Printer Preferences Dialog

[Sadik Eser]

Hi,

I want to change the printer setting before printing,
i.e. using grayscale printing, instead of colorfull printing.
However, I should do it programatically , the users of my program would not
change this property.

Thanks..

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RE: Printer Preferences Dialog


"Sadık Eser" wrote:

Hi,
>
I want to change the printer setting before printing,
i.e. using grayscale printing, instead of colorfull printing.
However, I should do it programatically , the users of my program would not
change this property.
>
Thanks..
>

Hi,

You can either use your own PrinterSettings when specifying the
PrintDocument or override in the PrintPage event.

PrintDocument doc = new PrintDocument() ;
PrinterSettings settings = new PrinterSettings ();
settings.Defaul tPageSettings.C olor = false;
doc.PrinterSett ings = settings;
doc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventH andler(doc_Prin tPage);
doc.Print();

.... or ...

void doc_PrintPage(o bject sender, PrintPageEventA rgs e)
{
e.PageSettings. Color = false;
e.Graphics.Draw String("Hello world", Font, Brushes.Magenta , new
Point(50, 50));
}

Either way should print "Hello world" in gray.

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