Enhanced Printing

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Windows Printer Mnemonics

Text and font functions

Mnemonic Description Format - for in depth review follow link
(GetBkColor) Returns the current background color
(GetBkMode) Returns the current background mode
(GetFontInfo) Returns font information GetFontInfo = item-code
(GetFuncResult) Requests the 4-byte result of the last printer function
(GetTextAlign) Returns the current text alignment mode
(GetTextColor) Returns the current text color
(GetTextExtent) Measures the size (width and height) of the specified text GetTextExtent= printable-text
(Pop Font)
(Push Font)
(Rectangle) Draws a rectangle Rectangle=left, top, right, bottom
(RoundRect) Draws a rectangle with rounded corners RoundRect=left, top, right, bottom, corner-width, corner-height
(SelectFont) Selects the specified font SelectFont= log-font-data
(SelectSysFont) Selects the specified SYSTEM font SelectSysFont=font-number
(SetBkColor) Sets the current background color SetBkColor=red, green, blue
(SetBkMode) Sets the background mode SetBkMode=mode
(SetTextAlign) Sets the text alignment mode SetTextAlign=flags
(SetTextColor) Sets the current text color SetTextColor=red, green, blue
(TextOut) Prints the specified text at the specified location TextOut = X, Y; printable-text

Graphics and drawing functions

Mnemonic Description
(Draw Bit Map=left, top, right, bottom, scaleX, scaleY, flags); filename Draws a bitmap graphic contained in the specified filename (.BMP/.JPG) at the specified

location, using the specified format codes and scaling factors

(Draw Image=left, top, right, bottom, scaleX, scaleY, flags, filename) Draws a bitmap graphic contained in the specified filename (.BMP/.JPG) at the specified

location, using the specified format codes and scaling factors

>(Draw Text=left, top, right, bottom, flags); printable-text Prints the specified text into the rectangle at the specified location,

using the specified format codes

(Ellipse=left, top, right, bottom) Draws an ellipse
(Line To = X, Y) Draws a line using the currently selected pen from the current

location pointer to the location specified

(Move To = X, Y) Moves the current location pointer to the specified location
(SelectHatchBrush=style, red, green, blue) Selects the hatched brush
(SelectPen=style, width, red, green, blue) Selects the specified pen
(SelectSolidBrush=red, green, blue) Selects the solid brush

Printer control functions

Mnemonic Description
(GetPageInfo = item-code) Returns page information
(SetOrientation=mode) Sets the paper orientation
(SetPaperSize) Sets the paper size
(SetPrinterInfo) Sets printer information
(LineSpacing=LinesPerInch) Overrides the default font-based line spacing to the desired lines-per-inch
(AutoCrOn) Turns on extra CR/LF added by CosP to the end of each line not followed by (TR).
>(AutoCrOff) Turns off extra CR/LF added by CosP to the end of each line not followed by (TR).
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