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SUMMARYAnnoPrnt.exe is a Windows for Pen Computing sample that demonstrates how to annotate a text file with ink, and then print out the resulting annotated text to any printer. MORE INFORMATIONThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: AnnoPrnt.exeFor more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online ServicesUsing the AnnoPrnt.exe sample as a starting point, developers can view one method to output annotated text. Certain Windows for Pen Computing application programming interfaces (APIs) are more suited to output to printer devices. This is the case here with using DrawPenData rather than RedisplayPenData. RedisplayPenData is more device-dependent on the video driver and not meant to be used in printer calls. The AnnoPrnt.exe sample also shows how to output different colors of ink so that developers can view the results of the color mapping on their respective printer; some colors are mapped such that they don't show up on a printer. Another method of printing involves printing the entire image (the annotated text file) as a device-independent bitmap (DIB), thus allowing the driver, not GDI, to do the color mapping. Drivers typically do a better mapping to grayscale, and therefore if color is important, using DIBs is an alternative. The WINCAP sample in the Software Library demonstrates outputting DIBs to printers. The AnnoPrnt.exe sample was carefully checked for possible printing problems; however, because so much is dependent on printer drivers, future errors are possible. Additional query words: softlib ANNOPRNT.EXE
Keywords : WpenInk |
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