HID FARGO HDP8500 User Guide - Manual (Page 151)

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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.
o These 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.
o In this case the “~i" string may appear printed on the card instead of being
substituted with the inhibit bitmap.
o Examples 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.)