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soon/freeHand
how to print the jpg/png file to printer
May 3rd, 2008, 10:31am  
There is no existing function call for print out, is there any other library or code that I can use?

What I want to do is:

1) saveframe to a png file ( i can use existing saveFrame() command)
2) print out the png file to a default printer

thanks...
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soon/freeHand
Re: how to print the jpg/png file to printer
Reply #1 - May 10th, 2008, 10:01am  
Hihi, anyone can help on this matter?
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PhiLho 
Re: how to print the jpg/png file to printer
Reply #2 - May 10th, 2008, 11:18pm  
From what I saw, people create a PDF file then print it.
Your solution might work too, if the PNG files are large enough.
You can output them then print the files in batch (eg. in Windows I would use IrfanView for that).
I never tried to print from Java yet.
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angelo
Re: how to print the jpg/png file to printer
Reply #3 - Apr 22nd, 2009, 3:41pm  
(For Windows Users)
you can do this easely with Irfanview (Freeware)

After download make a txt file and copy the line:
@"c:\program files\irfanview\i_view32.exe" %*
sava as "irfanview.bat" in your windows directory

Now you can create print.cmd file with irfanview line code:

irfanview c:test.jpg /print  
Open 'c:test.jpg', print the image to default printer and close IrfanView.  

irfanview c:test.jpg /print="Printer Name"  
Open 'c:test.jpg', print the image to specific printer and close IrfanView.  

irfanview c:*.jpg /print  
Print all JPGs from "C:" and close IrfanView.  

For other codes, like resize, etc check:http://www.downloadatoz.com/manual/ir/irfanview/hlp_command_line.htm

you can call this print.cmd file from processing with
open("c:/print.cmd");

you could also convert this cmd files to exe files. Don't know why, but I realised they are much more steable when you call them from pocessing.
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