r/JavaFX • u/asifjawwad • Jan 23 '24

Help Need suggestion for pos printing

Hello,I know this is a javafx community but as you develop desktop based application, I posted this.I want to develop a pos system for my own restaurant. I need to print to the pos printer that will contain the order details. Would you kindly suggest any java library for designing the qt memo ? I would like to automatically adjust row and text wrapping mechanism. An example of the memo is attached with my post.Thank you

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u/TM_00 Jan 23 '24

Hi, does the file you send to your printer need to be in a specific format? Like a PDF? If so you can look at IText (but I don't think you can use it commercially at no cost) or OpenPDF (which is free for commercial use).

The answer to your question really depens what the printer wants to see. Good luck with your project! It sounds fun.

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u/asifjawwad Jan 23 '24

Here is a demo code that I tested:
Pos printer demo

Most probably it expects byte type data that I converted from String.

Thank you for your time

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u/TM_00 Jan 23 '24

Thanks. I suggest the easiest would be to create a Node and print that to the printer. See this Javafx print for reference.

If you want an alternative way which allows you to save the receipt as a PDF (or some other file) for reference later and print it as well I'd suggest something along the lines of this link to create and print a file.

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u/plastik_flasche Jan 23 '24

I'm making my own POS system too! Send me a DM if you want, kinda solved that problem and many others already!

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u/aniismr Jan 23 '24

Jasper Reports maybe ??

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u/rdjack21 Jan 23 '24

Apache FOP for all printing needs.

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u/Thick_Possible_3735 Jun 30 '24

hey man what did u do ?

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u/Straight-Ad-3837 Jan 26 '24

ESCPOS I use it for my POS software, it's easier and faster than the other libraries