\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog},
-\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog},
-\helpref{wxPrintDialogData}{wxprintdialogdata},
-\helpref{wxPageSetupDialogData}{wxpagesetupdialogdata},
-\helpref{wxPrintDialog Overview}{wxprintdialogoverview},
-\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc},
+\helpref{wxPrintDialog}{wxprintdialog},
+\helpref{wxPageSetupDialog}{wxpagesetupdialog},
+\helpref{wxPrintDialogData}{wxprintdialogdata},
+\helpref{wxPageSetupDialogData}{wxpagesetupdialogdata},
+\helpref{wxPrintDialog Overview}{wxprintdialogoverview},
+\helpref{wxPrinterDC}{wxprinterdc},
\helpref{wxPostScriptDC}{wxpostscriptdc}
\wxheading{Remarks}
one of the following identifiers:
\begin{verbatim}
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_HIGH
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_MEDIUM
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_LOW
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_DRAFT
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_HIGH
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_MEDIUM
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_LOW
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_DRAFT
\end{verbatim}
On input you should pass one of these identifiers, but on return you may get back a positive integer
indicating the current resolution setting.
+\membersection{wxPrintData::Ok}\label{wxprintdataok}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{Ok}{\void}
+
+Returns TRUE if the print data is valid for using in print dialogs.
+This can return FALSE on Windows if the current printer is not set, for example.
+On all other platforms, it returns TRUE.
+
\membersection{wxPrintData::SetCollate}\label{wxprintdatasetcollate}
\func{void}{SetCollate}{\param{bool }{flag}}
one of the following identifiers:
\begin{verbatim}
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_HIGH
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_MEDIUM
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_LOW
-wxPRINT\_QUALITY\_DRAFT
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_HIGH
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_MEDIUM
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_LOW
+wxPRINT_QUALITY_DRAFT
\end{verbatim}
On input you should pass one of these identifiers, but on return you may get back a positive integer
is transferred to the application, so it must then be deleted
explicitly.
+\membersection{wxPrintDialog::Ok}\label{wxprintdialogok}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{Ok}{\void}
+
+Returns TRUE if the print data associated with the dialog is valid.
+This can return FALSE on Windows if the current printer is not set, for example.
+On all other platforms, it returns TRUE.
+
\membersection{wxPrintDialog::ShowModal}\label{wxprintdialogshowmodal}
\func{int}{ShowModal}{\void}
Returns the {\it to} page number, as entered by the user.
+\membersection{wxPrintDialogData::Ok}\label{wxprintdialogdataok}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{Ok}{\void}
+
+Returns TRUE if the print data is valid for using in print dialogs.
+This can return FALSE on Windows if the current printer is not set, for example.
+On all other platforms, it returns TRUE.
+
\membersection{wxPrintDialogData::SetCollate}\label{wxprintdialogdatasetcollate}
\func{void}{SetCollate}{\param{bool }{flag}}
Creates the default printing abort window, with a cancel button.
+
+\membersection{wxPrinter::GetLastError}\label{wxprintergetlasterror}
+
+\func{static wxPrinterError}{GetLastError}{\void}
+
+Return last error. Valid after calling \helpref{Print}{wxprinterprint},
+\helpref{PrintDialog}{wxprinterprintdialog} or
+\helpref{wxPrintPreview::Print}{wxprintpreviewprint}. These functions
+set last error to {\bf wxPRINTER\_NO\_ERROR} if no error happened.
+
+Returned value is one of the following:
+
+\twocolwidtha{7cm}
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{{\bf wxPRINTER\_NO\_ERROR}}{No error happened.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf wxPRINTER\_CANCELLED}}{The user cancelled printing.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf wxPRINTER\_ERROR}}{There was an error during printing.}
+\end{twocollist}
+
+
\membersection{wxPrinter::GetPrintDialogData}\label{wxprintergetprintdialogdata}
\func{wxPrintDialogData\&}{GetPrintDialogData}{\void}
the printing of a document, and whether the print dialog should be invoked first.
Print could return FALSE if there was a problem initializing the printer device context
-(current printer not set, for example).
+(current printer not set, for example) or the user cancelled printing. Call
+\helpref{wxPrinter::GetLastError}{wxprintergetlasterror} to get detailed
+information about the kind of the error.
\membersection{wxPrinter::PrintDialog}\label{wxprinterprintdialog}
Invokes the print dialog. If successful (the user did not press Cancel
and no error occurred), a suitable device context will be returned
-(otherwise NULL is returned).
+(otherwise NULL is returned -- call
+\helpref{wxPrinter::GetLastError}{wxprintergetlasterror} to get detailed
+information about the kind of the error).
The application must delete this device context to avoid a memory leak.
\func{}{wxPrintout}{\param{const wxString\& }{title = "Printout"}}
-Constructor. Pass an optional title argument (currently unused).
+Constructor. Pass an optional title argument - the curent filename would be a good idea. This will appear in the printing list
+(at least in MSW)
\membersection{wxPrintout::\destruct{wxPrintout}}
reference) and to return a tuple of four integers.
}
+\perlnote{When this method is overridden in a derived class,
+it must not take any parameters, an return a 4-element list.
+}
+
\membersection{wxPrintout::GetPageSizeMM}\label{wxprintoutgetpagesizemm}
\func{void}{GetPageSizeMM}{\param{int *}{w}, \param{int *}{h}}
\pythonnote{This method returns the output-only parameters as a tuple.}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no arguments and returns a
+2-element list {\tt ( w, h )}}
+
\membersection{wxPrintout::GetPageSizePixels}\label{wxprintoutgetpagesizepixels}
\func{void}{GetPageSizePixels}{\param{int *}{w}, \param{int *}{h}}
\pythonnote{This method returns the output-only parameters as a tuple.}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no arguments and returns a
+2-element list {\tt ( w, h )}}
+
\membersection{wxPrintout::GetPPIPrinter}\label{wxprintoutgetppiprinter}
\func{void}{GetPPIPrinter}{\param{int *}{w}, \param{int *}{h}}
\pythonnote{This method returns the output-only parameters as a tuple.}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no arguments and returns a
+2-element list {\tt ( w, h )}}
+
\membersection{wxPrintout::GetPPIScreen}\label{wxprintoutgetppiscreen}
\func{void}{GetPPIScreen}{\param{int *}{w}, \param{int *}{h}}
factor for drawing text onto the printer. Remember to multiply
this by a scaling factor to take the preview DC size into account.
+\membersection{wxPrintout::GetTitle}\label{wxprintoutgettitle}
+
+\func{wxString}{GetTitle}{\void}
+
+Returns the title of the printout
+
\pythonnote{This method returns the output-only parameters as a tuple.}
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no arguments and returns a
+2-element list {\tt ( w, h )}}
+
\membersection{wxPrintout::HasPage}\label{wxprintouthaspage}
\func{bool}{HasPage}{\param{int}{ pageNum}}
-Should be overriden to return TRUE if the document has this page, or FALSE
+Should be overridden to return TRUE if the document has this page, or FALSE
if not. Returning FALSE signifies the end of the document. By default,
HasPage behaves as if the document has only one page.
copy printed.
The base wxPrintout::OnBeginDocument {\it must} be called (and the return value
-checked) from within the overriden function, since it calls wxDC::StartDoc.
+checked) from within the overridden function, since it calls wxDC::StartDoc.
-\pythonnote{If this method is overriden in a Python class then the
+\pythonnote{If this method is overridden in a Python class then the
base class version can be called by using the method
-{\tt base_OnBeginDocument(startPage, endPage)}. }
+{\tt base\_OnBeginDocument(startPage, endPage)}. }
\membersection{wxPrintout::OnEndDocument}\label{wxprintoutonenddocument}
is called once for every copy printed.
The base wxPrintout::OnEndDocument {\it must} be called
-from within the overriden function, since it calls wxDC::EndDoc.
+from within the overridden function, since it calls wxDC::EndDoc.
\membersection{wxPrintout::OnBeginPrinting}\label{wxprintoutonbeginprinting}
\section{\class{wxPrintPreview}}\label{wxprintpreview}
-\overview{Printing framework overview}{printingoverview}
-
Objects of this class manage the print preview process. The object is passed
a wxPrintout object, and the wxPrintPreview object itself is passed to
a wxPreviewFrame object. Previewing is started by initializing and showing
Will normally be called by the {\bf Print...} panel item on the
preview frame's control bar.
+Returns FALSE in case of error -- call
+\helpref{wxPrinter::GetLastError}{wxprintergetlasterror} to get detailed
+information about the kind of the error.
+
\membersection{wxPrintPreview::RenderPage}\label{wxprintpreviewrenderpage}
\func{bool}{RenderPage}{\param{int }{pageNum}}