Morovia PCL Barcodes & More was conceived to provide a soft font
solution that allows customers whose applications are based on the original
HP PCL Barcodes & More cartridge to upgrade their printers without
interruption of the operation. HP used to sell a cartridge font-based
barcode solution called
Bar codes & More™.
The cartridge contains several PCL bitmap fonts to print
barcodes such as Code 3 of 9, UPC and US Zip barcode.
New printer models no longer carry this package.
This leaves many customers in dilemma: they have to either
rewrite their applications at the time of a printer upgrade,
or keep the old slow printer.
Considering the demands for a compatible solution so that the
original programs can continue to function without interruption
or invest heavy cost rewriting the code, Morovia has developed a
soft-font based
solution. The fonts have the identical characteristics as the
HP package, yet they are independently developed by Morovia and
Morovia holds the Intellectual Property rights to the product.
After the soft fonts are downloaded and made permanent in your
printer, your application continues to operate as if the original HP
cartridge is still in place.
To enjoy the benefits you must have a PCL-compatible printer.
Most LaserJet printers manufacturered by HP meet the requirements, and
many others also have the PCL interpreator built in.
If you are not sure about the compatibility of your printer model,
check with the manufacturer.
Although early printers have the PCL interpreter built-in the printer
hardware, nowadays some inexpensive models place the PCL interpretor on the
host side (often called host-based PCL interpretor). You can not send
PCL commands to these printers directly via LPR command.
The soft fonts included in version 1.5 are all 600-dpi bitmap fonts.
Consequently the printer must have at least 600 dpi resolution to use
these fonts. They are "bitmap" fonts - each character is described with an array
of pixels instead of vector drawings. Therefore, they only print the size
designated and can not be scaled.
The Font Kit comprises the following soft fonts:
Existing 1.x customers can download this version
here (License name and Registration Code
are required to download from our web site).
Morovia PCL Bar codes & More™ package
is licensed based on the number
of printers and the computers connecting to the printers. Each license
allows 1 printer and 10 computers using the font. For example, if your
working environment has two printers installed with our PCL fonts and
there are 30 computers are using these printers, you will need to
purchase 30/10 = 3 licenses. The evaluation fonts are provided for
sole evaluation purpose, for up to 30 days. You agree that you will
not decompile reverse-engineer or convert the fonts into other digital
formats.
The price for PCL Barcodes & More is $129USD.
To purchase the package, click
here.
To download the free evaluation version, click on the
download button on this page.
