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Re: OT: Do we need better printing options in RB??

To: REALbasic Network Users Group <realbasic-nug at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Re: OT: Do we need better printing options in RB??
From: Rick Robinson <rickrobinson at attbi dot com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:43:00 -0700
on 1/29/02 5:08 PM, Joseph J. Strout at joe at realsoftware dot com wrote:

> At 4:58 PM -0700 1/29/02, Rick Robinson wrote:
> 
>> This looks interesting. So how would it work?
>> 
>>   g = OpenPrinterDialog(ps)
>>   self.drawInto(g,0,0)
>> 
>> ???
> 
> Pretty much.
> 
>> Obviously one might need to play with x & y to get the window output
>> centered, etc.
> 
> Yep.
> 
>> How are page overruns handled?
> 
> Presumably you'd design the window you're using as a printer form so
> that it's about page sized.  But, in short, they're not handled --
> handle them yourself by calling g.NextPage, and then self.DrawInto
> again with adjusted X and Y.
> 
> Cheers,
> - Joe



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