Hi, I need to print an TFPMemoryimage into Printer.Canvas (which uses TCairoPSCanvas to printing to CUPS) from a Linux CGI (no widgetset), but it seems that it's an impossible task, because Printer.Canvas requieres a TBitmap which in turn requires a widgetset. Can anyone help me with this?.

BTW, can fpReport print to a Printer? all the examples "exports" to PDF and other formats, but none of them is sending directly the report to a printer. Regards,Leonardo.

If you use the LCL, it uses the printer canvas.

A FPImage PostScript canvas exists, but it's largely untested. In theory, this could be used to create a postscript file and that could be sent directly to cups.

Michael.

If you use the LCL, it uses the printer canvas.

A FPImage PostScript canvas exists, but it's largely untested. In theory, this could be used to create a postscript file and that could be sent directly to cups.

Michael.

Hi Michael, do you mean TPostscriptCanvas from PSCanvas.pp?, that doesn't seem to have a way to render a bitmap.

I think I must send my bitmap to imagemagick's convert to create the Postscript file, then use lpr to send it to the printer.

Leonardo.

Yes, that is what I meant. It desperately awaits completion of course :(

I think I must send my bitmap to imagemagick's convert to create the Postscript file, then use lpr to send it to the printer.

That will be the easiest for the time being...

Michael.

Leonardo M. Ramé wrote

BTW, can fpReport print to a Printer? all the examples "exports" to PDF and other formats, but none of them is sending directly the report to a printer.

Printing was not in the original design spec of fpReport - but that doesn't mean it can't do it. I prefer to think of it as a positive point
- saving the trees, environment and all that. ;-)

In the mean time you can send the exported PDF or images to the printer via lpr or such - as you already mentioned.

Regards,
Graeme