I have heard there are problems with Graphics.DrawString, so I was going to use TextRenderer.DrawText The problem is, no matter what I set my Font size too, the print that comes out is very tiny.
private static void MyPrintDocument_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs ParmPrintPageEventArgs) {
Font MyFont = new Font("Arial", 20F, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
StringFormat MyStringFormat = new StringFormat();
MyStringFormat.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical;
ParmPrintPageEventArgs.Graphics.DrawString("Hello", MyFont , Brushes.Black, 100, 100, MyStringFormat);
//ParmPrintPageEventArgs.Graphics.DrawString("Hello", Font("Arial", 32), Brushes.Black, 100, 100);
TextRenderer.DrawText(ParmPrintPageEventArgs.Graphics, "Visual Studio", MyFont, new Point(10, 10), Color.Black);
}
| | JimGuyer Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:27 PM | You must use Graphics.DrawString() in the PrintPage event handler. The problems it has are not an issue, printers have very good resolution (600 dpi).
Hans Passant.- Marked As Answer byJimGuyer Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:54 PM
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| | nobugz Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:40 PM | I believe the problem is specifically due to using GraphicsUnit .Pixel instead of GraphicsUnit.Point. In this case, when you print, you're pixels are tiny (often 1/600th or 1/1200th of an inch), so your text is being drawn microscopically. If you specify the font in terms of points (1/72 inch), it should look more reasonable. However, Hans is correct - there really is no problem with using Graphics.DrawString() with printing, since the resolution is so high on printers. This will look perfect.
Reed Copsey, Jr. - http://reedcopsey.com- Marked As Answer byJimGuyer Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:54 PM
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| | Reed Copsey, Jr. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:43 PM | You must use Graphics.DrawString() in the PrintPage event handler. The problems it has are not an issue, printers have very good resolution (600 dpi).
Hans Passant.- Marked As Answer byJimGuyer Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:54 PM
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| | nobugz Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:40 PM | I believe the problem is specifically due to using GraphicsUnit .Pixel instead of GraphicsUnit.Point. In this case, when you print, you're pixels are tiny (often 1/600th or 1/1200th of an inch), so your text is being drawn microscopically. If you specify the font in terms of points (1/72 inch), it should look more reasonable. However, Hans is correct - there really is no problem with using Graphics.DrawString() with printing, since the resolution is so high on printers. This will look perfect.
Reed Copsey, Jr. - http://reedcopsey.com- Marked As Answer byJimGuyer Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:54 PM
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| | Reed Copsey, Jr. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:43 PM | Thanks. I will use DrawString. Just for fun, I tried GraphicsUnits. Intllisense lists: (Display, Document, Inch, Millimeter, Pixel, Point, World) as options. I used point and changed the sizeto 200F. The resulting print was about 1 inch high for TextRender, and about 3 inches high for DrawString Thanks again
private static void MyPrintDocument_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs ParmPrintPageEventArgs) {
Font MyFont = new Font("Arial", 200F, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point);
StringFormat MyStringFormat = new StringFormat();
MyStringFormat.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical;
ParmPrintPageEventArgs.Graphics.DrawString("Hello", MyFont , Brushes.Black, 100, 100, MyStringFormat);
//ParmPrintPageEventArgs.Graphics.DrawString("Hello", Font("Arial", 32), Brushes.Black, 100, 100);
TextRenderer.DrawText(ParmPrintPageEventArgs.Graphics, "Visual Studio", MyFont, new Point(10, 10), Color.Black);
}
| | JimGuyer Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:53 PM | Leave the GraphicsUnit alone. By default it's GraphicsUnit.Display which is 1/100 inch. Learn to live with it. You'll find printing bugs if you don't. | | JohnWein Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:55 PM |
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