[Gambas-user] printer problem

[Charlie Reinl]

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

-- 
Cordialement
Charlie