Csharp/C Sharp/GUI Windows Form/Print Dialog

Steps through the common dialogs. Does nothing else useful

<source lang="csharp"> /* C# Programming Tips & Techniques by Charles Wright, Kris Jamsa Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (December 28, 2001) ISBN: 0072193794

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// CmnDlgs.cs -- steps through the common dialogs. Does nothing else useful. // // Compile this program with the following command line: // C:>csc CmnDlgs.cs using System; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Drawing.Printing; namespace clsCommonDialogs {

   public class CommonDialogs
   {
       [STAThread]
       static public void Main ()
       {
           // Create and display a Choose Color dialog box.
           ColorDialog cd = new ColorDialog ();
           cd.ShowDialog ();
           cd.Dispose ();
           
           // Create and display a Choose Font dialog box.
           FontDialog fd = new FontDialog ();
           fd.ShowDialog ();
           fd.Dispose ();
               
           // Create and display an Open File dialog box.
           OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog ();
           ofd.ShowDialog ();
           ofd.Dispose ();
           
           // Create and display a Save File dialog box.
           SaveFileDialog sfd = new SaveFileDialog();
           sfd.ShowDialog ();
           sfd.Dispose ();
           
           // Create and display a Page Setup dialog box.
           PrintDocument printDoc = new PrintDocument();
           PageSetupDialog psd = new PageSetupDialog ();
           psd.Document = printDoc;
           psd.ShowDialog ();
           psd.Dispose ();
           
           // Create and display an Print dialog box.
           PrintDialog pd = new PrintDialog ();
           pd.Document = printDoc;
           pd.ShowDialog ();
           pd.Dispose ();
           
           // Create and display an Print Preview File dialog box.
           // This dialog is not a part of the common dialog library.
           PrintPreviewDialog ppd = new PrintPreviewDialog ();
           ppd.ShowDialog ();
           ppd.Dispose ();
           printDoc.Dispose ();
       }
   }

}

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Using PrintPreviewDialog

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ruponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Data; using System.Drawing.Printing; public class frmMain : System.Windows.Forms.Form {

   private System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument printDoc;
   private System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewDialog ppDialog;
   private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnPrint;
   public frmMain() {
       this.printDoc = new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument();
       this.ppDialog = new System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewDialog();
       this.btnPrint = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
       this.SuspendLayout();
       this.printDoc.PrintPage += new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventHandler(this.printDoc_PrintPage);
       this.ppDialog.AutoScrollMargin = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 0);
       this.ppDialog.AutoScrollMinSize = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 0);
       this.ppDialog.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 300);
       this.ppDialog.Enabled = true;
       this.ppDialog.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(195, 22);
       this.ppDialog.MaximumSize = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 0);
       this.ppDialog.Opacity = 1;
       this.ppDialog.TransparencyKey = System.Drawing.Color.Empty;
       this.ppDialog.Visible = false;
       this.btnPrint.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(52, 28);
       this.btnPrint.Text = "Print";
       this.btnPrint.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnPrint_Click);
       this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
       this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(176, 86);
       this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                     this.btnPrint});
       this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
       this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
       this.ResumeLayout(false);
   }
   [STAThread]
   static void Main() {
       Application.Run(new frmMain());
   }
   private void printDoc_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e) {
       PrinterSettings pSettings = new PrinterSettings();
       Font printFont = new Font("Arial", 12);
       int nTextPosY = e.MarginBounds.Top;
       int nTextPosX = e.MarginBounds.Left;
       int nHeight = (int)printFont.GetHeight(e.Graphics);
       foreach (string sPtr in PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters) {
           pSettings.PrinterName = sPtr;
           if (pSettings.IsValid) {
               e.Graphics.DrawString(sPtr, printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX, nTextPosY + 5);
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Can Duplex: " + pSettings.CanDuplex.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight));
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Is Default: " + pSettings.IsDefaultPrinter.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight * 2));
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Is Plotter: " + pSettings.IsPlotter.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight * 3));
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Landscape Angle: " + pSettings.LandscapeAngle.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight * 4));
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Maximum Copies: " + pSettings.MaximumCopies.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight * 5));
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Maximum Page: " + pSettings.MaximumPage.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight * 6));
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Minimum Page: " + pSettings.MinimumPage.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight * 7));
               e.Graphics.DrawString("Supports Color: " + pSettings.SupportsColor.ToString(),
                   printFont, Brushes.Black, nTextPosX + 10, nTextPosY + (5 + nHeight * 8));
               nTextPosY = nTextPosY + ((5 + nHeight * 8) + nHeight);
           }
       }
   }
   private void btnPrint_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
       ppDialog.Document = printDoc;
       ppDialog.ShowDialog();
   }

}

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