Print: Line Printer Output

PRint is an optional keyword to the AXIS, WRITE, or WINDOW functions. It has no stand-alone meaning.

• The
  printer_tool
  from the toolbar (or Ctrl+P) allow to print directly:
  • the current script file
  • list-files opened via WINDOW(Title = filename)
  • modeless dialogs opened by DLG(win=...)
  • pixel prints of a window opened by WINDOW(...)
  • alternative save as bitmap
  • save a formatted MatrixExplorer dialog to file.
• To
  print_under_program_control
  texts, shapes, graphics use
  • AXIS(..., PRint=n) ! to print graphics
  • WRITE(..., PRint=n) ! to print numbers or strings
  • WINDOW(..., PRint=n) ! to redirect window output to printer
  • n = 1: line printer output: add any combination of n that make sense
  • n = 2: output to screen only
  • n = 4: Suspend printing
  • n = 8: Close printer (eject paper)
  • n = 16: no printer footnote (a combination of script, file, date, time, and page number
  • n = 32: call font manager first
  • n = 64: select fixed font
  • n = 128: print in landscape mode
  • n = 256: new page
  • n = 512: white background for AXIS generated graphs
  • n = 1024: call font manager and print setup dialog first
  • WRITE(PRint=1+64+128+8) list ! select fix font and print list in landscape mode. Close printer when done.
• To
  printing_geometrical_shapes
  (rectangle, ellipse,..):
  • WRITE(.., PRint=n, DeCoRation ='decoration-string')
  where decoration-string can have comma-separated commands like:
  • 'RA=4,H=20,W=10' for a red (=4, see Colors) rectangle, 20 characters high, 10 characters wide
  • 'LS=1' LandScape print
  • 'LS=0' Portrait print (no LandScape)
• A
  dialog_box_print
  can be started from a dialog box button which includes a $P in the button prefix:
  • DLG( .., Button = '$P:PrintThisDialog')