Using device fonts for printing

Question

Hello,
I was wondering how to use device fonts in Java. These are the fonts that are in the printer and not in the operating system.
I'm writing some point of sale software that needs to use the Star TSP100 printer on Windows 7 64.
I need to use the device font "control" in order to instruct the printer to open the cash drawer.
I would also like to use the device font "3of9" for barcodes. I know there are alternatives to using this, but directly from the printer would be easier than trying to purchase and deploy a barcode font.
I know that star micronics has a JPOS implementation, but not for windows 7 64. And the JPOS with the StarMicronics bin is cumbersome and unstable for the end user even in Windows XP 32 bit.
If I specify the font "control" java replaces it with the default font. i.e. Font deviceFont = new Font ("control", Font.PLAIN, 8.5); is just the default font and not "control"

Answer 1

I did find a solution to my problem, but I cannot use device fonts. You may also find this useful to address your issue. I opened the a print service and sent ASCII to it instead of creating and printing a graphic object. You'll need the [Command Emulator STAR Line Mode Command Specifications|http://www.star-micronics.co.jp/eng/service/usermanual/comemu_starline_pm.pdf] to know what the commands are for the TSP100 and TSP700. I've included a cheat sheet to find the HEX value of the ASCII command. Note that if you need to send several characters you'll need to use the space with it.
e.g. The command to select font is ESC RS F you'll need to send: 1B201E2046
My Chizzle:
package recptpkg;
import javax.print.PrintService;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import javax.print.DocPrintJob;
import javax.print.Doc;
import javax.print.DocFlavor;
import javax.print.SimpleDoc;
public class openCashDrawer {
    boolean showStatus;  // false if error
    public openCashDrawer() {
        showStatus = false;
        PrinterJob printerJob;
        PrintService psTSP100 = null;
        PrintService[] ps = PrinterJob.lookupPrintServices();
        for (int i = 0; i < ps.length; i++) {
            if (ps.getName().indexOf("Star TSP100 Cutter (TSP143)") >= 0) {
psTSP100 = ps[i];
if (psTSP100 == null) {
System.out.println("Aw SNAP! I like, can't find a printer with "
+ "Star TSP100 Cutter (TSP143) in the name");
showStatus = false;
try {
DocPrintJob job = psTSP100.createPrintJob();
String openDrawer1Command = ((char) 0x07) + "";
byte by[] = openDrawer1Command.getBytes();
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.BYTE_ARRAY.AUTOSENSE;
Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(by, flavor, null);
job.print(doc, null);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Whoa bro. The printer is balls. Check it:");
e.printStackTrace();
try {
DocPrintJob job = psTSP100.createPrintJob();
String openDrawer2Command = ((char) 0x1A) + "";
byte by[] = openDrawer2Command.getBytes();
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.BYTE_ARRAY.AUTOSENSE;
Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(by, flavor, null);
job.print(doc, null);
showStatus = true;
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Whoa bro. The printer is balls. Check it:");
e.printStackTrace();
showStatus = false;
public boolean getStatus() {
return showStatus;
//ASCII Cheat Sheet:
/* 00 NUL | 01 SOH | 02 STX | 03 ETX | 04 EOT | 05 ENQ | 06 ACK | 07 BEL
08 BS | 09 HT | 0A LF | 0B VT | 0C FF | 0D CR | 0E SO | 0F SI
10 DLE | 11 DC1 | 12 DC2 | 13 DC3 | 14 DC4 | 15 NAK | 16 SYN | 17 ETB
18 CAN | 19 EM | 1A SUB | 1B ESC | 1C FS | 1D GS | 1E RS | 1F US
20 SP | 21 ! | 22 " | 23 # | 24 $ | 25 % | 26 & | 27 '
28 ( | 29 ) | 2A * | 2B + | 2C , | 2D - | 2E . | 2F /
30 0 | 31 1 | 32 2 | 33 3 | 34 4 | 35 5 | 36 6 | 37 7
38 8 | 39 9 | 3A : | 3B ; | 3C < | 3D = | 3E > | 3F ?
40 @ | 41 A | 42 B | 43 C | 44 D | 45 E | 46 F | 47 G
48 H | 49 I | 4A J | 4B K | 4C L | 4D M | 4E N | 4F O
50 P | 51 Q | 52 R | 53 S | 54 T | 55 U | 56 V | 57 W
58 X | 59 Y | 5A Z | 5B [ | 5C   \ | 5D   ] | 5E ^ | 5F _
60 ` | 61 a | 62 b | 63 c | 64 d | 65 e | 66 f | 67 g
68 h | 69 i | 6A j | 6B k | 6C l | 6D m | 6E n | 6F o
70 p | 71 q | 72 r | 73 s | 74 t | 75 u | 76 v | 77 w
78 x | 79 y | 7A z | 7B { | 7C | | 7D } | 7E ~ | 7F DEL */
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Edited by: StoneBrooks on Sep 10, 2010 11:24 AM