Print: Line printer output

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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 numerics 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")