Re: [PHP] Printing landscape

[Luis Mirabal]

actually, you can control your printer, look:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.printer-set-option.php
you have to do:

$handle = printer_open();
printer_set_option ($handle,  PRINTER_ORIENTATION ,
PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
printer_close($handle);

you've got many interesting options with this function.

( These functions are only available under Windows 9.x, ME, NT4 and 2000.
They have been added in PHP 4.0.4.)

and you can do something about the phase of the moon too, look here :P

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/1201.html?download=targz

Cheers,
Luis.

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Re: [PHP] Printing landscape

[Firman Wandayandi]

Hi Lou,

Printer function to do that is printer_set_option()
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.printer-set-option.php

The code might be like this:

--- begin code ---

$handle = printer_open();
printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_ORIENTATION,
 PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
..

--- end code ---

PS: This function only available under Windows and I cannot found javascript
function to do that, if you found it, please tell me.

Good Luck,
Firman


- Original Message -
From: "Lou Apolonia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:35 PM
Subject: [PHP] Printing landscape


> Is there a function/parameter that tells the printer to print in
> landscape?  I believe I've searched through the Printer Functions and
> haven't encountered such a thing.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> L
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Re: [PHP] Printing landscape

[Marek Kilimajer]

Lou Apolonia wrote:

Is there a function/parameter that tells the printer to print in
landscape?  I believe I've searched through the Printer Functions and
haven't encountered such a thing.
Any help is appreciated.

L

Do you mean how is the output printed on the client machine?

Then use css:

@media print {
size: landscape;
}
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Re: [PHP] Printing landscape

[David T-G]

Lou --

...and then Lou Apolonia said...
% 
% Is there a function/parameter that tells the printer to print in
% landscape?  I believe I've searched through the Printer Functions and
% haven't encountered such a thing.

In general, no.  Since PHP runs on the server, it has nothing to do with
your browser or printer or parllel port or phase of the moon.

You might be able to embed printer commands to switch to landscape as
part of your output stream, but it would depend on the printer and not be
very portable.

You could probably find some javascript to tell the browser to tell the
printer to use landscape, but I not only wouldn't sully myself by going
there :-) but don't have the slightest idea where to look anyway.

There's always educating/training the user, but that can be the hardest
task of all! ;-)


% 
% Any help is appreciated.

Good luck!


HTH & HAND

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[PHP] Printing landscape

[Lou Apolonia]

Is there a function/parameter that tells the printer to print in
landscape?  I believe I've searched through the Printer Functions and
haven't encountered such a thing.

Any help is appreciated.

L

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