wimmeyvaert
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Setting Pen-Width of a TQRShape (Quick Reports)
Hi Experts,
I'm making a report which contains several
TQRShape-components.
There are shapes with different styles :
- qrsRectangle
- qrsVertLine
- qrsHorLine
Now I want to set the Width of the border of thos TQRShapes to different values.
All this works as long as i only Preview the report.
When I really print it, then the borders of those
shapes are all alike (very thin).
What do I have to do to print the borders of some shapes thick and other thin ?
Best regards,
The Mayor
I'm making a report which contains several
TQRShape-components.
There are shapes with different styles :
- qrsRectangle
- qrsVertLine
- qrsHorLine
Now I want to set the Width of the border of thos TQRShapes to different values.
All this works as long as i only Preview the report.
When I really print it, then the borders of those
shapes are all alike (very thin).
What do I have to do to print the borders of some shapes thick and other thin ?
Best regards,
The Mayor
ASKER
Hi Cesario,
I tried your suggestion, but I fail to compile the following code :
procedure TqrOdetteLabel.QuickRepBef
var PrintReport: Boolean);
begin
if QRPrinter.Destination = qrdMetaFile then
qrchpBorder.Pen.Width := 10;
end;
It has something to do with 'qrdMetaFile' (incompatible types).
Can you help me any further with the code ?
Thanx,
The Mayor
I tried your suggestion, but I fail to compile the following code :
procedure TqrOdetteLabel.QuickRepBef
var PrintReport: Boolean);
begin
if QRPrinter.Destination = qrdMetaFile then
qrchpBorder.Pen.Width := 10;
end;
It has something to do with 'qrdMetaFile' (incompatible types).
Can you help me any further with the code ?
Thanx,
The Mayor
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There is a known problem where the thickness of the Shape's lines vary between the preview and the printer. The work around is to set the Shape.Pen.Width property to a variable and set the value depending on whether you are printing or previewing. In the report's BeforePrint event, you can check the value of the report's QRPrinter.Destination property. If it's set to qrdMetafile, then it's rendering the preview. If it's set to qrdPrinter, then it's rendering the report directly to the printer.
Best Regards
Cesario