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?
Regards,
Doriano
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