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From: shatara@islnds.dec.com (Chris Shatara, 229-7740)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: IIgs Print Manager question
Message-ID: <8902211409.AA02160@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 21 Feb 89 16:45:00 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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From reading the the IIgs tool box reference manual and the 
introduction to programming the IIgs, I get the impression that in 
order to print a graphics screen (grafport) via the print manager, I 
need to ask the print manager for a grafport, and then draw whatever I 
want into that port.

My question is what if I have an image(boxes, text, etc) already 
existing in a grafport, now the user wants to print. Is there a way of 
copying one port to the other?

I read that in initializing the print manger you can either have it 
give you a grafport or you can supply it your own.  In the case of the 
latter, will this allow me to print the port without regenerating what 
is on it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

/chris shatara