From ff248a9b68d65214f107727e229be9d00355acb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Lothan <joe@lothan.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:25:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix spacing and cut line

---
 print_tape.py | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/print_tape.py b/print_tape.py
index 404fbe3..c8ab96d 100644
--- a/print_tape.py
+++ b/print_tape.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import sys
 
 from escpos.printer import Dummy
 
-# TM-T88V: 42 columns at Font A on 80mm paper
-LINE_WIDTH = 42
+# TM-T88V with 90° rotation: Font A chars are 24 dots wide (instead of 12),
+# so 512 printable dots / 24 = 21 chars fit across the 80mm paper width.
+LINE_WIDTH = 21
 
 
 def print_trade(p, symbol, lots, price):
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ def main():
             price = float(price_str)
             print_trade(p, symbol, lots, price)
 
+    # Feed past the cutter (~20mm above print head, ~12 lines at 12-dot spacing)
+    p.text("\n" * 16)
     p.cut()
 
     with open(output_file, "wb") as f: