ATOBLOG: 2008

6/28/2008

paper toys

I'm working actually on a project of a CrafToys generator on Processing. Like my old project "Pince Vocale"

to produce some paper avatar, ready to manifest their opinion like this small Eniarofer with eniarof placards

I would like to print automatically the template in the Processing application. After some research on internet I've found my treasure, some function in the library java.awt.print

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a small function below, just for print the screen :

void printscreen()
{
try {
java.awt.print.PrinterJob pjob = java.awt.print.PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
pjob.setJobName("monvisuel");
pjob.setCopies(1);
pjob.setPrintable(new java.awt.print.Printable() {
public int print(Graphics pg, java.awt.print.PageFormat pf, int pageNum) {
if (pageNum > 0)
return java.awt.print.Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;

superPaint(pg);

return java.awt.print.Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
}
});

// comment the 2 line to avoid printer dialog box
if (pjob.printDialog() == false)
return;

pjob.print();
} catch (java.awt.print.PrinterException pe) {

}
}

void superPaint(Graphics g) {
super.paint(g);
}

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SOME good links about Papertoys :

papercritters
ShinTanaka Website
the big 3D papermodel website