Re: monitor printer ink use -for refillers

de Gordon Abbot 05/05/2006 12:42

freewarefreedomforce@gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe this will work for you.
>
> Program for ink and laser printers (Hewlett Packard, Canon, Epson,
> ...). Program allows you to find out the amount of ink/toner in your
> printer according to the number of already printed pages.
>
> When you start the program then a new icon will appear in your system
> tray - the area with the time in it. The programs icon is a printer
> picture. When you right click on the icon then you will see a programs
> menu.
>
> InkMonitor menu:
> "About InkMonitor..."
> displays information about version of the program.
>
> "Program Options..."
> displays a dialog where you can set programs properties.
>
> "Print Details..."
> displays a detailed dialog with data about printed pages.
>
> "Display Program Status..."
> displays current status of the program.
>
> When you install a new cartridge in your printer, clear the program
> data by choosing "Delete All" in "Print Details..." dialog. To allow
> the program to work correctly choose Options... dialog, select the
> printer you use and select the correct cartridge. If you want the
> program to work automatically then select "Automatic Print Quality
> detection" and "Automatic print detection for the printer". This will
> tell the program to watch the current printer and save all the
> information about printed pages in its data file so that it can figure
> out the amount of the ink in your printer.
> If you want to see detailed information about printed pages then choose
> "Print Details...". Because of this detailed dialog you can use the
> program as a tracking tool for your printer.
> If you want to be sure that users will not change program parameter or
> that they will not stop the program, then you can protect the program
> by a password (set in Options dialog).
>
> Advanced:
> You can modify the InkMonitor.xml file of the program. The structure of
> the file should be clear to you if you are familiar with XML syntax. If
> you don't understand XML then you should not edit the file. If you
> double click the file, then it will be opened in Internet Explorer in a
> table form (according to the stylesheet called Xml2Html.xsl).
>
> If you update the cartridges in the xml file, then please send me a
> copy of it so that more users can use the program on a wider variety of
> printers. The program can be also used on laser printers if you know
> the approximate amount of pages printed by your toner cartridge.
>
> http://www.pokluda.cz/support/inkmonitor.aspx
>
Thanks- just what I was looking for.

GA

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