Re: Still problems resizing my view for printer

FROM : Todd Ransom
DATE : Sun Aug 06 18:36:39 2006

Stefan,

Have you looked at TextEdit? The rectForPage: method in 
MultiplePageView seems like it does what you want.

Todd Ransom
Return Self Software
http://returnself.com



On Aug 6, 2006, at 10:09 AM, Stefan wrote:

>
> Am 06.08.2006 um 17:57 schrieb Stefan:
>

>> I'll try to rephrase: My NSView subclass prints its content 
>> correctly, but does
>> not get aligned to the top-left corner of the page nor resized to 
>> fit the printer's
>> page size.

>
> I suppose my problem is related to this:
>
> >>>
> // Return the drawing rectangle for a particular page number
> - (NSRect)rectForPage:(int)page {
>    NSRect bounds = [self bounds];
>    float pageHeight = [self calculatePrintHeight];
>    return NSMakeRect( NSMinX(bounds), NSMaxY(bounds) - page * 
> pageHeight,
>                        NSWidth(bounds), pageHeight );
> }
> <<<
>
> I never defined 'bounds', since my view is not on-screen.
>
> Shouldn't I tell my NSView subclass to set bounds according to the 
> printer's
> paper size? But at which moment of time?
>
> The document's print operation gets started from within my 
> NSPersistentDocument
> subclass:
>
> >>>
> - (void)printShowingPrintPanel:(BOOL)showPanels {
>    // Obtain a custom view that will be printed
>
>     [[self printInfo]  setHorizontalPagination:NSAutoPagination];
>     [[self printInfo]  setVerticalPagination:NSAutoPagination];
>
>    // Construct the print operation and setup Print panel
>    NSPrintOperation *op = [NSPrintOperation
>                printOperationWithView:printView  // <<<< THIS IS 
> MY VIEW TO GET PRINTED >>>
>                printInfo:[self printInfo]];
>    [op setShowPanels:showPanels];
>    if (showPanels) {
>        // Add accessory view, if needed
>    }
>
>    // Run operation, which shows the Print panel if showPanels was 
> YES
>    [self runModalPrintOperation:op
>                delegate:nil
>                didRunSelector:NULL
>                contextInfo:NULL];
> }
> <<<
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