Sample Application

M6015PrintScreen is a SatForms plugin extension that enables you to print entire screens or rectangular screen regions to the cool Monarch 6015 printer. No other printing extensions or print managers are required.

Features include:

• You can print monochrome full screens in small or large size.
• You can print monochrome rectangular screen regions (such as just a signature ink or SFInkView field in small or large size.
• You can also print 2-bit (4 level) greyscale screens in large size! It works well printing 2-bit grey PalmPix image thumbnails in conjunction with the SFPalmPix extension, for example.

The PrintScreen function also lets you choose from three border styles, or no border. The PrintRegion function does not print a border (unless there is a border on the screen in the region you have selected).

Utility methods to get and set the screen bit depth are also included, so that you may test to see if your Palm is in an incompatible screen mode first, and change it to a compatible mode before printing. For example, on a PalmIIIc you would need to switch it to mono or 2-bit grey mode before printing a screen or region.

Text Printing on the Monarch 6015: The standard Printer extension that comes with SatForms controls the Monarch 100% fine for text printing. You should use it for any non-graphics printing. Download the SatForms example from the Monarch website to use as a guide, and also download their printer programming manual which lists all of the printer control codes for doing things like bold print, large print, rotated print, etc.

DocID: 10064  DocDate: 2005-07-01