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PrinterCE.NetCF Example:
 Line Fun

Demonstrates the power of line drawing capabilities as well as ability to draw ellipses and "fill" them with color.

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PrinterCE prce = null;
try
{
  prce = new PrinterCE(); //Create instance of PrinterCE class
  prce.SelectPrinter(true);
  double wd,ht,x1,y1,x2,y2;
  wd = prce.PrPgWidth;
  //Center vertically & horizontally
  prce.JustifyHoriz = PrinterCE.JUSTIFY_HORIZ.CENTER;
  prce.JustifyVert = PrinterCE.JUSTIFY_VERT.CENTER;
  //Set font stuff
  prce.FontName = "Courier New";
  prce.FontSize = 36;
  prce.FontItalic = true;
  prce.ForeColor = Color.DarkMagenta;
  //ScaleMode defaults to TWIPS - (1440 twips per inch)
  prce.DrawText("Demo: Line Fun", wd / 2, 720);
  //Rectangle area - width of page by 2 inches
  x1 = 0;
  x2 = wd;
  y1 = 1440;
  ht = 2 * 1440;
  y2 = y1 + ht;
  prce.ForeColor = Color.Black;
  prce.DrawWidth = 72; // 72 twips = 1/5 of an inch
  prce.DrawRect(x1, y1, x2, y2);
  prce.DrawWidth = 10;
  double deltax,deltay, offsetx, offsety;
  deltax = wd / 25;
  deltay = ht / 25;
  offsetx = 0;
  offsety = y2;
  for (int lp=0;lp<=24;lp++)
  {
    offsetx = offsetx + deltax;
    prce.DrawLine(x1 + offsetx, y1, x1, offsety);
    prce.DrawLine(x2 - offsetx, y1, x2, offsety);
    offsety = offsety - deltay;
  }
  //Put an ellipse filled with a color inside our rectangle
  prce.DrawWidth = 20;
  prce.FillStyle = 0;
  prce.FillColor = Color.Pink;
  //calc new y1 & y2
  y1 = y1 + 720;
  y2 = y2 - 120;
  x1 = wd / 2;
  prce.DrawEllipse(x1 - wd / 3, y1, x1 + wd / 3, y2);
  //Put some text in the middle
  prce.ForeColor = Color.DarkBlue;
  prce.FontSize = 32;
  prce.FontName = "Arial";
  prce.DrawText("What's Up?", x1, y1 + (y2 - y1) / 2);
  prce.EndDoc(); //Done with this page - print it
}
catch (PrinterCEException exc)
{
  if (prce!=null)
  {
    prce.ShutDown(); //Done - free PrinterCE resources
    // NOTE: Only call ShutDown if PrinterCE instance is about to be destroyed.
   }
  prce=null;
  MessageBox.Show("PrinterCE Exception","Exception");
}
finally
{
  if (prce!=null)
  {
    prce.ShutDown(); //Done - free PrinterCE resources
    // NOTE: Only call ShutDown if PrinterCE instance
    //  is about to be destroyed.
  }
  prce=null;
}