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The following instructions are for specific receipt printers, but can probably be used to help with setup of other brands as well.
For these instructions, we are using version 5,0,3,0 of the Epson TM-T88III print driver; the EPSON TM-T88IV version is ReceiptE4. Register at the EpsonExpert Technical Resource Center website to gain access to the drivers; go to Technical Resources, then choose the printer model from the Printers drop-down list.
Click Start > Printers and Faxes > Right click the receipt printer > Properties:
Advanced Tab, click Printing Defaults button
Layout Tab: Paper size: Roll Paper 80 x 297mm
TM-T88III: Layout Tab: Check Reduce Printing and Fit to Printable Width
TM-T88IV: Check Reduced Size Print; Click OK on the popup window that appears. Fit to Printable Width should be automatically selected.
OK your way out of there.
Under File > Page Setup:
Shrink to fit page on Format & Options tab
0,0,0,0 for Margins on Margins & Header/Footer Tab. This makes the receipts use all available space on the paper roll.
Set all Headers/Footers to -blank-. This removes all of the gunk you might normally find on a print from Firefox, such as the URL, number of pages, etc.
Click OK
Set the default printer settings in Firefox so you don't see a "Print" dialog:
Go to File > Print
Set the Printer to the receipt printer.
Click the Advanced (or Properties) button
Layout Tab: Paper size: Roll Paper 80 x 297mm
TM-T88III: Layout Tab: Check Reduce Printing and Fit to Printable Width
TM-T88IV: Check Reduced Size Print; click OK on the popup window that appears. Fit to Printable Width should be automatically selected.
OK your way out, go ahead and print whatever page you are on.
Type about:config, in the address bar. Click "I'll be careful, I promise!" on the warning message.
Type, print.always in Filter.
Look for print.always_print_silent.
If the preference is there then set the value to true.
If the preference is not there (and it shouldn't be in most browsers) you have to add the preference.
Right click the preference area and select New > Boolean
Type print.always_print_silent in the dialog box and set the value to True. This sets the print settings in Firefox to always use the same settings and print without showing a dialog box.
Setting the print.always_print_silent setting in about:config DISABLES the ability to choose a printer in Firefox.