Package pycocoa :: Module printers :: Class Printer

Class Printer

          object --+            
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internals._Objectype --+        
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        baseTypes._Type0 --+    
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                   _PM_Type0 --+
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                              Printer

Python Printer Type, wrapping ObjC NSPrinter and PMPrinter.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, name_ns_pm=None)
New Printer from a printer name (str), NSPrinter or PMPrinter.

printView(self, PMview, toPDF='', wait=True)
Print an ObjC NSView or PMview.

setDefault(self)
Make this printer the default printer (bool).

Inherited from _PM_Type0: __str__, release, retain

Inherited from baseTypes._Type0: __repr__, type2strepr

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __subclasshook__

Properties
	description Get printer description (`json`).
	deviceDescription Get the `NSDevice` description (Adict).
	deviceURI Get the printer device (`URI`) or `""`.
	ID Get the printer IDentifier (`str`) or `""`.
	isColor Is printer color (`bool`).
	isDefault Is this the default printer (`bool`).
	isRemote Is this a remote printer (`bool`).
	location Get the printer location (`str`) or `""`.
	makemodel Get the printer make and model (`str`) or `""`.
	name Get the printer name (`str`) or `""`.
	NS Get the ObjC instance (`NSPrinter`).
	papers Yield each paper available (Paper).
	PPD Get the printer PPD description (`URL`).
	psCapable Is the printer PostScript capable (`bool`).
	psLevel Get the printer's PostScript language level (`int`).
	resolution Get the highest (horizontal, vertical) resolution supported by this printer (`float`s, dots-per-inch).
Inherited from `_PM_Type0`: `PM` Inherited from `baseTypes._Type0`: `NSDelegate` Inherited from `internals._Objectype`: `typename` Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

init(self, name_ns_pm=None)
(Constructor)

New Printer from a printer name (str), NSPrinter or PMPrinter.

Raises:

TypeError - Invalid name_ns_pm.
PrintError - No printer with name name_ns_pm.

Overrides: object.__init__

printView(self, PMview, toPDF='', wait=True)

Print an ObjC NSView or PMview.

Parameters:

PMview - The ObjC view to print (NSView or PMview).
toPDF - Save as PDF file name (str).
wait - Wait for print completion (bool).

Returns:

True if printing succeeded, False if printing failed or None if ignored.

Raises:

PrintError - If toPDF file exists.
TypeError - Invalid PMview.

setDefault(self)

Make this printer the default printer (bool).

Returns:: True if set, False otherwise

Property Details

description

Get printer description (json).

Get Method:: description(self) - Get printer description (json).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

deviceDescription

Get the NSDevice description (Adict).

Get Method:: deviceDescription(self) - Get the NSDevice description (Adict).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

deviceURI

Get the printer device (URI) or "".

Get Method:: deviceURI(self) - Get the printer device (URI) or "".
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

ID

Get the printer IDentifier (str) or "".

Get Method:: ID(self) - Get the printer IDentifier (str) or "".
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

isColor

Is printer color (bool).

Get Method:: isColor(self) - Is printer color (bool).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

isDefault

Is this the default printer (bool).

Get Method:: isDefault(self) - Is this the default printer (bool).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

isRemote

Is this a remote printer (bool).

Get Method:: isRemote(self) - Is this a remote printer (bool).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

location

Get the printer location (str) or "".

Get Method:: location(self) - Get the printer location (str) or "".
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

makemodel

Get the printer make and model (str) or "".

Get Method:: makemodel(self) - Get the printer make and model (str) or "".
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

name

Get the printer name (str) or "".

Get Method:: name(self) - Get the printer name (str) or "".
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

NS

Get the ObjC instance (NSPrinter).

Get Method:: NS(self) - Get the ObjC instance (NSPrinter).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

papers

Yield each paper available (Paper).

Get Method:: papers(self) - Yield each paper available (Paper).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

PPD

Get the printer PPD description (URL).

Get Method:: PPD(self) - Get the printer PPD description (URL).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

psCapable

Is the printer PostScript capable (bool).

Get Method:: psCapable(self) - Is the printer PostScript capable (bool).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

psLevel

Get the printer's PostScript language level (int).

Get Method:: psLevel(self) - Get the printer's PostScript language level (int).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.

resolution

Get the highest (horizontal, vertical) resolution supported by this printer (floats, dots-per-inch).

Get Method:: resolution(self) - Get the highest (horizontal, vertical) resolution supported by this printer (floats, dots-per-inch).
Set Method:: Read_Only(inst, value) - Throws an AttributeError, always.