Table of Contents
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Bar code descriptor for QR...................................................................... 27
Bar code descriptor for MaxiCode data................................................... 27
Chapter 5: PCL 5 emulation: Lexmark........................................ 29
New PCL 5 commands to support bar codes.......................................... 29
Bar code descriptor ESC&x#W[descriptor data] ................................... 29
Transfer bar code data ESC&y#W[bar code data] ................................ 29
Compatibility safeguard........................................................................... 29
Lexmark symbology assignments ........................................................... 31
One-dimensional bar codes .......................................................................... 32
Post 4-State bar code descriptors (Lexmark).......................................... 32
USPS Facing identification marking (FIM) .............................................. 35
Swiss Postal ............................................................................................ 36
ISBN, ISBN+5.......................................................................................... 38
ISSN, ISSN+2, ISSN+5 ........................................................................... 40
HIBC 39/128............................................................................................ 42
ITF-14...................................................................................................... 44
PLANET Codes ....................................................................................... 46
Intelligent Mail ......................................................................................... 47
Two-dimensional bar codes .......................................................................... 48
Bar code descriptor for PDF417 (Lexmark)............................................. 48
Bar code descriptor for MaxiCode........................................................... 52
Bar code descriptor for MicroPDF417........................................................... 53
Composite bar codes .................................................................................... 56
PCL specifications for composite bar codes ........................................... 62
Fonts ............................................................................................................. 63
FREESCAPE emulation ................................................................................ 65
Chapter 6: PostScript emulation................................................. 67
Defining characteristics ........................................................................... 67
Command structure considerations......................................................... 67
Currentpoint positioning .......................................................................... 67
Human-readable text............................................................................... 68
Compressed data formats ....................................................................... 68
Checksum calculation ............................................................................. 68
PostScript emulation operator....................................................................... 69
Arguments for one-dimensional bar codes.................................................... 71
Values for /Symbology key...................................................................... 73
Values for /EmbedText key ..................................................................... 76
Values for /FontName key....................................................................... 76
How to use the symbology ID for ISBN and ISSN................................... 77
Post 4-State bar code descriptors................................................................. 78