OpenEuphoria

Re: setPrintJobProperty problem

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at agri?ulture.go?v.fr> Nov 03, 2007
• 467 views

Andy Drummond wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Andy:
> > 
> > Why can't you just install two different printers  in the CONTROL PANEL
> > 
> > using the SAME printer.
> > 
> > Call one my_portrait_printer and the other my_landscape_printer.
> > 
> > Then setup each for the defaults that you want.
> > 
> > Then you can decide which orientation you need and send it to the
> > 
> > correct installed printer.
> > 
> > Bernie
> > 
> > My files in archive:
> > WMOTOR, XMOTOR, W32ENGIN, MIXEDLIB, EU_ENGIN, WIN32ERU, WIN32API 
> > 
> > Can be downloaded here:
> > <a
> > href="http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan">http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan</a>
> 
> Now I hate to say it, but that is quite a sensible idea. It does mean I have
> to be able to select a printer using its name, which is something I can't do
> yet either, since I can't have both being "the default printer". It is worth
> a coat of looking-at, as my boss says.
> I'm not sure it is a nice solution because if I can't change orientation under
> software control then I can't change anything else either - and I can't have
> a printer setup for every variant I may want. Yes, I only want orientation
> now, but it has the feeling of being an aspirin not a cure!
> 
> Andy

I got it working, without any new routine to add.
In generic.exw:
1/ inside printDoc(), coment out the call to getPageSetup() and the test that
follows;
2/ inside onClick_MenuPrint(), insert the line

at=setPrintJobProperty(JP_Orientation,DMORIENT_LANDSCAPE)

before calling getPrinter()

And this is it. The Choose printer dialog pops up, no page setup, and text comes
out in landscape layout.

CChris