GtkPrintUnixDialog

GtkPrintUnixDialog — A print dialog

Synopsis

#include <gtk/gtkprintunixdialog.h>

struct              GtkPrintUnixDialog;
GtkWidget *         gtk_print_unix_dialog_new           (const gchar *title,
                                                         GtkWindow *parent);
void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_page_setup
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkPageSetup *page_setup);
GtkPageSetup *      gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);
void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_current_page
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         gint current_page);
gint                gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_current_page
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);
void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_settings  (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkPrintSettings *settings);
GtkPrintSettings *  gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_settings  (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);
GtkPrinter *        gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);
void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_add_custom_tab
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkWidget *child,
                                                         GtkWidget *tab_label);
enum                GtkPrintCapabilities;
void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_manual_capabilities
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkPrintCapabilities capabilities);

Object Hierarchy

  GObject
   +----GInitiallyUnowned
         +----GtkObject
               +----GtkWidget
                     +----GtkContainer
                           +----GtkBin
                                 +----GtkWindow
                                       +----GtkDialog
                                             +----GtkPrintUnixDialog

Implemented Interfaces

GtkPrintUnixDialog implements AtkImplementorIface and GtkBuildable.

Properties

  "current-page"             gint                  : Read / Write
  "page-setup"               GtkPageSetup*         : Read / Write
  "print-settings"           GtkPrintSettings*     : Read / Write
  "selected-printer"         GtkPrinter*           : Read

Description

GtkPrintUnixDialog implements a print dialog for platforms which don't provide a native print dialog, like Unix. It can be used very much like any other GTK+ dialog, at the cost of the portability offered by the high-level printing API

In order to print something with GtkPrintUnixDialog, you need to use gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer() to obtain a GtkPrinter object and use it to construct a GtkPrintJob using gtk_print_job_new().

GtkPrintUnixDialog uses the following response values:

GTK_RESPONSE_OK

for the "Print" button

GTK_RESPONSE_APPLY

for the "Preview" button

GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL

for the "Cancel" button

Printing support was added in GTK+ 2.10.

GtkPrintUnixDialog as GtkBuildable

The GtkPrintUnixDialog implementation of the GtkBuildable interface exposes its notebook internal children with the name "notebook".

Example 48. A GtkPrintUnixDialog UI definition fragment.

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<object class="GtkPrintUnixDialog" id="dialog1">
  <child internal-child="notebook">
    <object class="GtkNotebook" id="notebook">
      <child>
        <object class="GtkLabel" id="tabcontent">
        <property name="label">Content on notebook tab</property>
        </object>
      </child>
      <child type="tab">
        <object class="GtkLabel" id="tablabel">
          <property name="label">Tab label</property>
        </object>
        <packing>
          <property name="tab_expand">False</property>
          <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
        </packing>
      </child>
    </object>
  </child>
</object>

Details

struct GtkPrintUnixDialog

struct GtkPrintUnixDialog;


gtk_print_unix_dialog_new ()

GtkWidget *         gtk_print_unix_dialog_new           (const gchar *title,
                                                         GtkWindow *parent);

Creates a new GtkPrintUnixDialog.

title :

Title of the dialog, or NULL

parent :

Transient parent of the dialog, or NULL

Returns :

a new GtkPrintUnixDialog

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_page_setup ()

void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_page_setup
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkPageSetup *page_setup);

Sets the page setup of the GtkPrintUnixDialog.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

page_setup :

a GtkPageSetup

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup ()

GtkPageSetup *      gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_page_setup
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the page setup that is used by the GtkPrintUnixDialog.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

Returns :

the page setup of dialog.

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_current_page ()

void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_current_page
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         gint current_page);

Sets the current page number. If current_page is not -1, this enables the current page choice for the range of pages to print.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

current_page :

the current page number.

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_current_page ()

gint                gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_current_page
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the current page of the GtkPrintDialog.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

Returns :

the current page of dialog

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_settings ()

void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_settings  (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkPrintSettings *settings);

Sets the GtkPrintSettings for the GtkPrintUnixDialog. Typically, this is used to restore saved print settings from a previous print operation before the print dialog is shown.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

settings :

a GtkPrintSettings, or NULL

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_settings ()

GtkPrintSettings *  gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_settings  (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets a new GtkPrintSettings object that represents the current values in the print dialog. Note that this creates a new object, and you need to unref it if don't want to keep it.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

Returns :

a new GtkPrintSettings object with the values from dialog

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer ()

GtkPrinter *        gtk_print_unix_dialog_get_selected_printer
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog);

Gets the currently selected printer.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

Returns :

the currently selected printer

Since 2.10


gtk_print_unix_dialog_add_custom_tab ()

void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_add_custom_tab
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkWidget *child,
                                                         GtkWidget *tab_label);

Adds a custom tab to the print dialog.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

child :

the widget to put in the custom tab

tab_label :

the widget to use as tab label

Since 2.10


enum GtkPrintCapabilities

typedef enum {
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_PAGE_SET         = 1 << 0,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_COPIES           = 1 << 1,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_COLLATE          = 1 << 2,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_REVERSE          = 1 << 3,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_SCALE            = 1 << 4,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PDF     = 1 << 5,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PS      = 1 << 6,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_PREVIEW          = 1 << 7,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_NUMBER_UP        = 1 << 8,
  GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_NUMBER_UP_LAYOUT = 1 << 9
} GtkPrintCapabilities;

An enum for specifying which features the print dialog should offer. If neither GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PDF nor GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PS is specified, GTK+ assumes that all formats are supported.

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_PAGE_SET

Print dialog will offer printing even/odd pages.

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_COPIES

Print dialog will allow to print multiple copies.

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_COLLATE

Print dialog will allow to collate multiple copies.

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_REVERSE

Print dialog will allow to print pages in reverse order.

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_SCALE

Print dialog will allow to scale the output.

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PDF

The program will send the document to the printer in PDF format

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PS

The program will send the document to the printer in Postscript format

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_PREVIEW

Print dialog will offer a previe

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_NUMBER_UP

Print dialog will offer printing multiple pages per sheet. Since 2.12

GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_NUMBER_UP_LAYOUT

Print dialog will allow to rearrange pages when printing multiple pages per sheet. Since 2.14

gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_manual_capabilities ()

void                gtk_print_unix_dialog_set_manual_capabilities
                                                        (GtkPrintUnixDialog *dialog,
                                                         GtkPrintCapabilities capabilities);

This lets you specify the printing capabilities your application supports. For instance, if you can handle scaling the output then you pass GTK_PRINT_CAPABILITY_SCALE. If you don't pass that, then the dialog will only let you select the scale if the printing system automatically handles scaling.

dialog :

a GtkPrintUnixDialog

capabilities :

the printing capabilities of your application

Since 2.10

Property Details

The "current-page" property

  "current-page"             gint                  : Read / Write

The current page in the document.

Allowed values: >= G_MAXULONG

Default value: -1


The "page-setup" property

  "page-setup"               GtkPageSetup*         : Read / Write

The GtkPageSetup to use.


The "print-settings" property

  "print-settings"           GtkPrintSettings*     : Read / Write

The GtkPrintSettings used for initializing the dialog.


The "selected-printer" property

  "selected-printer"         GtkPrinter*           : Read

The GtkPrinter which is selected.

See Also

GtkPageSetupUnixDialog, GtkPrinter, GtkPrintJob