SftPrintPreview/DLL 2.0 - New Features

SftPrintPreview/DLL 2.0 is now available - Adding printing and print preview to your applications has never been easier! Now also includes 64-bit DLLs. SftPrintPreview/DLL 2.0 is virtually 100% upward compatible from version 1.0, so upgrading is extremely simple.

The following major enhancements have been made available with SftPrintPreview/DLL 2.0:

• Now combines 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions into one product.

• New %output% and %printer% variables for headers/footers.

• An application can now provide custom string substitution variables for the headers/footers (SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, lpCustomVars and SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CUSTOMVAR).

• Output can now also be rendered into a Gdiplus::Graphics object, in addition to an output device context (HDC).

• Zooming in/out now allows the clicked page position to remain at the same position in the resulting display (see SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, fCenterOnClick).

• Zooming in/out now supports new zoom styles that allow the page to be scrolled further off screen (see SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, iZoomStyle).

• A single page preview now allows the page to be dragged to be repositioned on screen (see SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, fDragPage).

• The default number of pages to print can now be specified for the Print Dialog using SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, cntLimitPages.

• The entire output can now be cached for maximum performance, at the expense of additional system resources use (SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, fCachePages).

• A new minimum gap between header/footer and the page body can be defined, insuring that they do not overlap (SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, fltMinHeaderGap, fltMinFooterGap).

• If printing fails using the Print function, additional error information is available by retrieving the SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL structure (fPrintUserAbort, fPrintAppShutDown, fPrintPageOutOfRange).
• The color used for header and footer lines can be defined using SFTPRINTPREVIEW_COLORS, colorHeaderLine and colorFooterLine.
• The color used for header and footer text can be defined using SFTPRINTPREVIEW_COLORS, colorHeaderText and colorFooterText.
• The Zoom function now allows the center point to be offset vertically and horizontally (see SFTPRINTPREVIEW_ZOOM).
• The ZoomIn function now allows the center point to be offset vertically and horizontally (see SFTPRINTPREVIEW_ZOOMIN).
• When previewing, margins and gutter margin may be shown shaded using defined colors (see SFTPRINTPREVIEW_CONTROL, fShowAreas).

• The new PrintSetupExternal function is identical to the PrintSetup function, but doesn't require a SftPrintPreview control to be active and returns the defined printer in a SFTPRINTPREVIEW_PRINTERRESULT structure. This allows an application to manipulate the current/selected printer before the first SftPrintPreview control is created.

• The IsDefaultPrinterExternal function can be used to determine whether the printer settings defined by a SFTPRINTPREVIEW_PRINTERRESULT structure define the current printer. This allows an application to manipulate the current/selected printer before the first SftPrintPreview control is created.

• The CheckMarginsPrintable and CheckMarginsPrintableExternal functions can be used to determine whether specified margins are within the printer's printable area.

• The GetDefaultPrinter function returns the default printer as defined by Windows.

• The GetOrientation function can be used to retrieve the current printer's page orientation.

• The SFTPRINTPREVIEW_DRAWINFO structure now also contains the window handle of the SftPrintPreview control.

• New informational SFTPRINTPREVIEW_PRINT_PREPAREPAGE function in the SFTPRINTPREVIEW_DRAWINFO structure used as a parameter to the SFTPRINTPREVIEW_DRAWINFOPROC function.

• The built-in Page Setup dialog now supports a minimum gap below the header and above the footer, to eliminate headers and footers overlaying the page body.

• The built-in Page Setup dialog now supports color definitions for the lines below/above the header and footer and for the header and footer text.

• The built-in Page Setup dialog now allows margins and gutter margins to appear shaded when previewing output.

• Digitally signed DLLs.

• DynamicHelp and help integration with Visual Studio 2008 (in addition to all others which were already supported in previous releases).

• More sample code in documentation. 

To find out more about this product, download our product demo now. The demo offers a thorough overview of the product and includes source code for the sample applications, along with complete help files.

And, don't forget, the product includes free support and all major updates for one entire year.

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