printer settings

nb: these routines are obsolete and should no longer be used!

the following functions are used to control postscript printing. under windows, postscript output can only be sent to a file.

include files

<wx/dcps.h>

::wxgetprintercommand
::wxgetprinterfile
::wxgetprintermode
::wxgetprinteroptions
::wxgetprinterorientation
::wxgetprinterpreviewcommand
::wxgetprinterscaling
::wxgetprintertranslation
::wxsetprintercommand
::wxsetprinterfile
::wxsetprintermode
::wxsetprinteroptions
::wxsetprinterorientation
::wxsetprinterpreviewcommand
::wxsetprinterscaling
::wxsetprintertranslation

::wxgetprintercommand

wxstring wxgetprintercommand()

gets the printer command used to print a file. the default is lpr.

::wxgetprinterfile

wxstring wxgetprinterfile()

gets the postscript output filename.

::wxgetprintermode

int wxgetprintermode()

gets the printing mode controlling where output is sent (ps_preview, ps_file or ps_printer). the default is ps_preview.

::wxgetprinteroptions

wxstring wxgetprinteroptions()

gets the additional options for the print command (e.g. specific printer). the default is nothing.

::wxgetprinterorientation

int wxgetprinterorientation()

gets the orientation (ps_portrait or ps_landscape). the default is ps_portrait.

::wxgetprinterpreviewcommand

wxstring wxgetprinterpreviewcommand()

gets the command used to view a postscript file. the default depends on the platform.

::wxgetprinterscaling

void wxgetprinterscaling(float *x, float *y)

gets the scaling factor for postscript output. the default is 1.0, 1.0.

::wxgetprintertranslation

void wxgetprintertranslation(float *x, float *y)

gets the translation (from the top left corner) for postscript output. the default is 0.0, 0.0.

::wxsetprintercommand

void wxsetprintercommand(const wxstring& command)

sets the printer command used to print a file. the default is lpr.

::wxsetprinterfile

void wxsetprinterfile(const wxstring& filename)

sets the postscript output filename.

::wxsetprintermode

void wxsetprintermode(int mode)

sets the printing mode controlling where output is sent (ps_preview, ps_file or ps_printer). the default is ps_preview.

::wxsetprinteroptions

void wxsetprinteroptions(const wxstring& options)

sets the additional options for the print command (e.g. specific printer). the default is nothing.

::wxsetprinterorientation

void wxsetprinterorientation(int orientation)

sets the orientation (ps_portrait or ps_landscape). the default is ps_portrait.

::wxsetprinterpreviewcommand

void wxsetprinterpreviewcommand(const wxstring& command)

sets the command used to view a postscript file. the default depends on the platform.

::wxsetprinterscaling

void wxsetprinterscaling(float x, float y)

sets the scaling factor for postscript output. the default is 1.0, 1.0.

::wxsetprintertranslation

void wxsetprintertranslation(float x, float y)

sets the translation (from the top left corner) for postscript output. the default is 0.0, 0.0.