iwidgets::canvasprintbox(1) [incr Widgets] iwidgets::canvasprintbox(1)
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NAME
iwidgets::canvasprintbox - Create and manipulate a canvas print box widget
SYNOPSIS
iwidgets::canvasprintbox pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Widget <- iwidgets::Canvasprintbox
STANDARD OPTIONS
activeBackground background borderWidth cursor
foreground highlightBackground highlightColor highlightThickness
insertBackground insertBorderWidth insertOffTime insertOnTime
insertWidth relief repeatDelay repeatInterval
selectBackground selectBorderWidth selectForeground
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Name: filename
Class: FileName
Command-Line Switch: -filename
The file to write the postscript output to (Only when output is set to "file"). If posterizing
is turned on and hpagecnt and/or vpagecnt is more than 1, x.y is appended to the filename
where x is the horizontal page number and y the vertical page number.
Name: hpagecnt
Class: PageCnt
Command-Line Switch: -hpagecnt
Is used in combination with posterize to determine over how many pages the output should be
distributed. This attribute specifies how many pages should be used horizontaly. Any change
to this attribute will automatically update the "stamp". Defaults to 1.
Name: orient
Class: Orient
Command-Line Switch: -orient
Determines the orientation of the output to the printer (or file). It can take the value
"portrait" or "landscape" (default). Changes to this attribute will be reflected immediately
in the "stamp". Defaults to "landscape" but will be changed automaticaly to the value deemed
appropiate for the current canvas. Setting this attribute when the canvasprintbox is first
constructed (instead of using the "configure" method) will turn off the auto adjustment of
this attribute.
Name: output
Class: Output
Command-Line Switch: -output
Specifies where the postscript output should go: to the printer or to a file. Can take on the
values "printer" or "file". The corresponding entry-widget will reflect the contents of
either the printcmd attribute or the filename attribute. Defaults to "printer".
Name: pageSize
Class: PageSize
Command-Line Switch: -pagesize
The pagesize the printer supports. Changes to this attribute will be reflected immediately in
the "stamp". Defaults to "a4".
Name: posterize
Class: Posterize
Command-Line Switch: -posterize
Indicates if posterizing is turned on or not. Posterizing the output means that it is possible
to distribute the output over more than one page. This way it is possible to print a can-
vas/region which is larger than the specified pagesize without stretching. If used in combina-tion combination
tion with stretching it can be used to "blow up" the contents of a canvas to as large as size
as you want (See attributes: hpagecnt and vpagecnt). Any change to this attribute will auto-matically automatically
matically update the "stamp". Defaults to 0.
Name: printCmd
Class: PrintCmd
Command-Line Switch: -printcmd
The command to execute when printing the postscript output. The command will get the post-script postscript
script directed to its standard input (Only when output is set to "printer"). Defaults to
"lpr".
Name: printRegion
Class: PrintRegion
Command-Line Switch: -printregion
A list of four coordinates specifying which part of the canvas to print. An empty list means
that the canvas' entire scrollregion should be printed. Any change to this attribute will
automatically update the "stamp". Defaults to an empty list.
Name: stretch
Class: Stretch
Command-Line Switch: -stretch
Determines if the output should be stretched to fill the page (as defined by the attribute
pagesize) as large as possible. The aspect-ratio of the output will be retained and the output
will never fall outside of the boundaries of the page. Defaults to 0 but will be changed
automaticaly to the value deemed appropiate for the current canvas. Setting this attribute
when the canvasprintbox is first constructed (instead of using the "configure" method) will
turn off the auto adjustment of this attribute.
Name: vPageCnt
Class: PageCnt
Command-Line Switch: -vpagecnt
Is used in combination with "posterize" to determine over how many pages the output should be
distributed. This attribute specifies how many pages should be used verticaly. Any change to
this attribute will automatically update the "stamp". Defaults to 1.
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DESCRIPTION
Implements a print box for printing the contents of a canvas widget to a printer or a file. It is
possible to specify page orientation, the number of pages to print the image on and if the output
should be stretched to fit the page. Options exist to control the appearance and actions of the wid-get. widget.
get.
METHODS
The iwidgets::canvasprintbox command creates a new Tcl command whose name is pathName. This command
may be used to invoke various operations on the widget. It has the following general form:
pathName option ?arg arg ...?
Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are possible
for canvasprintbox widgets:
WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS
pathName cget option
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of
the values accepted by the iwidgets::canvasprintbox command.
pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no option is specified, returns a
list describing all of the available options for pathName (see Tk_ConfigureInfo for informa-tion information
tion on the format of this list). If option is specified with no value, then the command
returns a list describing the one named option (this list will be identical to the correspond-ing corresponding
ing sublist of the value returned if no option is specified). If one or more option-value
pairs are specified, then the command modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given
value(s); in this case the command returns an empty string. Option may have any of the val-ues values
ues accepted by the iwidgets::canvasprintbox command.
pathName getoutput
Returns the value of the printercmd or filename option depending on the current setting of
output.
pathName print
Perfrom the actual printing of the canvas using the current settings of all the attributes.
Returns a boolean indicating wether the printing was successful or not.
pathName refresh
Retrieves the current value for all edit fields and updates the stamp accordingly. Is useful
for Apply-buttons.
pathName setcanvas canvas
This is used to set the canvas that has to be printed. A stamp-sized copy will automatically
be drawn to show how the output would look with the current settings.
pathName stop
Stops the drawing of the "stamp". I'm currently unable to detect when a Canvasprintbox gets
destroyed or withdrawn. It's therefore advised that you perform a stop before you do something
like that.
COMPONENTS
Name: prtflentry
Class: Entry
The prtflentry component is the entry field for user input of the filename or printer command
(depending on the value of output).
Name: hpcnt
Class: Entry
The hpcnt component is the entry field for user input of the number of pages to use horizon-taly horizontaly
taly when posterize is turned on.
Name: vpcnt
Class: Entry
The vpcnt component is the entry field for user input of the number of pages to use verticaly
when posterize is turned on.
EXAMPLE
package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::canvasprintbox .fsb -orient landscape -stretch 1
pack .fsb -padx 10 -pady 10 -fill both -expand yes
AUTHOR
Tako Schotanus
Tako.Schotanus@bouw.tno.nl
KEYWORDS
canvasprintbox, widget
Tk iwidgets::canvasprintbox(1)
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