Specifies the name, type and paper sizes for a printer, and trays for each available certificate type (certtype).
DescriptionThe Printer (System) Registry entry is required for every printer that is available to Vitalware for the printing of certificates. It specifies what types of certificates a printer can print, what tray is used and the size of paper in the tray.
Note: Note that printers are made available to users / groups with the Available Printers Registry entry.
Usage
This Registry entry is assigned at the system level only:
| Key | System |
|---|---|
| Key 1 | System |
| Key 2 | Setting |
| Key 3 | Printer |
| Key 4 | printer |
| Value | settings |
In pipe-delimited format:System | Setting | Printer | printer | settings |
where:
printer | the (system queue) name of a printer available to Vitalware for the printing of certificates. | |
settings | The following settings may be set for each printer: | |
setting | Description | |
type | Defines the type of printer. Examples include: | |
certtype | Certificate types that are printed from this printer (sounds like type is a specific printer?) and the tray to use for that certificate. Examples of certtype are:
e.g. The type of certificate (e.g. | |
papersizes | Defines the paper sizes available for printing certificates. | |
Each setting is in the form setting =value and individual settings are separated by semicolons. | ||
ExampleThe following is a printer definition for printer lp32:
| Key | Setting |
|---|---|
| Key 1 | System |
| Key 2 | Setting |
| Key 3 | Printer |
| Key 4 | lp32 |
| Value | type=qms;cert=lower;white=manual;teddy=upper;papersizes=A4:A3 |
In this case:
- The name of the printer is lp32.
- The printer is a
qmsprinter. - Certificates may be printed in either A3 or A4 size.
- Certificates are produced from the lower tray; white copies are fed manually; the Teddy type certificate is printed from the upper tray.