gtk_printer_new ()

GtkPrinter *
gtk_printer_new (const gchar *name,
                 GtkPrintBackend *backend,
                 gboolean virtual_);

Creates a new GtkPrinter.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_get_backend ()

GtkPrintBackend *
gtk_printer_get_backend (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns the backend of the printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_get_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_printer_get_name (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns the name of the printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_get_state_message ()

const gchar *
gtk_printer_get_state_message (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns the state message describing the current state of the printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_get_description ()

const gchar *
gtk_printer_get_description (GtkPrinter *printer);

Gets the description of the printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_get_location ()

const gchar *
gtk_printer_get_location (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns a description of the location of the printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_get_icon_name ()

const gchar *
gtk_printer_get_icon_name (GtkPrinter *printer);

Gets the name of the icon to use for the printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_get_job_count ()

gint
gtk_printer_get_job_count (GtkPrinter *printer);

Gets the number of jobs currently queued on the printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_is_active ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_is_active (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer is currently active (i.e. accepts new jobs).

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_is_paused ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_is_paused (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer is currently paused. A paused printer still accepts jobs, but it is not printing them.

Since 2.14

gtk_printer_is_accepting_jobs ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_is_accepting_jobs (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer is accepting jobs

Since 2.14

gtk_printer_is_virtual ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_is_virtual (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer is virtual (i.e. does not represent actual printer hardware, but something like a CUPS class).

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_is_default ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_is_default (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer is the default printer.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_accepts_ps ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_accepts_ps (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer accepts input in PostScript format.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_accepts_pdf ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_accepts_pdf (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer accepts input in PDF format.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_list_papers ()

GList *
gtk_printer_list_papers (GtkPrinter *printer);

Lists all the paper sizes printer supports. This will return and empty list unless the printer’s details are available, see gtk_printer_has_details() and gtk_printer_request_details().

Since 2.12

gtk_printer_compare ()

gint
gtk_printer_compare (GtkPrinter *a,
                     GtkPrinter *b);

Compares two printers.

Since 2.10

gtk_printer_has_details ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_has_details (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns whether the printer details are available.

Since 2.12

gtk_printer_request_details ()

void
gtk_printer_request_details (GtkPrinter *printer);

Requests the printer details. When the details are available, the “details-acquired” signal will be emitted on printer .

Since 2.12

gtk_printer_get_capabilities ()

GtkPrintCapabilities
gtk_printer_get_capabilities (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns the printer’s capabilities.

This is useful when you’re using GtkPrintUnixDialog’s manual-capabilities setting and need to know which settings the printer can handle and which you must handle yourself.

This will return 0 unless the printer’s details are available, see gtk_printer_has_details() and gtk_printer_request_details().

Since 2.12

gtk_printer_get_default_page_size ()

GtkPageSetup *
gtk_printer_get_default_page_size (GtkPrinter *printer);

Returns default page size of printer .

Since 2.14

gtk_printer_get_hard_margins ()

gboolean
gtk_printer_get_hard_margins (GtkPrinter *printer,
                              gdouble *top,
                              gdouble *bottom,
                              gdouble *left,
                              gdouble *right);

Retrieve the hard margins of printer , i.e. the margins that define the area at the borders of the paper that the printer cannot print to.

Note: This will not succeed unless the printer’s details are available, see gtk_printer_has_details() and gtk_printer_request_details().

Since 2.20

GtkPrinterFunc ()

gboolean
(*GtkPrinterFunc) (GtkPrinter *printer,
                   gpointer data);

The type of function passed to gtk_enumerate_printers(). Note that you need to ref printer , if you want to keep a reference to it after the function has returned.

Since 2.10

gtk_enumerate_printers ()

void
gtk_enumerate_printers (GtkPrinterFunc func,
                        gpointer data,
                        GDestroyNotify destroy,
                        gboolean wait);

Calls a function for all GtkPrinters. If func returns TRUE, the enumeration is stopped.

Since 2.10

struct GtkPrinter

struct GtkPrinter;

GtkPrintBackend

typedef struct _GtkPrintBackend GtkPrintBackend;

The “accepting-jobs” property

  “accepting-jobs”           gboolean

This property is TRUE if the printer is accepting jobs.

Flags: Read

Default value: TRUE

Since 2.14

The “accepts-pdf” property

  “accepts-pdf”              gboolean

TRUE if this printer can accept PDF.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: FALSE

The “accepts-ps” property

  “accepts-ps”               gboolean

TRUE if this printer can accept PostScript.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: TRUE

The “backend” property

  “backend”                  GtkPrintBackend *

Backend for the printer.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

The “icon-name” property

  “icon-name”                gchar *

The icon name to use for the printer.

Flags: Read

Default value: ""

The “is-virtual” property

  “is-virtual”               gboolean

FALSE if this represents a real hardware printer.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: FALSE

The “job-count” property

  “job-count”                gint

Number of jobs queued in the printer.

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

The “location” property

  “location”                 gchar *

The location of the printer.

Flags: Read

Default value: ""

The “name” property

  “name”                     gchar *

Name of the printer.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: ""

The “paused” property

  “paused”                   gboolean

This property is TRUE if this printer is paused. A paused printer still accepts jobs, but it does not print them.

Flags: Read

Default value: FALSE

Since 2.14

The “state-message” property

  “state-message”            gchar *

String giving the current state of the printer.

Flags: Read

Default value: ""

The “details-acquired” signal

void
user_function (GtkPrinter *printer,
               gboolean    success,
               gpointer    user_data)

Gets emitted in response to a request for detailed information about a printer from the print backend. The success parameter indicates if the information was actually obtained.

Flags: Run Last

Since 2.10