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GDI Printing Example for C#
#region Win32 GDI
private void btnTextDrawCenter_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
var doc = new PrintDocument()
{
PrintController = new StandardPrintController(),
};
doc.OriginAtMargins = false;
doc.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = CurrentPrinter;
doc.PrintPage += (s, args) =>
{
var bounds = args.Graphics.VisibleClipBounds;
bounds.Width *= args.Graphics.DpiX / 96.0f;
var largeFont = new System.Drawing.Font("Consolas", 72.0f);
System.Drawing.Size strSz;
using (var renderer = new NativeTextRenderer(args.Graphics))
{
var str = "█<-1\"->█";
renderer.DrawString(str,
largeFont,
Color.Black,
bounds,
RawPrinterHelper.TextFormatFlags.Center);
strSz = renderer.MeasureString(str, largeFont);
bounds.Y += strSz.Height;
}
using (var renderer = new NativeTextRenderer(args.Graphics))
{
var str = string.Format("bounds: {0}\nStrSize: {0}", bounds.ToString(), strSz.ToString());
renderer.DrawString(str,
new System.Drawing.Font("Consolas", 12.0f),
Color.Black,
bounds,
0);
}
};
doc.Print();
}
#endregion
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