inches”.

Further Notes: Although it is visible on the virtual printout area, it is not enforced by the emulated printer. It is just a visual help.

This key is only supported for non-continuous media.

medianame.Preprint

Description: Used for predefined areas settings in the media, like labels in the media, for example.

Required: No (optional)

Format: It is specified in format of “columns, rows, horizontal gap, vertical gap” in the unit of measure of “inches”. The columns and rows entries must be integer values.

Further Notes: Like the margin, it is just another visual help. The Emulator will calculate the width of the column and the height of the row.

This key is only supported for non-continuous media.

The use of this key will be discontinued. The "Label" key should be used in its place.

medianame.Label

Description: Used for predefined areas settings in the media, like labels in the media, for example.

Required: No (optional)

Format: It is specified in format of "label width, label height, vertical gap, columns" and the unit of measure is "inches". The columns entry must be an integer value.

Further Notes: Like the margin, it is just another visual help. The Emulator will calculate the width of the column.

This key should be used instead of the Preprint key.