Printing apparatus and printing method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHiroyasu Kurashina
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Abstract
There are provided a printing apparatus and a printing method which are capable of setting the print line width on a tape such that the widths of the print lines are adapted to the ruled line spacing defined by a predetermined standard, as well as discriminating and printing only designated data on a group-by-group basis. The printing apparatus is capable of printing characters of a desired size on a print medium while feeding the print medium contained therein. A print line width is set such that the print line width is adapted to a ruled line spacing defined by a predetermined standard. The characters are printed in the set print line width.
Claims18
A printing apparatus which is capable of printing characters of a desired size on a print medium while feeding the print medium contained therein,
- the printing apparatus comprising:
- print line width-setting means for setting a print line width such that the print line width is adapted to a ruled line spacing defined by a predetermined standard;
- and
- printing means for printing the characters in the print line width set by said print line width-setting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.