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...print in millimeter?
Autor: Simon Grossenbacher
Homepage: http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch
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uses
  
printers;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
printer.BeginDoc;
  //Each logical unit is mapped to 0.1 millimeter.
  //Positive x is to the right; positive y is up.
  
SetMapMode(printer.Canvas.Handle, MM_LOMETRIC);
  with printer.Canvas do
  begin
    
//font 5 mm height
    
Font.Height := 50;
    Font.Name   := 'Verdana';
    TextOut(250, - 110, 'SwissDelphiCenter');
    TextOut(250, - 180, 'http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch');
    MoveTo(250, - 240);
    //Draw a line of 7,5 cm
    
LineTo(1000, - 240);
  end;
  printer.EndDoc;
end;


 

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