printer_set_option

Description

The function sets the following options for the current connection: handle must be a valid handle to a printer. For option can be one of the following constants:

• PRINTER_COPIES: sets how many copies should be printed, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_MODE: specifies the type of data (text, raw or emf), value must be a string.

• PRINTER_TITLE: specifies the name of the document, value must be a string.

• PRINTER_ORIENTATION: specifies the orientation of the paper, value can be either PRINTER_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT or PRINTER_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE

• PRINTER_RESOLUTION_Y: specifies the y-resolution in DPI, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_RESOLUTION_X: specifies the x-resolution in DPI, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT: specifies the a predefined paper format, set value to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM if you want to specify a custom format with PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH and PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH. value can be one of the following constants.

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM: let's you specify a custom paper format.

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_LETTER: specifies standard letter format (8 1/2- by 11-inches).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_LETTER: specifies standard legal format (8 1/2- by 14-inches).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_A3: specifies standard A3 format (297- by 420-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_A4: specifies standard A4 format (210- by 297-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_A5: specifies standard A5 format (148- by 210-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_B4: specifies standard B4 format (250- by 354-millimeters).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_B5: specifies standard B5 format (182- by 257-millimeter).

  • PRINTER_FORMAT_FOLIO: specifies standard FOLIO format (8 1/2- by 13-inch).

• PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH: if PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT is set to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM, PRINTER_PAPER_LENGTH specifies a custom paper length in mm, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH: if PRINTER_PAPER_FORMAT is set to PRINTER_FORMAT_CUSTOM, PRINTER_PAPER_WIDTH specifies a custom paper width in mm, value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_SCALE: specifies the factor by which the printed output is to be scaled. the page size is scaled from the physical page size by a factor of scale/100. for example if you set the scale to 50, the output would be half of it's original size. value must be an integer.

• PRINTER_BACKGROUND_COLOR: specifies the background color for the actual device context, value must be a string containing the rgb information in hex format i.e. "005533".

• PRINTER_TEXT_COLOR: specifies the text color for the actual device context, value must be a string containing the rgb information in hex format i.e. "005533".

• PRINTER_TEXT_ALIGN: specifies the text alignment for the actual device context, value can be combined through OR'ing the following constants:

  • PRINTER_TA_BASELINE: text will be aligned at the base line.

  • PRINTER_TA_BOTTOM: text will be aligned at the bottom.

  • PRINTER_TA_TOP: text will be aligned at the top.

  • PRINTER_TA_CENTER: text will be aligned at the center.

  • PRINTER_TA_LEFT: text will be aligned at the left.

  • PRINTER_TA_RIGHT: text will be aligned at the right.

$handle = printer_open();
printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_SCALE, 75);
printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_TEXT_ALIGN, PRINTER_TA_LEFT);
printer_close($handle);