2. The Label Designer
2.1 Overview – Limitations of the browser environment
TrueNet runs entirely within the web browser environment, and this may impose some
restrictions such as the amount of memory available for extensive graphics or
complicated designs. If you are experiencing problems importing graphics files, consult
the section ’Optimizing your browser for TrueNet’, or consider using TrueView as an
alternative to your web browser. See the section on TrueView for more information.
2.2 Label Designer – Main Window Overview
The main window of the Label Designer is filled with the design view, showing the disc
and mask for the center hole (or entire disc hub), and the mask on the outside of the
disc. To the right is the main text and graphics import tool bar. Along the top is a toolbar
that includes File Open & Save buttons, together with a font selector, color selector and
other text related tools.
The Label Designer (above) enables the creation of a label design which can be sent to
any of the supported printer types attached to TrueNet compatible Network Devices,
without the need to install printer drivers.
The Label Designer is a basic label design tool. If you need advanced graphics features
for your design, select your favorite graphics design tool to create your label, and export
the label as a JPEG, TIFF (8 bit), or BMP file (all types should use the RGB color palette).
These can be imported into the Label Designer as a background image and automatically
scaled with the edges and center hole being masked for the printer type. The imported
