Am Freitag, den 05.02.2010, 17:45 +0100 schrieb Doriano Blengino:
> Charlie Reinl ha scritto:
> > Am Freitag, den 05.02.2010, 17:06 +0100 schrieb Doriano Blengino:
> >
> >> Charlie Reinl ha scritto:
> >>
> >>>>> So I repeat my question, where/how can I see/test the output device,
> >>>>> after printer.setup.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> Printer.name.
> >>>> This name identifies a CUPS device, and has little to do with the
> >>>> physical device.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Salut,
> >>>
> >>> about Printer.Setup()
> >>>
> >>> It is easily possible to leave Printer.Setup() with the Printer.Name and
> >>> the Printer.file filled (see attached Printer Properties.png)
> >>>
> >>> This happened, while jumping between, "Print to printer" and "Print to
> >>> file" or simply when your Printer object is called several times with
> >>> different targets.
> >>>
> >>> The Printer object knows, what to do, so there is not the problem.
> >>> But if the gambas-coder, after leaving the Printer.Setup(), wants to
> >>> know if "Print to printer" or "Print to file" was chosen, he has as
> >>> possibility only to ask if Printer.Name or Printer.file are filled.
> >>>
> >>> And that can be (as in Printer Properties.png shown) both one.
> >>>
> >>> So what is needed, is a "target property" which says something like
> >>> target = printer or target = file
> >>>
> >>> Gambas2=2.19.0 Revision: 2654
> >>> qt
> >>>
> >>>
> >> It seems to me, but I could be wrong, that if printer.file is filled,
> >> then the job goes to a file. If it is empty, then the job goes to a
> >> "real" printer. About the setup() dialog, may be it is bugged - I mean,
> >> perhaps it is possible to close the dialog and have both printer.file
> >> and printer.name set.
> >>
> >> === correction ===
> >> it is bugged.
> >> I made a simple project where setup() is called and just after return
> >> the values of .file and .name are printed. It is so easy to get them
> >> both set...
> >>
> >> -- BUT THERE IS A WORKAROUND --
> >>
> >> Just set printer.file="" before invoking setup(). Apparently they did
> >> more work than what is documented. This solves. The printer.file get set
> >> only if you press OK having "Print to file" checked.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > That works for a clean entry. But do it also for Printer.Name
> >
> >
> No, the result after
>
> printer.file = ""
> printer.setup
>
> is predictable:
>
> if printer.file<>"" then
> ' output goes to a file
> printer.copies=1
> else
> ' output goes to a real printer
> application.messagebox("Take the toasting bread out of the printer
> named " & printer.name)
> application.messagebox("Now put some blank paper into the printer")
> endif
>
> ...or am I missing something?
Salut,just something to play and see. -- Amicalement Charlie
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