AmigaOS Manual: Workbench Printers - Revision history

Janne Peräaho: /* Graphics Scaling */

2021-01-31T15:07:42Z

Graphics Scaling

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	Controls the size, orientation, and aspect ratio of the printed graphic image. The effects of the different options available under Graphics Scaling are shown by the four Sample Scaling images at the bottom right of the window. The shaded areas represent print regions of varying sizes and shapes. As you change the settings of the cycle gadgets, the rendering of the source picture changes accordingly. Figure 9-9 shows Graphics Scaling selected in the Panel Cycle gadget.		Controls the size, orientation, and aspect ratio of the printed graphic image. The effects of the different options available under Graphics Scaling are shown by the four Sample Scaling images at the bottom right of the window. The shaded areas represent print regions of varying sizes and shapes. As you change the settings of the cycle gadgets, the rendering of the source picture changes accordingly. Figure 9-9 shows Graphics Scaling selected in the Panel Cycle gadget.

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-ScalingEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor/Graphics Scaling]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-ScalingEditor.png\|frame\|none\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor/Graphics Scaling]]

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Janne Peräaho: /* Graphics Options */

2021-01-31T15:07:34Z

Graphics Options

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	Graphics Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-8.		Graphics Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-8.

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-GraphicsEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Graphics Options]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-GraphicsEditor.png\|frame\|none\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Graphics Options]]

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Janne Peräaho: /* Text Dimensions */

2021-01-31T15:07:26Z

Text Dimensions

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	Text Dimensions gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-7.		Text Dimensions gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-7.

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-DimensionsEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Text Dimensions]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-DimensionsEditor.png\|frame\|none\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Text Dimensions]]

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Janne Peräaho: /* Text Options */

2021-01-31T15:07:18Z

Text Options

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	Text Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-6.		Text Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-6.

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPSEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|PrinterPS Preferences Window/Text Options]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPSEditor.png\|frame\|none\|PrinterPS Preferences Window/Text Options]]

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Janne Peräaho: /* PrinterPS Preferences Editor */

2021-01-31T15:07:08Z

PrinterPS Preferences Editor

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	The PrinterPS Preferences editor, illustrated in Figure 9-5, allows you to control text and graphics printing on PostScript printers. Use this editor only if you have a PostScript printer and if you choose PostScript in the Printer Preferences editor.		The PrinterPS Preferences editor, illustrated in Figure 9-5, allows you to control text and graphics printing on PostScript printers. Use this editor only if you have a PostScript printer and if you choose PostScript in the Printer Preferences editor.

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPSEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPSEditor.png\|frame\|none\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window]]

	The PrinterPS Preferences editor has an additional item in the Settings menu: Measuring System. Its submenu lets you select Centimeters, Inches, or Points. The selected units are used to display values of your width, height, and margin settings. The default setting is Inches.		The PrinterPS Preferences editor has an additional item in the Settings menu: Measuring System. Its submenu lets you select Centimeters, Inches, or Points. The selected units are used to display values of your width, height, and margin settings. The default setting is Inches.

Janne Peräaho: /* PrinterGfx Preferences Editor */

2021-01-31T15:06:57Z

PrinterGfx Preferences Editor

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	{{Note\|If you selected the PostScript printer driver, use the PrinterPS Preferences editor to make graphics settings. This overrides settings made in the PrinterGfx Preferences editor.}}		{{Note\|If you selected the PostScript printer driver, use the PrinterPS Preferences editor to make graphics settings. This overrides settings made in the PrinterGfx Preferences editor.}}

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinter-SettingsEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|PrinterGfx Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinter-SettingsEditor.png\|frame\|none\|PrinterGfx Preferences Editor Window]]

	The PrinterGfx Preferences editor contains the following gadgets:		The PrinterGfx Preferences editor contains the following gadgets:

Janne Peräaho: /* Printer Preferences Editor */

2021-01-31T15:06:43Z

Printer Preferences Editor

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	The Printer Preferences editor lets you select a printer driver, the printer port, and various text options. The settings made in the Printer Preferences editor (as well as PrinterGfx and PrinterPS) are defaults that are used when print settings have not been made elsewhere. Applications, such as word processors, typically provide corresponding options that override the Preferences settings. Figure 9-1 illustrates the Printer Preferences editor window.		The Printer Preferences editor lets you select a printer driver, the printer port, and various text options. The settings made in the Printer Preferences editor (as well as PrinterGfx and PrinterPS) are defaults that are used when print settings have not been made elsewhere. Applications, such as word processors, typically provide corresponding options that override the Preferences settings. Figure 9-1 illustrates the Printer Preferences editor window.

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterEditor.png\|frame\|none\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]

	[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterGfxEditor.png\|frame\|~~center~~\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterGfxEditor.png\|frame\|none\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]

	The Printer Type scroll gadget displays a list of available printer drivers currently installed in DEVS:Printers.		The Printer Type scroll gadget displays a list of available printer drivers currently installed in DEVS:Printers.

Janne Peräaho: Replaced the old screenshots

2020-08-18T01:37:19Z

Replaced the old screenshots

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	The PrinterPS Preferences editor, illustrated in Figure 9-5, allows you to control text and graphics printing on PostScript printers. Use this editor only if you have a PostScript printer and if you choose PostScript in the Printer Preferences editor.		The PrinterPS Preferences editor, illustrated in Figure 9-5, allows you to control text and graphics printing on PostScript printers. Use this editor only if you have a PostScript printer and if you choose PostScript in the Printer Preferences editor.

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9-5~~.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPSEditor.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window]]

	The PrinterPS Preferences editor has an additional item in the Settings menu: Measuring System. Its submenu lets you select Centimeters, Inches, or Points. The selected units are used to display values of your width, height, and margin settings. The default setting is Inches.		The PrinterPS Preferences editor has an additional item in the Settings menu: Measuring System. Its submenu lets you select Centimeters, Inches, or Points. The selected units are used to display values of your width, height, and margin settings. The default setting is Inches.
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	Text Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-6.		Text Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-6.

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9-6~~.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Window/Text Options]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPSEditor.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Window/Text Options]]

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	Text Dimensions gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-7.		Text Dimensions gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-7.

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9~~-7.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Text Dimensions]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-DimensionsEditor.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Text Dimensions]]

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	Graphics Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-8.		Graphics Options gadgets are illustrated in Figure 9-8.

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9~~-8.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Graphics Options]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-GraphicsEditor.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor Window/Graphics Options]]

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	Controls the size, orientation, and aspect ratio of the printed graphic image. The effects of the different options available under Graphics Scaling are shown by the four Sample Scaling images at the bottom right of the window. The shaded areas represent print regions of varying sizes and shapes. As you change the settings of the cycle gadgets, the rendering of the source picture changes accordingly. Figure 9-9 shows Graphics Scaling selected in the Panel Cycle gadget.		Controls the size, orientation, and aspect ratio of the printed graphic image. The effects of the different options available under Graphics Scaling are shown by the four Sample Scaling images at the bottom right of the window. The shaded areas represent print regions of varying sizes and shapes. As you change the settings of the cycle gadgets, the rendering of the source picture changes accordingly. Figure 9-9 shows Graphics Scaling selected in the Panel Cycle gadget.

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9~~-9.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor/Graphics Scaling]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterPS-ScalingEditor.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterPS Preferences Editor/Graphics Scaling]]

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Janne Peräaho: Replaced the old screenshot

2020-08-18T01:28:27Z

Replaced the old screenshot

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	{{Note\|If you selected the PostScript printer driver, use the PrinterPS Preferences editor to make graphics settings. This overrides settings made in the PrinterGfx Preferences editor.}}		{{Note\|If you selected the PostScript printer driver, use the PrinterPS Preferences editor to make graphics settings. This overrides settings made in the PrinterGfx Preferences editor.}}

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9~~-2.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterGfx Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinter-SettingsEditor.png\|frame\|center\|PrinterGfx Preferences Editor Window]]

	The PrinterGfx Preferences editor contains the following gadgets:		The PrinterGfx Preferences editor contains the following gadgets:

Janne Peräaho: Replaced the old Printer Preferences screenshots

2020-08-18T01:24:19Z

Replaced the old Printer Preferences screenshots

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	The Printer Preferences editor lets you select a printer driver, the printer port, and various text options. The settings made in the Printer Preferences editor (as well as PrinterGfx and PrinterPS) are defaults that are used when print settings have not been made elsewhere. Applications, such as word processors, typically provide corresponding options that override the Preferences settings. Figure 9-1 illustrates the Printer Preferences editor window.		The Printer Preferences editor lets you select a printer driver, the printer port, and various text options. The settings made in the Printer Preferences editor (as well as PrinterGfx and PrinterPS) are defaults that are used when print settings have not been made elsewhere. Applications, such as word processors, typically provide corresponding options that override the Preferences settings. Figure 9-1 illustrates the Printer Preferences editor window.

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9-1a~~.png\|frame\|center\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterEditor.png\|frame\|center\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]

	[[File:~~WorkbenchFig9-1b~~.png\|frame\|center\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]		[[File:WorkbenchPrintersPrinterGfxEditor.png\|frame\|center\|Printer Preferences Editor Window]]

	The Printer Type scroll gadget displays a list of available printer drivers currently installed in DEVS:Printers.		The Printer Type scroll gadget displays a list of available printer drivers currently installed in DEVS:Printers.