com.tensegrity.gui.printing
Class PrintConfiguration

java.lang.Object
  com.tensegrity.gui.printing.PrintConfiguration

public class PrintConfiguration

extends java.lang.Object

The PrintConfiguration class manages different configuration settings for printing inside the Tensegrity API. It provides methods to register and obtain an instance of PrintContext, which defines those settings.

Version:

$Id: PrintConfiguration.java,v 1.5 2006/05/16 15:01:40 BurkhardWick Exp $

Author:

Arnd Houben

Field Summary

static double	PRINTER_SCALE This is a dummy scaling factor that is applied when printing graphs to ensure a minimum resolution when rendering curves
static boolean	USE_NEW_PRINT_SCALING USE_NEW_PRINT_SCALING: Set this to true, to enable the new print scaling which enhances the rendering of curves

Method Summary

static PrintContext	getPrintContext() Returns the currently registered PrintContext instance.
static boolean	isPrintContextAvailable() Returns a boolean that indicates whether a PrintContext has been assigned to the PrintConfiguration or not.
static void	registerPrintContext(PrintContext pc) Registers a PrintContext instance which should be used for printing operations inside the Tensegrity API.
static void	unregisterPrintContext() Unregisters the currently registered PrintContext instance, so that it cannot be used within the Tensegrity API for printing operations afterwards.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

USE_NEW_PRINT_SCALING

public static boolean USE_NEW_PRINT_SCALING

USE_NEW_PRINT_SCALING: Set this to true, to enable the new print scaling which enhances the rendering of curves

PRINTER_SCALE

public static final double PRINTER_SCALE

This is a dummy scaling factor that is applied when printing graphs to ensure a minimum resolution when rendering curves

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

registerPrintContext

public static final void registerPrintContext(PrintContext pc)

Registers a PrintContext instance which should be used for printing operations inside the Tensegrity API.

Parameters:

pc - a PrintContext instance

unregisterPrintContext

public static final void unregisterPrintContext()

Unregisters the currently registered PrintContext instance, so that it cannot be used within the Tensegrity API for printing operations afterwards.

isPrintContextAvailable

public static final boolean isPrintContextAvailable()

Returns a boolean that indicates whether a PrintContext has been assigned to the PrintConfiguration or not.

Returns:

boolean a flag indicating whether a PrintContext has been asssigned or not

getPrintContext

public static final PrintContext getPrintContext()

Returns the currently registered PrintContext instance.

Returns:

the currently registered PrintContext instance