PrintContext


Object Hierarchy:

Gtk.PrintContext Gtk.PrintContext Gtk.PrintContext GLib.Object GLib.Object GLib.Object->Gtk.PrintContext

Description:

[ CCode ( type_id = "gtk_print_context_get_type ()" ) ]
public sealed class PrintContext : Object

A GtkPrintContext encapsulates context information that is required when drawing pages for printing, such as the cairo context and important parameters like page size and resolution.

It also lets you easily create Layout and Context objects that match the font metrics of the cairo surface.

GtkPrintContext objects gets passed to the begin_print, end_print, request_page_setup and draw_page signals on the PrintOperation.

Using GtkPrintContext in a draw_page callback

static void
draw_page (GtkPrintOperation *operation,
GtkPrintContext *context,
int page_nr)
{
cairo_t *cr;
PangoLayout *layout;
PangoFontDescription *desc;

cr = gtk_print_context_get_cairo_context (context);

// Draw a red rectangle, as wide as the paper (inside the margins)
cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 1.0, 0, 0);
cairo_rectangle (cr, 0, 0, gtk_print_context_get_width (context), 50);

cairo_fill (cr);

// Draw some lines
cairo_move_to (cr, 20, 10);
cairo_line_to (cr, 40, 20);
cairo_arc (cr, 60, 60, 20, 0, M_PI);
cairo_line_to (cr, 80, 20);

cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 0, 0, 0);
cairo_set_line_width (cr, 5);
cairo_set_line_cap (cr, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND);
cairo_set_line_join (cr, CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_ROUND);

cairo_stroke (cr);

// Draw some text
layout = gtk_print_context_create_pango_layout (context);
pango_layout_set_text (layout, "Hello World! Printing is easy", -1);
desc = pango_font_description_from_string ("sans 28");
pango_layout_set_font_description (layout, desc);
pango_font_description_free (desc);

cairo_move_to (cr, 30, 20);
pango_cairo_layout_path (cr, layout);

// Font Outline
cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 0.93, 1.0, 0.47);
cairo_set_line_width (cr, 0.5);
cairo_stroke_preserve (cr);

// Font Fill
cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 0, 0.0, 1.0);
cairo_fill (cr);

g_object_unref (layout);
}

Printing support was added in GTK+ 2.10.


Namespace: Gtk
Package: gtk+-3.0

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