PrintLayout()

Summary

Prints all or part of a layout window.

 

Changes

Draft parameter added to Version 2012.

 

Syntax

PrintLayout(integer start_page, integer end_page [, draft])

 

Argument	Contents
start_page	The first page to be printed
end_page	The final page to be printed
draft	If "True" do not convert the map to a bitmap; the default is "False"

 

Notes

• The parameter draft is an optional argument.

• PrintLayout() always prints the current layout window.

• Use GetLayoutPages() to determine the number of pages in the layout.

• A draft parameter of "True" lets the printer render various drawing elements the best it can. This may not always match what appears on your screen. For instance, many printers have problems rendering correctly transparent area fills or the halo effects on text.

• When the draft parameter is "False," Maptitude renders the contents into a bitmap and feeds the image to the printer. This can be significantly slower that printing in Draft mode, but it produces much more consistent details on many hard-to-render features.

Example

PrintLayout(1, 4)

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
Escape	User cancelled the print job
Error	There is no current layout window

 

See Also

Function	Summary
PrintFigure()	Prints a figure as shown in the figure window
PrintMap()	Prints a map as shown in the map window
PrintEditor()	Prints all or part of an editor window
GetLayoutPages()	Gets the number of printed pages in a layout