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Print Properties Mode clip0073 configuring device parameters

 

Output Type Mode:

 

Vector clip0074 Outputs only vector information.

 

Raster clip0075 Outputs vector, raster, and matrix information.

 

Vector for PostScript: An alternative vector output. Designed for creating PostScript files using the driver of a PostScript-compatible output (print) device.

 

Map View Mode:

 

Normal clip0076 Outputs the image with modified intensity of solid fill for area objects. Intended for output to color and grayscale halftone raster output devices.

 

Transparent clip0077 Outputs the image without solid fill for area objects. Intended for output to any (including monochrome and vector) output devices.

 

Contour clip0078 Outputs the image with contour lines. Intended for output to any output devices.

 

Fill Intensity clip0079 Changes the intensity of the map palette display (transparency).

 

Black and White Mode clip0080 In this print mode, all fill colors of area objects on vector maps, except black, are replaced with white. Raster and matrix colors remain unchanged.

 

Page Orientation Mode:

 

Portrait clip0081 Vertical page alignment.

 

Landscape clip0082 Horizontal page alignment.

 

Mirror Mode clip0083 Executed only in raster output mode.

 

Page print margins are set in millimeters from the page edges (left, top, right, bottom). Margin sizes can be entered manually in the lower part of the dialog or using the horizontal and vertical rulers.

Overlaps of print areas for adjacent pages of a multi-sheet map are designed to eliminate gaps when gluing pages together. Margins and overlaps reduce the useful output area of a page while increasing the total output area size.

Image offset is set in millimeters from the left and top margins of the first (top-left) page.

Print area frame clip0084 allows printing a thickened black outline of the specified print area (highlighted by a blue line in the diagram).

Print crop marks clip0085 allows printing thin black crop lines.

Print to file clip0086 enables creating a print file in a language supported by the print device. The resulting file can be sent to the print device later using the DOS command:

PRINT /D:"\\Ivanov\HP LaserJet 1020" Noginsk.prn > nul

 

The Outside mode allows setting the transparency level for vector data located outside the contour of the selected object. The selection of the limiting contour is done using the Select area by object mode. The transparency level is set by selecting values from 0% (original image unchanged) to 100% (completely opaque) from the dropdown list when clicking the Outside button. To disable this mode, set the value to 0%. The Outside mode is available for the Select area by object, Entire region (if a contour is already selected), Stretch to page, Split paginated, Stretch vertically or horizontally modes. The display order of the limiting contour depends on the display order of the map on which this contour is selected. This allows restricting visibility not for all open maps.

 

All actions related to changing the placement of the map on the page, considering margins, offsets, overlaps, and changes in output scale, are recommended to be performed in schematic mode. This is because the map in the preview is displayed in printer view, which leads to slow map redrawing.

Schematic mode represents a set of pages, or a single page, depending on the selected mode (Split paginated, Stretch to page, Fit to page size). The printable area on the page is displayed as a gradient fill, outlined by a gray frame.

 

Page selection is done by holding the Shift or Ctrl keys and clicking the left mouse button. Manual entry of the required pages for printing is also available. You can specify individual pages or ranges. The separators are "," and "-" respectively. For example: "1,5-8,13". When selecting pages to print using the left mouse button, the automatically selected pages are recorded in the Pages field. To restore pages entered manually, invoke the Restore user settings mode clip0087.

 

To do this, right-click to open the menu and select the corresponding Page Display mode:

• Enable;

• Reset.

 

The page display mode can also be toggled by double-clicking the left mouse button on a page.

Image scaling is performed using the < > keys.

To accelerate map redrawing, configure the Display Composition in the Print Map dialog located on the expandable panel on the right. This panel represents a set of user maps included in the main map. To enable/disable layer display, check/uncheck the box in the corresponding field and click the Update button clip0088. To enable/disable all layers, check/uncheck the box for the map.

The maximum number of pages for display is 100.

 

The status bar of the Print Map dialog displays information:

• Number of pages (in parentheses, the actual number of pages calculated considering the scale - may exceed 100 pages);

• Numbers of selected pages (a list of selected pages separated by commas, e.g.: 2,4);

• Page size in mm;

• Device resolution;

• Required disk space.