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| -rw-r--r-- | FL/Fl_Printer.H | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/Fl_Abstract_Printer.cxx | 6 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Printer.H b/FL/Fl_Printer.H index f8dc9844c..bd2859638 100644 --- a/FL/Fl_Printer.H +++ b/FL/Fl_Printer.H @@ -52,19 +52,24 @@ </ul> In both cases, begin by start_job(), start_page(), printable_rect() and origin() calls and finish by end_page() and end_job() calls. - <p>On Xlib-based platforms (<i>e.g.</i>, Linux, Unix), this class is implemented as + <p><b>Platform specifics</b> + <ul> + <li>Xlib-based platforms (<i>e.g.</i>, Linux, Unix): this class is implemented as a subclass of Fl_PSfile_Device. - <p>On Xlib-based platforms, the static public attributes of this class - can be used to set the print dialog to other languages than English. For example, the "Printer:" - dialog item Fl_Printer::dialog_printer can be set to French with: + Use the static public attributes of this class to set the print dialog to other languages + than English. For example, the "Printer:" dialog item Fl_Printer::dialog_printer can be set to French with: \code Fl_Printer::dialog_printer = "Imprimante:"; Fl_Printer myprinter; myprinter.start_job(); \endcode Use Fl_PSfile_Device::file_chooser_title to customize the title of the file chooser dialog that opens - when using the "Print To File" option of the print dialog. - \see Fl_PSfile_Device. + when using the "Print To File" option of the print dialog. + Class Fl_RGB_Image prints but looses its transparency if it has one. + <li>MSWindows platform: class Fl_RGB_Image looses its transparency if it has one, and doesn't rotate() well. + A workaround is to use the print_window_part() call. + <li>Mac OS X platform: all graphics requests print as on display. + </ul> */ class Fl_Printer : public Fl_Abstract_Printer { private: diff --git a/src/Fl_Abstract_Printer.cxx b/src/Fl_Abstract_Printer.cxx index 404f52ae7..e36758d34 100644 --- a/src/Fl_Abstract_Printer.cxx +++ b/src/Fl_Abstract_Printer.cxx @@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ The widget's position on the printed page is determined by the last call to origin() and by the optional delta_x and delta_y arguments. Its dimensions are in points unless there was a previous call to scale(). - <br>Under MSWindows and X11, Fl_RGB_Image's are printed without transparency. - A workaround is to use the print_window_part() call. @param[in] widget Any FLTK widget (e.g., standard, custom, window). @param[in] delta_x Optional horizontal offset for positioning the widget relatively to the current origin of graphics functions. @@ -259,8 +257,8 @@ void Fl_Abstract_Printer::scale (float scale_x, float scale_y) {} /** @brief Rotates the graphics operations relatively to paper. * - The rotation is centered on the current graphics origin. Successive rotate() calls don't combine their effects. - On MSWindows, Fl_RGB_Image's don't rotate well; print_window_part() is an efficient workaround. + The rotation is centered on the current graphics origin. + Successive rotate() calls don't combine their effects. @param angle Rotation angle in counterclockwise degrees. */ void Fl_Abstract_Printer::rotate(float angle) {} |