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- SpudSoftÆs TPrintPreview
-
- This VCL component is designed to take over all printing functionality
- within Delphi applications. I hope that the help file covers everything you
- need to know.
-
- This is very much beta (maybe even alpha) software and I welcome any
- comments you want to make about it. My contact details are in the help
- file.
-
- The component is postcardware. When I have sorted out all the inevitable
- bugs in it I will make the source available as shareware.
-
- To install it simply place everything in one directory, start Delphi up and
- go to Install Components on the Options menu. Click on the Add button and
- then on the Browse button. Find the file PrntPrev.DCU and open it. Click
- on OK and hopefully it will install without incident.
-
- The help file is not yet integrated with the Delphi help system, it will be
- in a few weeks time. I am on holiday for a fortnight (from 20/9/95) and
- will not be making any amendments until mid October, but please do send
- comments to me and IÆll act on them as soon as I can. This release is
- slightly rushed because of this holiday, so please excuse all rough edges
- (but tell me about them nonetheless).
-
- I hope you find the idea of the component useful enough to help me turn it
- into a solid reliable product that can be used by everyone. I should manage
- to do that just in time to find that Delphi32 has an all-singing all-dancing
- print preview system built into it.
-
- Known Problems:
- 1. Just found this one today: Printing onto an HP LaserJet 4P at 600dpi from
- Windows 95 produces very different results from 300dpi. The 300dpi results
- are what I wanted, the 600dpi need a lot of investigating.
- 2. I have found at least one printer driver that will not work with the Print
- Setup common dialogue box within ANY 16 bit app running on Windows 95. Be
- warned, theyÆre may be more.
- 3. The clipping rectangle does not work with text on the aforementioned HP 4P,
- though it does work with graphics.
- 4. A custom Abort dialogue box may, or may not work. Sorry, IÆm afraid I
- havenÆt tried it yet. Please do, and let me know if it works, or not.
-