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[bedipritpal]

Pritpal,

I'm trying to build hbqt libraries from current sources (I've downloaded one hour ago).

libhbqtcore is not built.

Done.

Update afresh.

[Roberto Lopez]

Pritpal,

I'm trying to build hbqt libraries from current sources (I've downloaded one hour ago).

libhbqtcore is not built.

Done.

Update afresh.

Thanks again!

[Roberto Lopez]

Pritpal,

Is not my intention to disturb you with this kind of requests, but I'm stuck on this and I'm not able to find a solution.

As I've said in a previous post, I'm trying to print on the default printer without user interaction.

I've believed that QPRINTERINFO could give the required data (a pointer to the default printer to use with QPAINTER).

But I've found that QPRINTERINFO gives me only the default printer name, but not a pointer to it:

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qPrinterInfo := qPrinterInfo():New()
qpi := qPrinterInfo():from( ::qPrinterInfo:defaultprinter() )
msginfo( qpi:printername() )

Then, I've tried this:

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qPrinter := qprinter():new()
msginfo( qprinter:printername )

It returns the default printer name, but, again, I've not found anything in QPRINTER that returns a pointer to the printer to use with QPAINTER.

Any help on this is welcome.

[Rathinagiri]

Hi Roberto,

Is this not working?

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oPainter := QPainter():New()
oPrinter := QPrinter():new()
oPainter:begin(oPrinter)

Because that's how I worked for graph commands.

[bedipritpal]

Pritpal,

Is not my intention to disturb you with this kind of requests, but I'm stuck on this and I'm not able to find a solution.

You may ask n number of questions freely.

As I've said in a previous post, I'm trying to print on the default printer without user interaction.

I've believed that QPRINTERINFO could give the required data (a pointer to the default printer to use with QPAINTER).

But I've found that QPRINTERINFO gives me only the default printer name, but not a pointer to it:

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qPrinterInfo := qPrinterInfo():New()
qpi := qPrinterInfo():from( ::qPrinterInfo:defaultprinter() )
msginfo( qpi:printername() )

Then, I've tried this:

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qPrinter := qprinter():new()
msginfo( qprinter:printername )

It returns the default printer name, but, again, I've not found anything in QPRINTER that returns a pointer to the printer to use with QPAINTER.

Any help on this is welcome.

First update from SVN r.15458, then :

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   qPtinterInfo := QPrinterInfo():new()
   qPrinter := QPrinter():from( qPrinterInfo:defaultPrinter() )

Hope it should work. I have not tested.

[Rathinagiri]

Hi Roberto,

Is this not working?

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oPainter := QPainter():New()
oPrinter := QPrinter():new()
oPainter:begin(oPrinter)

Because that's how I worked for graph commands.

I have checked with a sample and it works I think.

[Roberto Lopez]

Pritpal, Rathinagiri,

Thanks for your answers.

I'll try it ASAP and post the results here.

[Roberto Lopez]

Hi Roberto,

Is this not working?

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oPainter := QPainter():New()
oPrinter := QPrinter():new()
oPainter:begin(oPrinter)

Because that's how I worked for graph commands.

Thanks, it works perfect.

All we have bad days... this is the day for me

The samples that I've found and I've learned from, uses a pointer to the printer and not a qprinter object to work with qpainter, ie:

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::qPrnDlg := QPrintPreviewDialog():new()
::qPrnDlg:connect( "paintRequested(QPrinter)", {|p| ::paintRequested( p ) } )

Then, in the paintrequest method:

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METHOD PaintRequested( pPrinter ) CLASS PRINTER
<...>
	::qPainter:Begin(::pPrinter)
<...>

From this experience, my believe was that I must use a pointer to the printer only in qpainter:begin and not a qPrinter object.

Well... as I've said... a bad day for me

Thanks again.

[Roberto Lopez]

First update from SVN r.15458, then :

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   qPtinterInfo := QPrinterInfo():new()
   qPrinter := QPrinter():from( qPrinterInfo:defaultPrinter() )

Hope it should work. I have not tested.

I've created samples for both propositions (you and rathinagiri) .

This (the Rathinagiri solution) worked and solved the problem:

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oPrinter := qPrinter():New()
oPainter := QPainter():New()
oPainter:begin(oPrinter)
oPainter:drawLine_4( 10 , 10 , 100 , 100 )
oPainter:end()

The other sample (based on your proposition) does not work:

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oPrinterInfo := QPrinterInfo():new()
oPrinter := QPrinter():from( oPrinterInfo:defaultPrinter() )
oPainter := QPainter():New()
oPainter:begin(oPrinter)
oPainter:drawLine_4( 10 , 10 , 100 , 100 )
oPainter:end()

I'm not fully sure, but apparently, oPrinter should be the same in both cases.

[Rathinagiri]

Yes. I too have got this simple thing only after some 10 hours of confusion!

Qxxxx():new() always gives the pointer to the QT object created.