Ed Leafe wrote: > On Feb 28, 2007, at 12:23 PM, Michael Hipp wrote: > >>> My opinion, but I don't see >>> the need since we can generate files that look professional and >>> can be >>> printed from a host of reader apps. >> Therein lies the problem: reader apps. It's great if the objective >> is for the >> *user* to be able to print, then creating various files like PDFs >> that the >> user can view in some external program and click print is great. >> But if you >> want the *program* to print them you quickly hit a brick wall. > > Take a look at http://wxwidgets.org/manuals/2.6.3/wx_wxprintout.html > > Printing is very, very low-level in wxPython. This would require a > major effort, probably on par with creating the Dabo grid, in order > to achieve basic printing in Dabo.
My point is that we can first write to a wx.PostscriptDC, and send that to a wx.Printout and/or a wx.PrintPreview. I think it would be a worthy effort, but for a post-1.0 milestone. > Does ReportLab have an option of 'to printer' instead of opening up > the output in a preview? If so, that could handle a large amount of > our printing needs. Reportlab only handle producing the PDF. It offers nothing in the way of viewing or printing. -- pkm ~ http://paulmcnett.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users
