How to Pull Paper 3 cm down before start printing

Question

I have a receipt printing application Receipt height is just 4 Inch (Pre printed Roll paper, Epson dotmatrix printer) Printer head is at 1 & 1/2 INCH is below from top of the paper (with cutting marks) I want to start print just 1/2 INCH below from top of the paper, so before start printing paper must be pulled 1 INCH down, thanks in advance

Amit Gupta · Answer

It was a try and test, it cannot be determined by the code, whats happening to the output. If any thing getting out of workspace then try increasing x/y values or increase/decrease font size a bit.

irfan sherief · Answer

Dear Amit You got the point Y axis when Y =0, print start in the Column (see the 4 columns), where as it is required from first up arrow marked, that is why I want, just pull paper little bit down before start printing, okay next my code is not much complex its print just max 6 lines, it's simplified version is given below private void winPrintBill_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e) { Font fnt10 = new Font("Verdana", 10, GraphicsUnit.Point);//Microsoft Sans Serif //Font fnt10m = new Font("ML-TTKarthika", 10, GraphicsUnit.Point);// kartika Font fnt10m = new Font("Verdana", 10, GraphicsUnit.Point);// kartika int x = 0, y = 0; DataGridViewRow row; try { y = int.Parse(txtNoTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtNoLeft.Text); e.Graphics.DrawString(txtEntryNo.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); x = int.Parse(txtDateLeft.Text); e.Graphics.DrawString(dtpDate.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = int.Parse(txtNameTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtNameLeft.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, txtDevotee.Text, fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); x = int.Parse(txtMobLeft.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, txtMobileNo.Text, fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); y = int.Parse(txtVilasomTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtVilasomLeft.Text); temp = txtAddress2.Text.Equals("") ? "" : "," + txtAddress2.Text; TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, txtAddress2.Text + temp, fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); y = int.Parse(txtColTop.Text); for (i = 0; i { row = g1.Rows[i]; if (!row.Cells[vpn].Value.ToString().Equals("") && row.Cells[nm].Value.ToString().Trim().Length > 2 && !row.Cells[nkn].Value.ToString().Equals("")) { if (chkPrintSlNoVpReceipt.Checked) { x = int.Parse(txtColLeft.Text); sl++; TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, (sl).ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); } x = int.Parse(txtCol2Left.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[nm].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); x = int.Parse(txtCol3Left.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[nk].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); if (!prevVazhipad.Equals(row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString()) || repeatVazhipad.Equals("1")) { x = int.Parse(txtCol4Left.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); } x = int.Parse(txtCol5Left.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[fe].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); y = y + 20; total = total + float.Parse(row.Cells[fe].Value.ToString()); } prevVazhipad = row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString(); } y = int.Parse(txtTotalTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtTotalLeft.Text); e.Graphics.DrawString(string.Format(fmtStr, total), bfnt16, Brushes.Black, x, y); } } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString()); } }

Amit Gupta · Answer

You need to play with Y axis while drawing string. Moreover, instead of writing complex code you can go for rdlc report, there you can design your printed area and just print it. That would be much easier for further maintainance also. You can find more info about rdlc over the web

irfan sherief · Answer

Dear Amit See the attached image It is pre printed form, form is roll paper, 4 inch height form in malayalm, the pen-written places are to be printed (also in malaylam-Kerala language) I use the following code to fill the form private void winPrintBill_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e) { Font bfnt22 = new Font("Verdana", 22, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font fnt18 = new Font("Verdana", 18, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font bfnt18 = new Font("Verdana", 18, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font bfnt16 = new Font("Verdana", 16, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font ufnt18 = new Font("Verdana", 18, FontStyle.Underline, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font fnt14 = new Font("Verdana", 14, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font ufnt14 = new Font("Verdana", 14, FontStyle.Underline, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font fnt10 = new Font("Verdana", 10, GraphicsUnit.Point);//Microsoft Sans Serif //Font fnt10m = new Font("ML-TTKarthika", 10, GraphicsUnit.Point);// kartika Font fnt10m = new Font("Verdana", 10, GraphicsUnit.Point);// kartika Font ifnt10 = new Font("Verdana", 10, FontStyle.Italic, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font bfnt10 = new Font("Verdana", 10, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font bfnt12 = new Font("Verdana", 12, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point); Font fnt12 = new Font("Verdana", 12, GraphicsUnit.Point);//twelve font Font bfnt14 = new Font("Verdana", 14, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point); SizeF sz; int yEndPoint = 0, x = 20, y = 20, i = 0, x1 = 0, x2 = 765, noOfItems = 0,yBeginPoint=0; DataGridViewRow row; string bf = new String((char)14, 1), nf = new String((char)15, 1), companyName = ""; string dealerName = "", secondLine = "", thirdLine = "", greeting = "NA", greetingTop = "NA"; string currUser = "", prnText = "", temp = ""; float fee = 0, total = 0; int pullPaperDown = 0, pushPaperUp = 0, printHeader = 0, linesBetweenHeaderBody = 0, leftMargin = 0; int captionId = 1, fixedLines = 0, prnOffset = 0, sl = 0, greetingsSize = 0; string showAsOnBalance = "0", billHeader = "???????‌ ?????", prevVazhipad = "", repeatVazhipad=""; //bool printedForm = btnPrintWin.Tag.ToString().Equals("1") ? true : false; try { pullPaperDown = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='pullPaperDown'")); pushPaperUp = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='pushPaperUp'")); printHeader = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='printHeader'")); fixedLines = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='fixedLines'")); linesBetweenHeaderBody = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='linesBetweenHeaderBody'")); leftMargin = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='leftMargin'")); prnOffset = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='prnOffset'")); greetingsSize = int.Parse(DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='greetingsSize'")); repeatVazhipad = DbModule.getSingleFieldT("registryTable", "entryValue", "fentry='repeatVazhipad'"); Font gfnt = new Font("Verdana", greetingsSize, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point); if (chkPrePrintedForm.Checked == false) { if (printHeader == 1) { greetingTop = DbModule.getSingleFieldT("captionsSub", "entryValue", "fentry='zeroLine' AND captionId=" + captionId); companyName = DbModule.getSingleFieldT("captionsSub", "nentryValue", "fentry='companyName' AND captionId=" + captionId); secondLine = DbModule.getSingleFieldT("captionsSub", "nentryValue", "fentry='secondLine' AND captionId=" + captionId); thirdLine = DbModule.getSingleFieldT("captionsSub", "entryValue", "fentry='thirdLine' AND captionId=" + captionId); } greeting = DbModule.getSingleFieldT("miselanias", "entryValue", "entries='greetings'"); currUser = DbModule.getSingleFieldT("users", "usar", "userId=" + DbModule.loginUserId); x1 = prnOffset; x2 = 700; x = x1; y = y + 30; if (printHeader == 1) { if (greetingTop != "NA") { sz = e.Graphics.MeasureString(greetingTop, ifnt10); e.Graphics.DrawString(greetingTop, ifnt10, Brushes.Black, x1 + ((x2 - x1) - sz.Width) / 2, y); y = y + 17; } sz = e.Graphics.MeasureString(companyName, bfnt18); e.Graphics.DrawString(companyName, bfnt18, Brushes.Black, x1 + ((x2 - x1) - sz.Width) / 2, y); y = y + 30; sz = e.Graphics.MeasureString(secondLine, bfnt10); e.Graphics.DrawString(secondLine, bfnt10, Brushes.Black, x1 + ((x2 - x1) - sz.Width) / 2, y); y = y + 25; } prnText = billHeader; sz = e.Graphics.MeasureString(prnText, ufnt14); e.Graphics.DrawString(prnText, ufnt14, Brushes.Black, x1 + ((x2 - x1) - sz.Width) / 2, y); for (i = 1; i y = y + 30; x = x1; e.Graphics.DrawString("????? ??: " + txtEntryNo.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); x = 480; e.Graphics.DrawString("?????: " + dtpDate.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = y + 25; x = x1; e.Graphics.DrawString("??????‍ ????: " + txtDevotee.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); x = 480; e.Graphics.DrawString("??????‍ ??: " + txtMobileNo.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = y + 20; x = x1; temp = txtAddress2.Text.Equals("") ? "" : "," + txtAddress2.Text; e.Graphics.DrawString("??????: " + txtAddress2.Text + temp, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = y + 25; x = x1; yBeginPoint = y - 5; x = x1; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x, y - 5), new Point(x2, y - 5)); //HR x = x1; temp = "??"; x = x + CModule.accw(temp, 40, fnt10, e.Graphics); e.Graphics.DrawString(temp, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); x = 100; e.Graphics.DrawString("????? ???????", fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); x = 300; e.Graphics.DrawString("????????", fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); x = 420; e.Graphics.DrawString("???????", fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); x = 620; temp = "???"; x = x + CModule.accw(temp, x2 - x, fnt10, e.Graphics); e.Graphics.DrawString(temp, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = y + 20; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x1, y), new Point(x2, y)); y = y + 10; //HR for (i = 0; i { row = g1.Rows[i]; if (!row.Cells[vpn].Value.ToString().Equals("") && row.Cells[nm].Value.ToString().Trim().Length > 2 && !row.Cells[nkn].Value.ToString().Equals("")) { x = x1; sl++; temp = (sl).ToString(); x = x + CModule.accw(temp, 60, fnt10, e.Graphics); e.Graphics.DrawString(temp, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); x = 100; e.Graphics.DrawString(row.Cells[nm].Value.ToString(), fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); x = 300; e.Graphics.DrawString(row.Cells[nk].Value.ToString(), fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); x = 420; e.Graphics.DrawString(row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString(), fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); x = 620; temp = row.Cells[fe].Value.ToString(); x = x + CModule.rjjw(temp, x2 - x, fnt10, e.Graphics); e.Graphics.DrawString(temp, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = y + 20; total = total + float.Parse(temp); } } for (i = noOfItems; i yEndPoint = y; x = x1; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x, yBeginPoint), new Point(x, yEndPoint)); x = 100; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x, yBeginPoint), new Point(x, yEndPoint)); x = 300; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x, yBeginPoint), new Point(x, yEndPoint)); x = 420; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x, yBeginPoint), new Point(x, yEndPoint)); x = 620; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x, yBeginPoint), new Point(x, yEndPoint)); x = x2; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x, yBeginPoint), new Point(x, yEndPoint)); e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x1, y), new Point(x2, y));//HR //y = y+ 35; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x1, y), new Point(x2, y));//HR y = y + 15; x = 120; temp = "??? ???: ??? " + string.Format(fmtStr, total) + "/- ??????"; e.Graphics.DrawString(temp, bfnt16, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = y + 50; prnText = "????? ?????????‍ ???????????? ???????"; x = 390; e.Graphics.DrawString(prnText, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = y + 20; e.Graphics.DrawLine(Pens.Red, new Point(x1, y), new Point(x2, y)); y = y + 5; x = x1; e.Graphics.DrawString("????????‌ ????? ???????: " + currUser, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); if (greeting != "NA") { y = y + 25; sz = e.Graphics.MeasureString(greeting, gfnt); e.Graphics.DrawString(greeting, gfnt, Brushes.Black, x1 + ((x2 - x1) - sz.Width) / 2, y); } } else { y = int.Parse(txtNoTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtNoLeft.Text); e.Graphics.DrawString(txtEntryNo.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); x = int.Parse(txtDateLeft.Text); e.Graphics.DrawString(dtpDate.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = int.Parse(txtNameTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtNameLeft.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, txtDevotee.Text, fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); x = int.Parse(txtMobLeft.Text); //e.Graphics.DrawString(txtMobileNo.Text, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, txtMobileNo.Text, fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); y = int.Parse(txtVilasomTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtVilasomLeft.Text); temp = txtAddress2.Text.Equals("") ? "" : "," + txtAddress2.Text; TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, txtAddress2.Text + temp, fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); //e.Graphics.DrawString(txtAddress2.Text + temp, fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); y = int.Parse(txtColTop.Text); for (i = 0; i { row = g1.Rows[i]; if (!row.Cells[vpn].Value.ToString().Equals("") && row.Cells[nm].Value.ToString().Trim().Length > 2 && !row.Cells[nkn].Value.ToString().Equals("")) { if (chkPrintSlNoVpReceipt.Checked) { x = int.Parse(txtColLeft.Text); sl++; //e.Graphics.DrawString((sl).ToString(), fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, (sl).ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); } x = int.Parse(txtCol2Left.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[nm].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); //e.Graphics.DrawString(row.Cells[nm].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); x = int.Parse(txtCol3Left.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[nk].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); //e.Graphics.DrawString(row.Cells[nk].Value.ToString(), fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); if (!prevVazhipad.Equals(row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString()) || repeatVazhipad.Equals("1")) { x = int.Parse(txtCol4Left.Text); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); //e.Graphics.DrawString(row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString(), fnt10, Brushes.Black, x + 10, y); } x = int.Parse(txtCol5Left.Text); //e.Graphics.DrawString(row.Cells[fe].Value.ToString(), fnt10, Brushes.Black, x, y); TextRenderer.DrawText(e.Graphics, row.Cells[fe].Value.ToString(), fnt10m, new Point(x, y), Color.Black); y = y + 20; total = total + float.Parse(row.Cells[fe].Value.ToString()); } prevVazhipad = row.Cells[vp].Value.ToString(); } y = int.Parse(txtTotalTop.Text); x = int.Parse(txtTotalLeft.Text); e.Graphics.DrawString(string.Format(fmtStr, total), bfnt16, Brushes.Black, x, y); } } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString()); } finally { senderObj = ""; } }

Amit Gupta · Answer

It is a property. Select report and change the value of ConsumeWhiteSpace=false

irfan sherief · Answer

Dear Amit kindly share the code

Amit Gupta · Answer

Set the ConsumeWhiteSpace =false and give your desired space in your report