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Printer Printing Cutting Off Strings

I'm using this code to print a collection of strings from a Rich Text Box:
private void printBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
PrintDocument p = new PrintDocument();
p.OriginAtMargins = true;
Margins pMargins = new Margins(100, 100, 100, 100);
p.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = pMargins;
p.PrintPage += delegate (object sender1, PrintPageEventArgs e1)
{
e1.Graphics.DrawString(summaryBox.Text, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), new SolidBrush(Color.Black), new RectangleF(0, 0, p.DefaultPageSettings.PrintableArea.Width, p.DefaultPageSettings.PrintableArea.Height));
};
try
{
p.Print();
this.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new Exception("Error During Printing", ex);
}
}
However, long strings get cut off and don't automatically. Strings cut off to the right, and after the first page is filled, a second page is not printed and leftover content is simply ignored. Are the problems with the printer setup or with the rich text box or both? How can I make sure long strings wrap and second or third pages are printed if the content is too long?

You need to use PrintPageEventArgs.MarginBounds to get printable area within a print page.
Now your e1 is the parameter of type PrintPageEventArgs. and you will get MarginBounds like e1.MarginBounds.
So your code will be.
p.PrintPage += delegate (object sender1, PrintPageEventArgs e1)
{
e1.Graphics.DrawString(summaryBox.Text, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), new SolidBrush(Color.Black), new RectangleF(0, 0, e1.MarginBounds.Width, e1.MarginBounds.Height));
};

Set DocumentName of a Document from PrintPreviewDialog

I want to set the title to the document I use in PrintPreviewDialog in Windows Forms. I tried something, but for sure this isn't the way to set the TITLE to this type of Document. Can you help me do this?
private void pd_print(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
Graphics gr = e.Graphics;
gr.DrawString("Sales", new Font(FontFamily.GenericMonospace, 12, FontStyle.Bold), new SolidBrush(Color.Black), new Point(40, 40));
}
private void tiparireToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(this.pd_print);
PrintPreviewDialog dlg = new PrintPreviewDialog();
dlg.Document = pd;
dlg.ShowDialog();
}

The Preview Dialog is just a form where they hid the Text property.
PrintPreviewDialog dlg = new PrintPreviewDialog();
((Form)dlg).Text = "My Title";
dlg.Document = pd;
dlg.ShowDialog();

C# Auto Generated Methods. How to add additional parameters

Working on a Receipt Printer app for a local business. It's technically a re-write, and I'm approaching this as a complete refactor.
The original code looks like this:
private void btn_print_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
PrintDialog pd = new PrintDialog();
PrintDocument doc = new PrintDocument();
pd.Document = doc;
doc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(pd_printpage);
DialogResult res = pd.ShowDialog();
if (res == DialogResult.OK)
{
doc.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = false;
doc.PrinterSettings.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = new PaperSize("Env10", 4, 8);
doc.Print();
}
}
private void pd_printpage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
Graphics gfx = e.Graphics;
SolidBrush blk = new SolidBrush(Color.Black);
Font courier = new Font("Courier New", 12);
Font lucidia = new Font("Lucida Sans", 12);
Font lucidaplus = new Font("Lucida Sans", 18);
StringFormat fmt = new StringFormat(StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical);
/***** Create Object for Reciept *****/
Recpt rcpt = new Recpt();
rcpt.Contrib = new ContInfo();
rcpt.Pri = new Address();
rcpt.Alt = new Address();
//--- Remainder of function omitted.
Here is a better factored version that I'm currently working on.
static class Printality
{
private static SolidBrush Blk = new SolidBrush(Color.Black);
private static Font CourierBody = new Font("Courier New", 12);
private static Font LucidaBody = new Font("Lucida Sans", 12);
private static Font LucidaHeader = new Font("Lucida Sans", 18);
private static StringFormat fmt;
public static void PrintReciept(Receipt _rec)
{
PrintDialog pd = new PrintDialog();
PrintDocument doc = new PrintDocument();
doc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(pd_printPage);
}
private static void pd_printPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
Graphics gfx = e.Graphics;
fmt = new StringFormat(StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical);
}
}
the big question is this: I'm passing a Receipt object to the function printReceipt() how should I also pass it to pd_printPage()?

If I understood your question clearly, you want to pass parameter to event.
doc.PrintPage += (sender, e) => pd_printPage(sender, e, _rec);
private static void pd_printPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e, Receipt rec)
{
Graphics gfx = e.Graphics;
fmt = new StringFormat(StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical);
}

How to print a String

How do I print out a String that I generated in Winforms? The String I'd like to print out is located in a UserControl.
This is what I already have. When I press the Printing Button, nothing is printed.
private void print_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
PrintDocument printDocument = new PrintDocument();
printDialog.Document = printDocument;
printDocument.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(printDocument_PrintPage);
DialogResult result = printDialog.ShowDialog();
if (result == DialogResult.OK)
{
printDocument.Print();
}
PrintDocument recordDoc;
// Create the document and name it
recordDoc= new PrintDocument();
recordDoc.DocumentName = "Customer Receipt";
recordDoc.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(this.PrintReceiptPage);
// Preview document
dlgPreview.Document = recordDoc;
dlgPreview.ShowDialog();
// Dispose of document when done printing
recordDoc.Dispose();
}

In the PrintPage event try this
e1.Graphics.DrawString(s, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), new SolidBrush(Color.Black), new RectangleF(0, 0, p.DefaultPageSettings.PrintableArea.Width, p.DefaultPageSettings.PrintableArea.Height));
try
{
p.Print();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new Exception("Exception Occured While Printing", ex);
}
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Print image after it's been generated [c#]

I have the following method that loads in a blank template image, draws the relevant information on it and saves it to another file. I want to change this slightly to achieve the following:
load in the template image
draw the relevant information on it
print it
I don't want to save it, just print it out. Here's my existing method:
public static void GenerateCard(string recipient, string nominee, string reason, out string filename)
{
// Get a bitmap.
Bitmap bmp1 = new Bitmap("template.jpg");
Graphics graphicImage;
// Wrapped in a using statement to automatically take care of IDisposable and cleanup
using (graphicImage = Graphics.FromImage(bmp1))
{
ImageCodecInfo jgpEncoder = GetEncoder(ImageFormat.Jpeg);
// Create an Encoder object based on the GUID
// for the Quality parameter category.
Encoder myEncoder = Encoder.Quality;
graphicImage.DrawString(recipient, new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Regular), SystemBrushes.WindowText, new Point(480, 33));
graphicImage.DrawString(WordWrap(reason, 35), new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Regular), SystemBrushes.WindowText, new Point(566, 53));
graphicImage.DrawString(nominee, new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Regular), SystemBrushes.WindowText, new Point(492, 405));
graphicImage.DrawString(DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString(), new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Regular), SystemBrushes.WindowText, new Point(490, 425));
EncoderParameters myEncoderParameters = new EncoderParameters(1);
EncoderParameter myEncoderParameter = new EncoderParameter(myEncoder, 100L);
myEncoderParameters.Param[0] = myEncoderParameter;
filename = recipient + " - " + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString().Replace("/", "-") + ".jpg";
bmp1.Save(filename, jgpEncoder, myEncoderParameters);
}
}
Hope you can help,
Brett

Just print it to the printer without saving
This is the most simple example I could come up with.
Bitmap b = new Bitmap(100, 100);
using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(b))
{
g.DrawString("Hello", this.Font, Brushes.Black, new PointF(0, 0));
}
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.PrintPage += (object printSender, PrintPageEventArgs printE) =>
{
printE.Graphics.DrawImageUnscaled(b, new Point(0, 0));
};
PrintDialog dialog = new PrintDialog();
dialog.ShowDialog();
pd.PrinterSettings = dialog.PrinterSettings;
pd.Print();

When you use the PrintDocument class, you can print without needing to save the image.
var pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.PrintPage += pd_PrintPage;
pd.Print()
And in the pd_PrintPage eventhandler:
void pd_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
Graphics gr = e.Graphics;
//now you can draw on the gr object you received using some of the code you posted.
}
NOTE: Don't dispose the Graphics object you received in the eventhandler. This is done by the PrintDocument object itself...

Use the PrintPage event;
private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e) {
e.Graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
}