Tanes, On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Tanes Sriviroolchai wrote:
> If you point me out where I can get latest sources in php4/ext/printer, I > would love to provide a patch for this problem. I don't know why source > codes of this module (printer) is not included in php distribution source > code. It was moved to pear/PECL: http://cvs.php.net/cvs.php/pear/PECL/printer regards, Derick > >From: Derick Rethans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >CC: PHP Developers Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: #18412 [Com]: PRINTER_ORIENTATION > >Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 08:29:17 +0200 (CEST) > > > >Hello Tanes, > > > >would it be possible for you to make a patch to this function? > > > >regards, > >Derick > > > >On 26 Aug 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > ID: 18412 > > > Comment by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Status: Open > > > Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function > > > Operating System: win98 > > > PHP Version: 4.2.1 > > > New Comment: > > > > > > SUGGESTION > > > ========== > > > > > > After looking in source code (printer.c) carefully, I beleive that > > > whatever you have set through has no effect. (I could be wrong if the > > > source code I saw is too old. Anyway, it is the only one I can find.) > > > The problem is that the steps of setting printing properties > > > recommended by Microsoft are not followed. The printer_open() simply > > > get current settings by calling DocumentProperties() with > > > DM_OUT_BUFFER. Subsequent setting using printer_set_option() simply > > > modifies these setting parameters in the buffer. Lacking of 2 steps in > > > order to make setting printing options working, > > > (1) modify resource->device->dmFields bit to indicate which parameters > > > have been changed > > > (2) Call DocumentProperties() with DM_OUT_BUFFER | DM_IN_BUFFER. The > > > resource->device must be passed to the function also. > > > > > > I suggest modify printer_set_option() to modify > > > resource->device->dmFields bit as well as resource->device->dmXXX and > > > create another option parameter - PRINTER_SET_OPTION_NOW that will call > > > DocumentProperties() with DM_OUT_BUFFER | DM_IN_BUFFER. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Tanes Sriviroolchai > > > > > > > > > Previous Comments: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > [2002-08-25 23:28:51] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > I have the same problem with Win2000/IIS too. There is no effect on > > > using printer_set_option with PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE. > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > [2002-07-18 09:15:39] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > I use > > > > > > printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_ORIENTATION, > > > PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE); > > > > > > to set the printer option and try to print some text in landscape > > > (value=2) but the output still shows up in portrait (value=1). > > > > > > (printer_get_option($handle, PRINTER_ORIENTATION ) = 2); > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=18412&edit=1 > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Derick Rethans http://www.derickrethans.nl/ > > JDI Media Solutions http://www.jdimedia.nl/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derick Rethans http://www.derickrethans.nl/ JDI Media Solutions http://www.jdimedia.nl/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
