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@ -43,3 +43,47 @@ This is done by appending it the the mentioned connection string and will look l
`usb://Brother/QL-600?serial=000J1Z140282`.
The examples using the Brother printer are taken from a
[dwaves article](https://dwaves.de/2022/07/13/gnu-linux-debian-11-how-to-setup-brother-ql-600-labelprinter/).
### Custom Formats For Brother Printers
Especially when using continuos-length Brother label printers it can be useful to set up custom
formats.
After setting up the CUPS install the package that provides
`brpapertoollpr_<printer name in cups>` which differs from printer to printer.
For example when using a Brother QL-600 this command is named `brpapertoollpr_ql600` and on some
[Linux](/wiki/linux.md) distributions like [Arch Linux](/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md) is provided in a
package called `brother-ql600`.
To then set up a new custom format run the following command.
```sh
brpapertoollpr_<printer name in command> -P <printer name in cups> -n <format name> -w <width> -h <height>
```
`<printer name in command>` is the part of the command that corresponds to the printer as described
in the previous sentence.
`<printer name in cups>` and `<format name>` are the name of the printer already set up and given in
CUPS and the name chosen for the new format.
And `<width>` and `<height>` are width and height of the new format both given in millimeters.
A complete command could look something like the following.
```sh
brpapertoollpr_ql600 -P Brother_QL-600 -n "62mmx12mm" -w 62 -h 12
```
The command to delete a custom format is the following.
It uses the same variables and names as the command above.
```sh
brpapertoollpr_ql600 -P <printer name> -d <format name>
```
The usage of this command could look similar to the following example.
```sh
brpapertoollpr_ql600 -P Brother_QL-600 -d "62mmx12mm"
```
After setting up the new format it can be selected in the CUPS interface and used with the Brother
printer it was set up for.