Printer Settings

Printer Settings object enables adjusting printing speed and darkness on a form.

Note

The object overrides the currently defined driver settings – printing within the active solution uses properties as defined using this object.

Settings

Label specifies the label file to be used with Printer Settings object.

Tip

If the label is not a part of the solution, it can be located using the Browse button. The label can also be defined dynamically using a connected Data source.

Printer defines the printer whose settings are used.

Tip

If no other printer is defined, the printer defined for the active label is used. The printer can also be defined dynamically using a connected Data source.

Show speed settings sets printing speed setting availability.

Show darkness settings sets printing darkness setting availability.

Style

Style tab defines visual appearance of an object.

Background color defines the object background color.

  • Transparent: transparent object background.

Font color defines the font and underline colors.

Font selects the typeface.

The font may appear Bold, Italic, Underlined or as a Strikethrough text.

Position

Position tab defines object positioning and its position-related behavior.

Position group defines the object position.

  • X and Y: anchoring point coordinates.

  • Width and Height: horizontal and vertical object dimension.

  • Keep aspect ratio: simultaneous changing of object dimensions while scaling.

  • Lock: prevents the object from being moved during the design process.

Size group sets how object's dimensions change when the form is running:

  • Resize anchor point: defines the fixed distance of an object from the form borders.

    Tip

    Choose the most appropriate anchor point to ensure the object's visibility regardless of the current window size.

  • Horizontally resize with form and Vertically resize with form: object size automatically adapts to the changing size of the form.

    • Horizontally resize with form: object width adapts to the resized form.

    • Vertically resize with form: object height adapts to the resized form.

      Note

      If both options are enabled, object width and height adapt to the resized form simultaneously.

Rotation angle group sets the object angle according to the design surface.

General

General tab defines the object and defines object settings for form startup.

Name sets a unique object ID. It is used for object referencing when defining functions, variables, scripts, etc.

Description allows adding notes and annotations for an object.

Hint helps the print form users by briefly explaining why or how to use the selected object.

Initial state on form setup group defines the object behavior while editing and printing a form:

  • Enabled: defines if the object is going to be active (editable) on the print form or not.

  • Visible: defines if the selected object is going to appear on the form or not.

    • Condition: an object is enabled and/or visible if the result of the given condition is "True".