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From: Ehud Lamm <mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il>
Subject: Re: Laser printing from ADA (Windows)
Date: 1998/10/25
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On Sun, 25 Oct 1998, Tom Moran wrote:

> The original question was about printing, though.  If you know
> enough of the Windows API to draw text and graphics in a screen
> window, you are very nearly there to printing.  You just need to do
> your drawing to a printer, rather than screen window, "device
> context", plus a little setup to account for which printer, and the
> special characteristics of that printer, and handling end of page etc.

This is all true. So I thought some one already encapsulated this
functioanllity. Alas, as usual, reuse is more of a dream than a reallity.
Maybe someday it will be easier to find components you need. Until now the
best way seems to write code yourself. Some much for Bazars etc.

Ehud Lamm     mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
http://www2.cybercities.com/e/ehud/ada               ADA & SE