Printer functions

printer_open
printer_abort
printer_close
printer_write
printer_list
printer_set_option
printer_get_option
printer_create_dc
printer_delete_dc
printer_start_doc
printer_end_doc
printer_start_page
printer_end_page
printer_create_pen
printer_delete_pen
printer_select_pen
printer_create_brush
printer_delete_brush
printer_select_brush
printer_create_font
printer_delete_font
printer_select_font
printer_logical_fontheight
printer_draw_roundrect
printer_draw_rectangle
printer_draw_elipse
printer_draw_text
printer_draw_line
printer_draw_chord
printer_draw_pie
printer_draw_bmp

6.80.6 printer_set_option

Description

bool printer_set_option(resource handle ,int option ,mixed value )

The function sets the following options for the current connection:@: handle must be a valid handle to a printer. For option can be one of the following constants:@:

• PRINTER_COPIES:@: sets how many copies should be printed, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_MODE:@: specifies the type of data (text, raw or emf), value must be a string.

• PRINTER_TITLE:@: specifies the name of the document, value must be a string.

• PRINTER_ORIENTATION:@: specifies the orientation of the paper, value can be either PRINTER_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT or PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE

• PRINTER_RESOLUTION_Y:@: specifies the y-resolution in DPI, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_RESOLUTION_X:@: specifies the x-resolution in DPI, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT:@: specifies the a predefined paper format, set value to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM if you want to specify a custom format with PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH and PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH. value can be one of the following constants.

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM:@: let's you specify a custom paper format.

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_LETTER:@: specifies standard letter format (8 1/2- by 11-inches).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_LETTER:@: specifies standard legal format (8 1/2- by 14-inches).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_A3:@: specifies standard A3 format (297- by 420-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_A4:@: specifies standard A4 format (210- by 297-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_A5:@: specifies standard A5 format (148- by 210-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_B4:@: specifies standard B4 format (250- by 354-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_B5:@: specifies standard B5 format (182- by 257-millimeter).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_FOLIO:@: specifies standard FOLIO format (8 1/2- by 13-inch).

• PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH:@: if PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT is set to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM, PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH specifies a custom paper length in mm, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH:@: if PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT is set to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM, PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH specifies a custom paper width in mm, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_SCALE:@: specifies the factor by which the printed output is to be scaled. the page size is scaled from the physical page size by a factor of scale/100. for example if you set the scale to 50, the output would be half of it's original size. value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_BACKGROUND_COLOR:@: specifies the background color for the actual device context, value must be a string containing the rgb information in hex format i.e. "005533".

• PRINTER_TEXT_COLOR:@: specifies the text color for the actual device context, value must be a string containing the rgb information in hex format i.e. "005533".

• PRINTER_TEXT_ALIGN:@: specifies the text alignment for the actual device context, value can be combined through OR'ing the following constants:@:

  • PRINTER_TA_BASELINE:@: text will be aligned at the base line.

  • PRINTER_TA_BOTTOM:@: text will be aligned at the bottom.

  • PRINTER_TA_TOP:@: text will be aligned at the top.

  • PRINTER_TA_CENTER:@: text will be aligned at the center.

  • PRINTER_TA_LEFT:@: text will be aligned at the left.

  • PRINTER_TA_RIGHT:@: text will be aligned at the right.

printer_set_option example

$handle = printer_open(); printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_SCALE, 75); printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_TEXT_ALIGN, PRINTER_TA_LEFT); printer_close($handle);