Printing labels with dot-matrix printer!

[mikehoot]

I have designed a label printing application that prints stored labels for pharmacy items.

All works fine except I am using a true-type font at the moment and this causes the dot-matrix printer (Epson) to print as bitmaps, which are blurred.

The solution would be to use a printer font, but the ones supplied are too wide for my needs.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I could use a printer font in a condensed format? Or any other ideas?

I have been in touch with Epson but all they gave me was a ESC/P programming manual and it was far too much hard work.....

Thanks B-)