Allow Longer Blank Feed

[juancarlospaco]

• Please allow longer blank feeds, more than 45mm, at least 99mm.

I am using it for a manual cutting thermal printer, and 45mm is not enough,
but if I press the manual feed button it feeds way too much,
if I cut using the 45mm blank feed it chops the printed page.

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This is the technical data if you want to add it to the list of printers that works:
SERIAL: Hiker sudio
MAKER: Hiker sudio
MODEL: MJ-5818
Paper: Thermal paper roll 58mm
Cutting: Manual (plastic blade)
Cash Drawer: RJ-11 connector x 1
Interface: USB
Power: 12 Volts DC 2 Amper
Path: usb://Unknown/Printer?serial=Hiker%20sudio
lsusb: STMicroelectronics Mass Storage Device (Yes, storage device but is actually the printer)
Sometimes it displays the name escaped as Hiker%20sudio
Link: https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-783263694-impresora-termica-58mm-comandera-tickets-usb-_JM
Driver used is J-Speed XP-58

Thanks for the great work ❕

[klirichek]

What length would be enough, you think?

[juancarlospaco]

I not C expert, but I code mostly Nim lang, so I would add 50mm, 75mm, 99mm.
Those probably fit most weird manual cutting ones.
🙂

[klirichek]

That is not at all about C.
Lines have to be added to .drv, which is kind of PPD
(just find existing chunk of values, copy-paste several lines and correct them accordingly)

[juancarlospaco]

I understand, If you mean exact value,
on this model theres space between the printer thermal thing and the cutter so no need for exact value,
I probably will use 75mm or 99mm, sorry if I get the question wrong, the driver really works perfect ❕