[techtrucker]

I have an app that has contains an NSView with a table and some text fields. I would like to be able to print this view, but cleaned up. I can print the view as is, but of course I get the on-screen view with table row colors, etc. I more or less want to print a copy of that view but cleaned up. I think I have to do something with NSView's drawRect: method, which lets you handle how the view draws on screen vs print. But I'm feeling a little lost and could use any advice good or bad! Thanks in advance.

Steve W

[Brass]

Last time I did something like this, I created a second view, with similar contents, but configured slightly differently (ie, configured for printing rather than screen).

Eg, the screen version of the view included a table view as usual. The print version of the view included a table view without any headers displayed, and with column and row lines hidden. Both table views would operate in exactly the same way otherwise (eg, use the same delegate/data source, or same bindings).

There may be a better way, but that's how I've done it.

[Wevah]

Code:
if ([[NSGraphicsContext currentContext] isDrawingToScreen]) {
// stuff for screen
} else {
// stuff for printing
}

Though keep in mind (for isDrawingToScreen): "A return value of NO may mean that the drawing destination is a printer, but the destination may also be a PDF or EPS file. If this method returns NO, you can call attributes to see if additional information is available about the drawing destination."

[techtrucker]

Thanks, I appreciate the respopnses.

Steve W