superwaba.ext.xplat.io.print.pboy
Class PBoyPrintManager

java.lang.Object
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public class PBoyPrintManager

extends PrintManager

Implementation of the print.PrintManager for the PrintBoy support under SuperWaba.

Fields inherited from class superwaba.ext.xplat.io.print.PrintManager

g, set, tw

Constructor Summary

PBoyPrintManager()
This class may not be directly instantiated.

Method Summary

void	close() Closes this print manager.
void	finishPage() Ends a page, flushing the contents.
void	formFeed() Do a form feed.
java.lang.String	getDetailedErrorMessage(PrinterException e) Given the PrinterException, returns a detailed error message for the problem.
FontMetrics	getFontMetrics(Font f) Gets a FontMetrics object for the given font
void	open(java.lang.String printerName, java.lang.String portName, int baudRate, boolean textMode) Open this print manager.
void	startPage() Start a new page.
int	writeBytes(byte[] buf, int start, int len) Send bytes to the printer, usualy scape codes and contents

Methods inherited from class superwaba.ext.xplat.io.print.PrintManager

getGraphics, getSettings, getTypeWriter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PBoyPrintManager

public PBoyPrintManager()

This class may not be directly instantiated. To get its intance, use:

  try
  {
     Class c = Class.forName("superwaba.ext.xplat.io.print.pboy.PBoyPrintManager");
     pm = (PrintManager)c.newInstance();
     ...
  }
  catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {throw new RuntimeException("Please install PalmIoPrintPBoy.pdb");}
  catch (Exception ee) {ee.printStackTrace();}
 

Method Detail

open

public void open(java.lang.String printerName,
                 java.lang.String portName,
                 int baudRate,
                 boolean textMode)
          throws PrinterException

Open this print manager. All parameters are ignored, except textMode.

Overrides:

open in class PrintManager

close

public void close()
           throws PrinterException

Closes this print manager.

Overrides:

close in class PrintManager

formFeed

public void formFeed()
              throws PrinterException,
                     NotSupportedException

Do a form feed. You must always call formFeed before calling finishPage.

Overrides:

formFeed in class PrintManager

getFontMetrics

public FontMetrics getFontMetrics(Font f)

Gets a FontMetrics object for the given font

Overrides:

getFontMetrics in class PrintManager

writeBytes

public int writeBytes(byte[] buf,
                      int start,
                      int len)
               throws PrinterException,
                      java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException,
                      NotSupportedException

Send bytes to the printer, usualy scape codes and contents

Overrides:

writeBytes in class PrintManager

startPage

public void startPage()
               throws PrinterException

Start a new page. You must always start a new page before writing to the printer.

Overrides:

startPage in class PrintManager

finishPage

public void finishPage()
                throws PrinterException

Ends a page, flushing the contents. You must always call formFeed before calling finishPage.

Overrides:

finishPage in class PrintManager

getDetailedErrorMessage

public java.lang.String getDetailedErrorMessage(PrinterException e)

Given the PrinterException, returns a detailed error message for the problem.

Overrides:

getDetailedErrorMessage in class PrintManager