Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Printing /

Chapter 2 - Core Printing Features / Core Printing Features Reference

Functions / Initializing and Terminating QuickDraw GX Printing Features

GXInitPrinting

You can use the GXInitPrinting function to initialize printing features within QuickDraw GX.

OSErr GXInitPrinting (void);

function result

An error code of type OSErr.

DESCRIPTION

Before you call the GXInitPrinting function, you must call the GXEnterGraphics function to initialize QuickDraw GX. You should also use the Gestalt function to determine whether QuickDraw GX printing features are available on the user's system. The Gestalt selector is 'pmgr'.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

If the GXInitPrinting function returns an error, you should not attempt to call other QuickDraw GX printing-related functions.

RESULT CODES

gxSegmentLoadFailedErr

A required code segment could not be found, or there was not enough memory to load it.

SEE ALSO

The GXEnterGraphics function that initializes QuickDraw GX is described in Inside Macintosh: Environment and Utilities.

To terminate printing features in QuickDraw GX, use the GXExitPrinting function, which is described in the next section.

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