SftPrintPreview/DLL 2.0 - Print Preview Control for C/C++

C++ Classes

Class	Description
CSftPrintPreview	Control class
CSftPrintPreview_App	Application
CSftPrintPreview_Main	Window with Print Preview support
CSftPrintPreview_View	Print Preview Window

CSftPrintPreview Class

Name	Description
CheckMarginsPrintable	Returns whether the specified margins are within the printer's printable area.
CheckMarginsPrintableExternal	Returns whether the specified margins are within the printer's printable area.
Create	Creates a Print Preview control window and attaches it to the CSftPrintPreview object.
CreateEx	Creates a Print Preview control window and attaches it to the CSftPrintPreview object.
CSftPrintPreview	Standard constructor.
DefaultPrinter	Restores the default printer for this application.
GetBitmapSize	Retrieves the display and print size of a device dependent bitmap.
GetControlInfo	Retrieves the Print Preview control attributes.
GetCtlColors	Retrieves the Print Preview control's color attributes.
GetCurrentPrinter	Returns the current printer name and a string representing printer settings.
GetDefaultPrinter	Returns the default printer as defined by Windows.
GetOrientation	Returns the current printer's page orientation.
GetPrinterInfo	Retrieves the current printer settings.
HitTest	Determines the area at a given location.
IsDefaultPrinterExternal	Returns whether the passed printer structure defines the default printer.
PageSetup	Invokes the built-in Page Setup dialog, used to define the page layout (margins, headers, etc.).
Print	Prints the contents.
PrintBitmap	Displays/prints a device dependent bitmap.
PrintDialog	Invokes the Print dialog for printer and page range selection.
PrintSetup	Invokes the Print Setup dialog for printer settings definition.
PrintSetupExternal	Invokes the Print Setup dialog for printer settings definition.
RegisterApp	Registers the calling application for use of SftPrintPreview/DLL controls.
Restart	Forces the repositioning of all preview pages and clearing of any cached information.
SetControlInfo	Defines the Print Preview control attributes.
SetCtlColors	Defines the Print Preview control's color attributes.
SetCurrentPrinter	Defines the current printer and optionally defines printer settings.
SetPrinterInfo	Defines the current printer settings.
ToolBarEdit	Sets the input focus to a control on the built-in tool bar for editing by the user.
UnregisterApp	Unregisters the application from SftPrintPreview/DLL.
Zoom	Redefines the preview layout.
ZoomIn	Redefines the preview location (zooming in or out).
ZoomReset	Restores a multi-page preview.

CSftPrintPreview_App Class

The CSftPrintPreview_App class is used by the CSftPrintPreview_Main and CSftPrintPreview_View classes to retrieve application printer settings.

The application's usual CWinApp object has to be derived from CSftPrintPreview_App instead.

CSftPrintPreview_Main Class

By using multiple inheritance, the class CSftPrintPreview_Main is used to extend an application's view or window class to add print/preview support.

Name	Description
FilePrint	Prints the specified contents.
FilePrintPreview	Creates a Print Preview window displaying the specified contents.
OnPrintClearCache	Called when the printed/previewed output is reformatted.
OnPrintInitialize	Called to initialize print/preview of one or more pages.
OnPrintOnePage	Called to print/preview one page.
OnPrintTerminate	Called to end print/preview of one or more pages.

CSftPrintPreview_View Class

The CSftPrintPreview_View class implements a complete Print Preview view, including SftPrintPreview control with all its features.

Name	Description
CustomizeControl	Called for further Print Preview control customizations.
GetAccelResourceID	Called to obtain a keyboard accelerator table.
GetMenuResourceID	Called to obtain a menu resource ID.
GetOutputName	Called to obtain the current output name.
On... Menu Handlers	A collection of menu command handlers, implementing user actions affecting the preview display.

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