Problem setting printer destination

wxPython Users
1

Hi all,

I would like to print from wxPython to a known printer destination.
I modified the example in "wxPython in Action" as follows:

    def OnPrint(self, evt):
        self.pdata.SetPrinterName (u"CUPS-PDF") # added fixed printer
destination
        data = wx.PrintDialogData(self.pdata)
        printer = wx.Printer(data)
        text = self.tc.GetValue()
        printout = TextDocPrintout(text, "title", self.margins)
        useSetupDialog = False # no dialog needed
        if not printer.Print(self, printout, useSetupDialog) \
           and printer.GetLastError() == wx.PRINTER_ERROR:
            wx.MessageBox(
                "There was a problem printing.\n"
                "Perhaps your current printer is not set correctly?",
                "Printing Error", wx.OK)
        else:
            data = printer.GetPrintDialogData()
            self.pdata = wx.PrintData(data.GetPrintData()) # force a
copy
        printout.Destroy()

Unfortunately, wxPython is not using the selected printer.
Can you help?

Cheerio
Peter

2

Is that the same string as what gets put into self.pdata if you select that printer in the print dialog?

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On 1/30/11 12:06 PM, Peter Fankh�nel wrote:

Hi all,

I would like to print from wxPython to a known printer destination.
I modified the example in "wxPython in Action" as follows:

     def OnPrint(self, evt):
         self.pdata.SetPrinterName (u"CUPS-PDF") # added fixed printer
destination

--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman

3

Hi Robin,

yes that's the same string.

In today I found, what's missing:
self.pdata.SetToPage (2)
If that is added, the program works.
I got the idea from PrintFramework.py in the wxPython samples 2.9.1.1.

Thanks for your help.

Cheerio
Peter

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On Jan 31, 6:49 pm, Robin Dunn <ro...@alldunn.com> wrote:

On 1/30/11 12:06 PM, Peter Fankh nel wrote:

> Hi all,

> I would like to print from wxPython to a known printer destination.
> I modified the example in "wxPython in Action" as follows:

> def OnPrint(self, evt):
> self.pdata.SetPrinterName (u"CUPS-PDF") # added fixed printer
> destination

Is that the same string as what gets put into self.pdata if you select
that printer in the print dialog?

--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsmanhttp://wxPython.org