Jac, all this explanation needs is a code example and it could replace the docs on printing. Nice.
Tom -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com [email protected] On Jun 19, 2013, at 12:01 AM, J. Landman Gay <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure I follow all that, but I'll toss out a couple of things. The > printPaperSize won't change unless the user changes the paper feed setting in > the print setup (or a script changes it) -- it's the physical size of the > paper. If they change from letterhead to envelope, the printPaperSize will > change, otherwise it won't. > > Every printer has a hard, physical limitation on how far from the edges it > will print. If you get a half-inch unprintable margin at 100% scale, it will > still be the same at any other scale. The print head won't travel any closer > to the edge than half an inch. > > The printRectangle represents the largest available printing area for the > paper that's currently loaded, and takes the unprintable area into account. > The scale of the printout doesn't change that available area, though it will > be filled with more or fewer pixels depending on the print scale. > > I'm not sure if you're trying to print outside the available print region > (you can't), or if you're trying to scale your card to fit it. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | [email protected] > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
