How can an ipad Restaurant menu application print receipt from printers that do not have airprint functionality?
iPad 2, iOS 4.2
Basically by using one of the apps which handle printing. There are several different ones, they work in different ways, and you need to simply look in the Store for what looks like it will meet your needs.
You'll need to find a printing app. There are a wide variety, some of which might be printer specific. I don't use any so some may be able to suggest some to you.
Can the printing app work from within the restaurant menu app? Example the situation is - when I press the print button within the Restaurant application it should directly identify a printer without I going out of this app to print from a different app. Thx.
Almost certainly not. Most of these apps require a file to print, they aren't just a front end. Besides that, there is no underlying file handling system in iOS, and only very limited ways for the sandboxed apps to communicate with each other.
If you are runing a restrauant, and really want a way to print the output, a dedicated AirPrint machine would really be the best way to go. No muss no fuss, and no confusion over which printer etc. the hps start well below 100, and I suspect others do as well.
I may have misunderstood your post, but having a customer order, then hit print sounds kind of slick. Your developer can easily add print function to whatever menu app you are asking for.
You are correct about the Airprint printers, however the Restaurants use receipt printers for reception and kitchen, from what I know there are no airprint receipt printers available in the market.
Does the developer need to add printer drivers to the print function within the App, so that the app could recognize the printer? Thx.
No, he will only be able to add a standard print call, which will send it to only an AirPrint printer. If you are locked into the specific receipt printer in a restrauant, you have a problem. But hey, you are doing something new. Remember when fax machines were a big deal? All the take out places went and bought fax machine to print orders.
How can I print from my ipad restaurant menu application without using airprint?
