Printing in Swift
Printing in Swift
- Subject: Printing in Swift
- From: David Delmonte <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:45:18 -0400
Hello Group.
I have an NSView-based app (i.e. not document-based), and I’d like to bolt on a printing subsystem. I can get NSViews in my main controller to print ok. However, I want to have a special view constructed just for printing. The view should not show in the app’s window.
I cannot seem to figure out a way to do this. I have tried various forms of these examples:
1. Add an NSView to my main view window? Seems logical, but it’s awkward in a storyboard, (I can’t position the view in the storyboard).
2. Programmatically create a custom NSView with a xib?
For this, I’ve tried:
@IBOutlet weak var printView: NSView!
….
let printOperation = NSPrintOperation(view: printView!)
This results in the comprehensive "fatal error: unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value” message.
3. A seperate ViewController? If so, how can I avoid having two print buttons — one to call the print controller, and the second, to print the PrintController’s view.
I’ve tried reading the Apple docs, but they are not the way I learn best. I’ve waded through SE, but have come up blank. Could you point me towards a solution please.
Thanks
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