TecCustomPrinter Class

Base class of printers.

TecCustomPrinter = class(TComponent);

ecPrint

Implements margins setting, page printing.

Topic	Description
TecCustomPrinter Methods	The methods of the TecCustomPrinter class are listed here.
TecCustomPrinter Properties	The properties of the TecCustomPrinter class are listed here.
TecCustomPrinter Events	The events of the TecCustomPrinter class are listed here.

TecCustomPrinter Events	Description
OnAfterPrintPage	Occurs after each print job has finished printing.
OnBeforePrintPage	Occurs before the print job has begun.
OnGetField	Occurs before field is replaced with a corresponding string.

TecCustomPrinter Methods	Description
AfterPrint	Is called after each print job has finished printing.
BeforePrint	Is called before the print job has begun.
Changed	Recalculates pages for printing.
Create	Creates and initializes a TecCustomPrinter instance.
Destroy	Destroys an instance of TecCustomPrinter.
DoUpdatePages	DoUpdatePages is a protected virtual abstract method which is called after recalculating number of printed pages.
GetContentRect	Returns rectangle for document content, i.e. printable area without fields.
GetFields	Returns margins in the printable area in device units.
GetPageCount	Returns page count.
GetPageSetupDlgClass	Returns class of the Print Setup dialog.
PageSetup	Calls for Page Setup dialog.
Print	Prints all pages.
PrintField	Prints specified field.
PrintPageRect	Prints page contents without footer and header.
PrintPages	Prints specified pages.
PrintToCanvas	Prints single page to the Canvas.
Refresh	Recalculates pages for printing.
ReplaceFields	Replaces fields in footers and headers with corresponding strings.
UpdatePages	Calculates number of pages for printing

TecCustomPrinter Properties	Description
ColorMode	Defines color mode of the printer.
Copies	Specifies number of copies to be printed.
Fields	Specifies a list of fields used in footers and headers.
FirstPageHeadline
FontFooter	Specifies font of the footer text.
FontHeader	Specifies font of the header text.
Footer	Specifies text of the footer.
Header	Specifies text of the header.
MarginBottom	The distance from the bottom edge of the physical page to the bottom edge of the printed rectangle, in units, specified by Units property.
MarginLeft	The distance from the left edge of the physical page to the left edge of the printed rectangle, in units, specified by Units property.
MarginRight	The distance from the right edge of the physical page to the right edge of the printed rectangle, in units, specified by Units property.
MarginTop	The distance from the top edge of the physical page to the top edge of the printed rectangle, in units, specified by Units property.
Orientation	Determines whether the print job prints vertically or horizontally on a page.
Page	Number of the current printed page.
PageCount	Number of pages.
PrnInfo	Printer parameters. If there are no printer available default set of parameters is used.
Title	Determines the text that is listed in the Print Manager and on network header pages.
Units	Specifies units used as measure for margins.

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