print

Syntax: print member whichCastmember [,... ]

print member whichCastmember of castLib whichLib [, ... ]

print castLib whichCast [, ... ]

print sprite whichSprite [, ... ]

print string [, ... ]

print list [, ... ]

print document

The print command is an extension to Lingo provided by the PrintOMatic Xtra. This command is used to print one or more items to the currently selected printer. The following Director objects are printable:

type of object           what gets printed

_________________________________________________________________



text field cast member   the text of the field, using the 

                         specified fonts and styles



rich text cast member    the bitmap image of the cast member,

                         including anti-aliasing



bitmap cast member       the cast member graphic



PICT cast member         the cast member graphic



cast library             all printable cast members in the 

                         library, in cast sequence



sprite                   the cast member of the sprite



text string              the text string, in the default font 

                        (Geneva 10pt on Macintosh, 

                         Arial 10pt on Windows)



list                     the elements in the list



document                 the contents of the PrintOMatic document

Examples:

You can print a number of objects together with a single call to the print command:

print "Printed Output" & RETURN , member "image" , member "someText"

One of the most powerful uses of the print command is to assemble all the elements of a document into a single cast library, and print the entire cast library with one line of Lingo:

print castLib "document"