Thanks guys. I will look into wxPython printing. And by the way, I really do like the PDF output for all other situations.
Ed Leafe wrote: > On Dec 15, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > >> I need to be able to print to preprinted forms like packing slips or >> checks. Assuming I have a Dabo app that needs to do this type of >> printing, what approach should I take? Is there a module similar to >> Reportlab that supports printing to a printer? Does the report >> designer >> only work with Reportlab? > > There are printing routines in wxPython, but they are very low-level: > you basically have to use the base drawing routines to draw your > output to a device context, and then send that DC to the printer. I've > tried to wrap that a couple of times in the past, but it is too > difficult to easily abstract out. > > The Report Designer does only work with ReportLab, and I don't know > of a generic way to print from there. I know some Linux systems can > simply pipe the pdf to the lp device, but that's not too generic of a > solution. > > > -- Ed Leafe -- Jeff Jeff Johnson [email protected] Phoenix Python User Group - [email protected] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
