[Gambas-user] Yet another simple printing question !

[Tobias Boege]

On Fri, 21 Mar 2014, Vasilis Kanatas wrote:
> Thanks Tobi,
> 
> I tried to find a solution in order to print Labels that I placed into a
> ScrollArea.
> It is obvious that it only prints the background of the ScrollArea and not
> the Labels or Buttons or anything other  that I put there in design time.
> 
> So the problem remains!

Yes, I told you what your problem is, not how to solve it, hoping you could
figure it out yourself.

> How can I place data on a form (or any container of this form) and then
> print them as I see them?
> Actually I only want to place text in Labels and then get a print (a
> receipt)
> 

If you want to use that method, the only way I see is to capture a
screenshot of your program or desktop and then cut it appropriately. We
already did this as a replica for Gambas 2's Control.Grab() but it is
inherently inexact. We used the following code:

Public Function ActiveGrab() As Picture
  With New DesktopWindow(Desktop.ActiveWindow)
    Return Desktop.Screenshot(.X, .Y, .W, .H)
  End With
End

together with the Desktop facilities from gb.desktop.

BUT, there is gb.report which I have never used but from what I heard here
on the list seems EXACTLY what you need...

Regards,
Tobi

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