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What’s Layout Utilities?
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd.
Advantage of Layout Utilities ● The Layout Utilities make it easy to create a printing program. Without the knowledge of printer commands or OPOS, 10 kinds of commands (methods) of the Layout Utilities make a printer perform complex layout printing. You will eliminate coding processes of printing programs. Refer to the user’s guide for the details.
● The Layout Utilities make you quickly response to your customers. Replacing the layout files should be able to replace the layout printing. No need to revise a program relating to layout printing. You can compile a layout file easily like using word processing software. You will meet your customer’s needs on a site.
・Conventional case POS application
Printings Printer command/ OPOS command etc.
To A Corp
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・Layout Utilities case POS Application common
Layout Utilities Layout Print Engine
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Layout files for companies
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● The Layout Utilities make it easy to print diversely. Layout Utilities can provide diagrams and barcodes, are available to several fonts on the OS and can apply several vertical and horizontal layout patterns. The layout files improve portability. Image data with the default setting is included with layout files. You need not to store other image data into each terminal.
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What’s Layout Utilities?
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd.
Layout printing of receipts Printing receipts with Layout Utilities should perform by using each divided layout repeatedly. Divided layout is called as a frame. It should be controlled like Excel sheets.
Below is a sample .
● Create a layout with Layout Editor. Frame1 logo
● Printing preview with a program Frame1
once
Frame2
four times(insert printing）
Frame3
once
Unite each material optionally and print. Frame2 detail
Frame3 sum
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What’s Layout Utilities?
Citizen Systems Japan Co., Ltd.
Perspective of Layout Utilities
・Create and store layouts ・Available to test printing
・Control complete layouts
Layout Editor
Layout File Manager
Creating tool
Controlling tool
On developing environments.
・Layout file ,
which
includes
texts,
images,
On a site barcodes is defined a location or style.
Layout Print Engine
Applications （user
・Print complete layout
Printing tool
development）
Controlling commands / data
Printing data
・out of paper or others GDI Status driver monitor （under development）
spooler
CITIZEN printers
Applications make it possible to layout-print only to store printing data into designated layout files.
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Eliminate coding and
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debugging processes drastically.
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・Printed materials
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What’s Layout Utilities?
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Screen of each tool ● Layout Editor’s screen
Frame
Create a Layout file.
Select, drag and lay out parts. For the detail setting, set up a font or others on the parts properties on the right-side of the screen.
Add a frame if the layout is divided according to different purposes, e.g. creating a logo.
Parts materials
Parts properties
● Layout File Manager’s screen Thumbnail
Control a complete layout file.
Show a layout per a unit on a thumbnail display.
● Layout Print Engine There is no graphic user interface screen. Only command interface which is called from a program is available.
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