User Guide

printFrom() 475

printFrom()

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

_movie.printFrom(startFrameNameOrNum {, endFrameNameOrNum, redux})

// JavaScript syntax

_movie.printFrom(startFrameNameOrNum {, endFrameNameOrNum, redux});

Description

Movie method; prints whatever is displayed on the Stage in each frame, whether or not the frame

is selected, starting at the frame specified by

startFrame. Optionally, you can supply endFrame

and a reduction (

redux) value (100%, 50%, or 25%).

The frame being printed need not be currently displayed. This command always prints at 72 dots

per inch (dpi), bitmaps everything on the screen (text will not be as smooth in some cases), prints

in portrait (vertical) orientation, and ignores Page Setup settings. For more flexibility when

printing from within Director, see PrintOMatic Lite Xtra, which is on the installation disk.

Parameters

startFrameNameOrNum

Required. A string or integer that specifies the name or number of the

first frame to print.

endFrameNameOrNum Optional. A string or integer that specifies the name or number of the last

frame to print.

redux Optional. An integer that specifies the reduction value. Valid values are 100, 50, or 25.

Example

This statement prints what is on the Stage in frame 1:

-- Lingo syntax

_movie.printFrom(1)

// JavaScript syntax

_movie.printFrom(1);

The following statement prints what is on the Stage in every frame from frame 10 to frame 25.

The reduction is 50%.

-- Lingo syntax

_movie.printFrom(10, 25, 50)

// JavaScript syntax

_movie.printFrom(10, 25, 50);