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From: jbe@sws4.pcs.com (John-Brown Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: printing graphics (C) - ignore if irritated by beginners questions
Summary: sending graphics to printer in C
Keywords: printer, C, graphics
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Date: 20 Aug 90 12:47:29 GMT
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This is a simple question for hackers, but it's the first time I'm
trying to do this and don't want to waste a lot of time trying it out.

I'm writing a program in C using AES and VDI calls. The prog produces
graphics. I need to take a part of this (a box with contents) and send
it to a printer (EPSON), to specific xy-coords. I have a monochrome monitor.

Can anyone send me some tips (a piece of code??) on the best way to do this.
I havn't found a function which dumps a section of the screen to printer.

I assume I have to do the following:

1.	switch printer to graphics mode

2.	query which pixels are set and which aren't

3.	send the info pixel-wise to the printer

4.	switch the printer back

This seems a long and tedious way to do this.	

Thanks a lot.
Name    : John-Brown Evans      Company : PCS GmbH, Munich W-Germany.
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