Package pycocoa :: Module printers

Module printers

Types Printer, Paper, PaperCustom and PaperMargins, wrapping ObjC NSPrinter, PMPrinter, PMPaper respectively PMPaperMargins plus several get_... print functions.

Version: 25.04.07

Classes
	Paper Python `Paper` Type, wrapping an opaque ObjC `PMPaper`.
	PaperCustom Create a custom Paper.
	PaperMargins Python `PaperMargins` Type, wrapping an ObjC `PMPaperMargins`.
	Printer Python `Printer` Type, wrapping ObjC `NSPrinter` and `PMPrinter`.

Functions

get_papers(*printers)
Yield the papers available at the given printer(s).

get_printer(*prefixes)
Find a printer by name or by ID or get the default printer.

get_printer_browser(server=None)
Show the printer browser for the given server.

get_printers(server=None)
Yield all printers available at the given server.

get_resolutions(*printers)
Yield the resolutions supported by the given printer(s).

Variables
	__all__ = `_ALL_LAZY.printers`
	d = `get_printer()`
	p = `Paper('A4')`

Function Details

get_papers(*printers)

Yield the papers available at the given printer(s).

Parameters:

printers - No, one or more printers (Printers).

Returns:

Each paper (Paper).

get_printer(*prefixes)

Find a printer by name or by ID or get the default printer.

Parameters:

prefixes - No, one or more printer names or IDs to match (strs).

Returns:

The printer (Printer) or None if none found.

get_printer_browser(server=None)

Show the printer browser for the given server.

Parameters:

server - Print server (PMServer) or None for this server, the localhost.

Returns:

Printers (dict) or None.

get_printers(server=None)

Yield all printers available at the given server.

Parameters:

server - Print server (PMServer) or None for this server, the localhost.

Returns:

Each printer (Printer).

get_resolutions(*printers)

Yield the resolutions supported by the given printer(s).

Parameters:

printers - No, one or more printers (Printers).

Returns:

A 2-tuple (horizontal, vertical) in dots per inch (floats) for each resolution.