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### brother\_ql\_web
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This is a web service to print labels on Brother QL label printers.
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It offers:
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* a Web GUI allowing you to print your labels at */labeldesigner*,
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* an API at */api/print/text/Your_Text?font_size=100&font_family=Minion%20Pro&font_style=Semibold*
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to print a label containing 'Your Text' with the specified font properties.
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2016-11-20 16:34:14 +02:00
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You need Python 3 for this software to work.
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#### Installation
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Get the code:
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git clone https://github.com/pklaus/brother_ql_web.git
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or download [the ZIP file](https://github.com/pklaus/brother_ql_web/archive/master.zip) and unpack it.
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Install the requirements:
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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#### Usage
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To start the server, run `./brother_ql_web.py`. Here's its command line interface:
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usage: brother_ql_web.py [-h] [--port PORT] [--loglevel LOGLEVEL]
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[--font-folder FONT_FOLDER]
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[--model {QL-500,QL-550,QL-560,QL-570,QL-580N,QL-650TD,QL-700,QL-710W,QL-720NW,QL-1050,QL-1060N}]
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printer
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positional arguments:
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printer String descriptor for the printer to use (like
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tcp://192.168.0.23:9100 or file:///dev/usb/lp0)
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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--port PORT
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--loglevel LOGLEVEL
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--font-folder FONT_FOLDER
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folder for additional .ttf/.otf fonts
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--model {QL-500,QL-550,QL-560,QL-570,QL-580N,QL-650TD,QL-700,QL-710W,QL-720NW,QL-1050,QL-1060N}
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The model of your printer (default: QL-500)
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