PrintPaperRectangle

[Paul Hibbert]

i came to the same conclusion, thank you for reporting it.

Paul

> On Jul 4, 2017, at 9:08 AM, Ben Rubinstein via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> By synchronicity, I start writing a very similar message a few days ago.
> 
> I stopped writing the email when I'd typed the words "is there another print property I should be using?" and as is often the case when I draft a despairing message to the use- list, this prompted me to look a bit harder and find the answer.
> 
> My problem, at least, was solved by finding the printPaperSize, which correctly returns (for A4 at 100%) "595,842" - a reasonable approximation for A4 paper converted to inches at 72dpi.
> 
>> Can anyone shed some light on this please.
> 
> Simple answer: it's a bug. At some point the printPaperRectangle has been nobbled to be exactly the same as the printRectangle. I've reported this as
> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19997
> 
> In the meantime, the printPaperSize is your friend, provided the page setup is at default scale and orientation: in this case, the printPaperRectangle should be the same as printPaperSize with two zeros.
> 
> However if you're not at default scale/orientation, you're a bit out of luck. You can reasonably infer orientation from the printRectangle, but there's not a reliable way to figure out the true scaled paper size from the combination of printRectangle and printPaperSize (which is why we need printPaperRectangle).
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> On 30/06/2017 19:17, Terence Heaford via use-livecode wrote:
>> LC 8.1.4, MacOS 10.12.5
>> Print Paper Rectangle returns 8,8,834,587 for A4 Landscape.
>> This does not seem to match the description in the dictionary?
>> "The printPaperRectangle property contains four comma-separated integers and is in points.
>> The default value reflects the default values of the printPaperSize and printPaperOrientation.
>> The four numbers represent the left, top, right and bottom of the rectangle being printed to.
>> The rectangle is relative to the top-left of the page, and the left and top will currently always be 0.”
>> Can anyone shed some light on this please.
>> Thanks
>> Terry
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Paul
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