CwPrinterShell resources and convenience methods

The following CwPrinterShell resource methods provide useful information related to printing:

screen

The printer screen on which the printer shell resides

height

The read-only height of the printable area of a page, in pixels

width

The read-only width of the printable area of a page, in pixels

x

The read-only x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the widget, in relation to the printable area of a page

y

The read-only y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the widget, in relation to the printable area of a page

title

The document title, used by startJob to identify the current job

jobAttributes

The job attributes for the current print job

resolution

The read-only horizontal @ vertical resolution of the shell, in dots per inch (DPI)

pageNumber

The current logical page number

The following CwPrinterShell convenience methods are also useful:

display

The CgDisplay on which the printer shell created.

window

The CgWindow associated with the printer shell.

Tip:

If necessary, device-specific data can be sent directly to a printer, one byte at a time using the CwPrinterShell method sendRawPrinterData:.