Re: commit (head): win32 print work

From: J.M. Maurer <j.m.maurer_at_student.utwente.nl>
Date: Wed Nov 10 2004 - 14:30:38 CET

On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 10:26 +0000, Tomas Frydrych wrote:
> It cannot be #ifdef-ed, we do not build separate binaries for
> different win32 flavours. And it _does_ build on win2k/VC6, but your
> include files, etc., have to be uptodate to include winXP specific
> API -- you need to get an uptodate Windows SDK.

So from now on, you can't build Abi anymore on Win9x ? Or is the XP sdk
available for Win9x as well ?

Marc

> Tomas
>
>
> > the call should be IFDEF-ed. And It doesn't build on Win2k/VC6 as well.
> >
> > Sorry for my mail mess
> > Marc
> >
> > > marc
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 01:22 +0100, J.M. Maurer wrote:
> > > > GetDefaultPrinter seems to be unsupported on Win95/98/ME
> > > >
> > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
> > > > us/gdi/prntspol_0hma.asp
> > > >
> > > > If so,
> > > >
> > > > A) this should be worked around
> > > > B) the patch should be reverted.....
> > > >
> > > > Any idea's ?
> > > >
> > > > Marc
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 21:23 +0000, Tomas Frydrych wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > This is the remainder of making the USP graphics use printer rather
> > > > > than screen font metrics for layout; it works like this: on startup
> > > > > we retrieve metrics for default printer and use it to do layout; when
> > > > > the user choses specific printer to print with, we redo the layout on
> > > > > screen with new metrics. Because font metrics on two different
> > > > > printers tend to be more similar than that those for printer and
> > > > > screen, the layout changes when the printer changes are typically
> > > > > quite small. Most importantly, the printout matches the screen.
> > > > >
> > > > > For now, it only works for the USP graphic; I have no immediate plans
> > > > > to fix the base win32 graphics class which is badly non-WYSIWYG.
> > > > >
> > > > > Outstanding: need to modify the print dialogue to allow choosing
> > > > > printer without printing.
> > > > >
> > > > > files: gr_Win32Graphics.h/cpp, gr_Win32USPGraphics.h/cpp,
> > > > > xap_Win32Dlg_Print.cpp, ut_Win32OS.h/cpp
> > > > >
> > > > > Tomas
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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Received on Wed Nov 10 14:29:22 2004

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