Printer

Object Hierarchy:

Description:

[ CCode ( type_id = "gtk_printer_get_type ()" ) ]
public class Printer : Object

Represents a printer.

You only need to deal directly with printers if you use the non-portable [class@Gtk.PrintUnixDialog] API.

A `GtkPrinter` allows to get status information about the printer, such as its description, its location, the number of queued jobs, etc. Most importantly, a `GtkPrinter` object can be used to create a [class@Gtk.PrintJob] object, which lets you print to the printer.

Namespace: Gtk

Package: gtk4-unix-print

Content:

Properties:

public bool accepting_jobs { get; }
true if the printer is accepting jobs.
public bool accepts_pdf { get; construct; }
true if this printer can accept PDF.
public bool accepts_ps { get; construct; }
true if this printer can accept PostScript.
public PrintBackend backend { get; construct; }
The backend for the printer.
public string icon_name { get; }
Icon name to use for the printer.
public bool is_virtual { get; construct; }
false if this represents a real hardware device.
public int job_count { get; }
Number of jobs queued in the printer.
public string location { get; }
Information about the location of the printer.
public string name { get; construct; }
The name of the printer.
public bool paused { get; }
true if this printer is paused.
public string state_message { get; }
String giving the current status of the printer.

Creation methods:

public Printer (string name, PrintBackend backend, bool virtual_)
Creates a new `GtkPrinter`.

Methods:

public int compare (Printer b)
Compares two printers.
public bool get_accepts_pdf ()
Returns whether the printer accepts input in PDF format.
public bool get_accepts_ps ()
Returns whether the printer accepts input in PostScript format.
public unowned PrintBackend get_backend ()
Returns the backend of the printer.
public PrintCapabilities get_capabilities ()
Returns the printer’s capabilities.
public PageSetup get_default_page_size ()
Returns default page size of this.
public unowned string get_description ()
Gets the description of the printer.
public bool get_hard_margins (out double top, out double bottom, out double left, out double right)
Retrieve the hard margins of this.
public bool get_hard_margins_for_paper_size (PaperSize paper_size, out double top, out double bottom, out double left, out double right)
Retrieve the hard margins of this for paper_size.
public unowned string get_icon_name ()
Gets the name of the icon to use for the printer.
public bool get_is_virtual ()
Returns whether the printer is virtual (i.
public int get_job_count ()
Gets the number of jobs currently queued on the printer.
public unowned string get_location ()
Returns a description of the location of the printer.
public unowned string get_name ()
Returns the name of the printer.
public unowned string get_state_message ()
Returns the state message describing the current state of the printer.
public bool has_details ()
Returns whether the printer details are available.
public bool is_accepting_jobs ()
Returns whether the printer is accepting jobs
public bool is_active ()
Returns whether the printer is currently active (i.
public bool is_default ()
Returns whether the printer is the default printer.
public bool is_paused ()
Returns whether the printer is currently paused.
public List<PageSetup> list_papers ()
Lists all the paper sizes this supports.
public void request_details ()
Requests the printer details.

Signals:

public signal void details_acquired (bool success)
Emitted in response to a request for detailed information about a printer from the print backend.

Inherited Members:

All known members inherited from class GLib.Object